EST 2:9 Interlinear View

1. Hebrew word
2. Hebrew lemma
3. OET-LV words
4. OET-RV words
5. Strongs
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. וַ,תִּיטַב
2. 330823,330824
3. And she was good
4. -
5. 3190
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
7. and,she_was_good
8. S
9. Y-461
10. 229139
1. הַ,נַּעֲרָה
2. 330825,330826
3. the young woman
4. -
5. 5291
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. the_young,woman
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229140
1. בְ,עֵינָי,ו
2. 330827,330828,330829
3. in eyes of his
4. with in
6. S-R,Ncbdc,Sp3ms
7. in,eyes_of,his
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229141
1. וַ,תִּשָּׂא
2. 330830,330831
3. and she bore
4. -
5. 5375
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
7. and,she_bore
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229142
1. חֶסֶד
2. 330832
3. favour
4. favourably
6. O-Ncmsa
7. favor
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229143
1. לְ,פָנָי,ו
2. 330833,330834,330835
3. before him
4. -
5. 6440
6. S-R,Ncbpc,Sp3ms
7. before,,him
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229144
1. וַ,יְבַהֵל
2. 330836,330837
3. and he hastened
4. quickly
5. 926
6. SV-C,Vpw3ms
7. and,he_hastened
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229145
1. אֶת
2. 330838
3. DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-To
7. DOM
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229146
2. 330839
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229147
1. תַּמְרוּקֶי,הָ
2. 330840,330841
3. cleansings of her
4. beauty
5. 8562
6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3fs
7. cleansings_of,her
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229148
1. וְ,אֶת
2. 330842,330843
3. and DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-C,To
7. and=\untr DOM\untr*
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229149
2. 330844
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229150
1. מָנוֹתֶ,הָ
2. 330845,330846
3. portions of her
4. -
5. 4490
6. O-Ncfpc,Sp3fs
7. portions_of,her
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229151
1. לָ,תֵת
2. 330847,330848
3. to give
4. -
5. 5414
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to,give
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229152
1. לָ,הּ
2. 330849,330850
3. to/for her/it
4. -
6. S-R,Sp3fs
7. to/for=her/it
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229153
1. וְ,אֵת
2. 330851,330852
3. and DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. SO-C,To
7. and=\untr DOM\untr*
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229154
1. שֶׁבַע
2. 330853
3. seven
4. seven
5. 7651
6. O-Acfsa
7. seven
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229155
1. הַ,נְּעָרוֹת
2. 330854,330855
3. the servant girls
4. servants
5. 5291
6. O-Td,Ncfpa
7. the_servant,girls
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229156
1. הָ,רְאֻיוֹת
2. 330856,330857
3. (the) chosen
4. -
5. 7200
6. O-Td,Vqsfpa
7. (the),chosen
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229157
1. לָ,תֶת
2. 330858,330859
3. to give
4. assigning
5. 5414
6. SV-R,Vqc
7. to,give
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229158
2. 330860
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229159
1. לָ,הּ
2. 330861,330862
3. to/for her/it
4. -
6. S-R,Sp3fs
7. to/for=her/it
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229160
1. מִ,בֵּית
2. 330863,330864
3. from the house of
4. palace
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. from,the_house_of
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229161
1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
2. 330865,330866
3. the king
4. king's
5. 4428
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=king
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229162
1. וַ,יְשַׁנֶּ,הָ
2. 330867,330868,330869
3. and he moved her
4. moved
6. VO-C,Vpw3ms,Sp3fs
7. and,he,moved_her
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229163
1. וְ,אֶת
2. 330870,330871
3. and DOM
4. -
5. 853
6. O-C,To
7. and=\untr DOM\untr*
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229164
2. 330872
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 229165
1. נַעֲרוֹתֶי,הָ
2. 330873,330874
3. girls of her servant
4. -
5. 5291
6. O-Ncfpc,Sp3fs
7. girls_of,her_servant
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229166
1. לְ,טוֹב
2. 330875,330876
3. to the good place of
4. -
6. S-R,Aamsc
7. to,the_good_[place]_of
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229167
1. בֵּית
2. 330877
3. the house of
4. -
6. S-Ncmsc
7. of_the_house_of
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229168
1. הַ,נָּשִׁים
2. 330878,330879
3. the women
4. -
5. 802
6. S-Td,Ncfpa
7. of,the_women
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229169
2. 330880
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 229170

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 2:1–18: The king chose a new queen

Some time later the king decided to choose a new queen to replace Vashti. Many beautiful girls were brought to the palace and Esther was among them. When her turn came to go to the king, he liked her better than any other girl, so he chose her to be his new queen.

2:9a

And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor,

Hegai liked Esther, and she became a favorite with him.

2:9b

so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet.

At once he brought her ointments and perfumes to rub on her skin to make her more beautiful. He also provided good food for her to eat.

beauty treatments: See note on 2:3d.

2:9c

He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace

He chose seven women among the king’s servants to take care of her,

2:9d

and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.

and he put them all in the best place in the women’s quarters.

2:9c-d

harem: See note on 2:3b.

uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠תִּיטַ֨ב הַ⁠נַּעֲרָ֣ה בְ⁠עֵינָי⁠ו֮ וַ⁠תִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֒

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_was_good the_young,woman in,eyes_of,his and,she_bore favour before,,him and,he_hastened DOM cleansings_of,her and=DOM portions_of,her to,give to/for=her/it and=DOM seven the_servant,girls (the),chosen to,give to/for=her/it from,the_house_of the=king and,he,moved_her and=DOM girls_of,her_servant to,the_good_[place]_of house_of of,the_women )

This means that Hegai found Esther attractive, and she obtained kindness from him or that Hegai was very impressed with Esther, and she won his favor. In other words, because he was so impressed with her, this made him want to do everything he could to help her. This is background information that explains why Hegai took the actions that are listed next.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠תִּיטַ֨ב הַ⁠נַּעֲרָ֣ה בְ⁠עֵינָי⁠ו֮

Here, eyes represent seeing, and seeing is a metaphor for knowledge, notice, attention, or judgment. In this context, the phrase probably means that Hegai thought that Esther was either an attractive woman or a pleasant person, or both.

הַ⁠נַּעֲרָ֣ה

This means Esther. You should make sure that this is clear in your translation.

בְ⁠עֵינָי⁠ו֮

in,eyes_of,his

Here, his refers to Hegai. You should make sure that this clear in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠תִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֒

Here, face represents the presence of a person. To say that she “lifted kindness before his face” is a rare expression in Hebrew, and the exact meaning is uncertain. In this context, it could even suggest that Esther and Hegai became friends. Alternate translation: [she won his favor]

לְ⁠פָנָי⁠ו֒

before,,him

Here, his refers to Hegai. You should make sure that this clear in your translation.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

אֶת־תַּמְרוּקֶ֤י⁠הָ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,she_was_good the_young,woman in,eyes_of,his and,she_bore favour before,,him and,he_hastened DOM cleansings_of,her and=DOM portions_of,her to,give to/for=her/it and=DOM seven the_servant,girls (the),chosen to,give to/for=her/it from,the_house_of the=king and,he,moved_her and=DOM girls_of,her_servant to,the_good_[place]_of house_of of,the_women )

Alternate translation: [her beauty treatments,] as in [2:3](../02/03.md).

וְ⁠אֶת־מָנוֹתֶ֨⁠הָ֙

and=DOM portions_of,her

In context, this likely means that Hegai made sure that Esther was served good food that would keep her healthy.

שֶׁ֣בַע הַ⁠נְּעָר֔וֹת הָ⁠רְאֻי֥וֹת לָֽ⁠תֶת־לָ֖⁠הּ מִ⁠בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠מֶּ֑לֶךְ

This means that Hegai chose seven female servants from the king’s palace and assigned them to take care of Esther.

וַ⁠יְשַׁנֶּ֧⁠הָ וְ⁠אֶת־נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛י⁠הָ

Her means Esther, and her young women means the female attendants Hegai assigned to her.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

1. OET-LV words
2. OET-RV words
3. Strongs
4. Hebrew word
5. Hebrew lemma
6. Role/Morphology
7. Gloss
8. CAPS codes
9. OET tags
10. OET word #
1. And she was good
2. -
3. 1987,3227
5. 330823,330824
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. S
9. Y-461
10. 229139
1. the young woman
2. -
3. 1893,5094
5. 330825,330826
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229140
1. in eyes of his
2. with in
3. 846,5826,1978
5. 330827,330828,330829
6. S-R,Ncbdc,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229141
1. and she bore
2. -
3. 1987,5228
5. 330830,330831
6. SV-C,Vqw3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229142
1. favour
2. favourably
3. 2401
5. 330832
6. O-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229143
1. before him
2. -
3. 3705,6376,1978
5. 330833,330834,330835
6. S-R,Ncbpc,Sp3ms
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229144
1. and he hastened
2. quickly
3. 1987,1167
5. 330836,330837
6. SV-C,Vpw3ms
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229145
1. DOM
2. -
3. 347
5. 330838
6. O-To
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229146
1. cleansings of her
2. beauty
3. 8319,1978
5. 330840,330841
6. O-Ncmpc,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229148
1. and DOM
2. -
3. 1987,347
5. 330842,330843
6. O-C,To
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229149
1. portions of her
2. -
3. 4704,1978
5. 330845,330846
6. O-Ncfpc,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229151
1. to give
2. -
3. 3705,5233
5. 330847,330848
6. SV-R,Vqc
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229152
1. to/for her/it
2. -
3. 3705,1978
5. 330849,330850
6. S-R,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229153
1. and DOM
2. -
3. 1987,347
5. 330851,330852
6. SO-C,To
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229154
1. seven
2. seven
3. 7652
5. 330853
6. O-Acfsa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229155
1. the servant girls
2. servants
3. 1893,5094
5. 330854,330855
6. O-Td,Ncfpa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229156
1. (the) chosen
2. -
3. 1893,7240
5. 330856,330857
6. O-Td,Vqsfpa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229157
1. to give
2. assigning
3. 3705,5233
5. 330858,330859
6. SV-R,Vqc
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229158
1. to/for her/it
2. -
3. 3705,1978
5. 330861,330862
6. S-R,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229160
1. from the house of
2. palace
3. 4129,1094
5. 330863,330864
6. S-R,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229161
1. the king
2. king's
3. 1893,4308
5. 330865,330866
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229162
1. and he moved her
2. moved
3. 1987,7849,1978
5. 330867,330868,330869
6. VO-C,Vpw3ms,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229163
1. and DOM
2. -
3. 1987,347
5. 330870,330871
6. O-C,To
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229164
1. girls of her servant
2. -
3. 5094,1978
5. 330873,330874
6. O-Ncfpc,Sp3fs
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229166
1. to the good place of
2. -
3. 3705,2866
5. 330875,330876
6. S-R,Aamsc
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229167
1. the house of
2. -
3. 1094
5. 330877
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229168
1. the women
2. -
3. 1893,290
5. 330878,330879
6. S-Td,Ncfpa
8. -
9. Y-461
10. 229169

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.

OET interlinear EST 2:9