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Esther 2:3 — King James Version← Study notes

And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:


Esther 2:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 2:328 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/יַפְקֵ֨דwəyapəqēd
and let him appointconjH6485
at all · avenge · bestow · (appoint to have the ···
הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
פְּקִידִים֮pəqiydiym
appointeesnounH6496
governor · office · overseer · was set
בְּ/כָלbəkāl
in allpronH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
מְדִינ֣וֹתmədiynwōt
the provinces ofnounH4082
מַלְכוּת/וֹ֒maləkwtwō
kingdom hisnounH4438
kingdom · realm · reign · royal
וְ/יִקְבְּצ֣וּwəyiqəbəṣw
and let them gatherconjH6908
gather (together · selves together · up) · heap ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
כָּלkāl
everynounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
נַעֲרָֽהnaʿărāh
girlnounH5291
maid · young
בְ֠תוּלָהbətwlāh
virginnounH1330
virgin
טוֹבַ֨תṭwōbat
good ofadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
מַרְאֶ֜הmarəʾeh
appearancenounH4758
apparently · as soon as beautiful · countenance · fair ···
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
שׁוּשַׁ֤ןšwšan
SusanounH7800
הַ/בִּירָה֙habiyrāh
the citadelparticleH1002
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
בֵּ֣יתbēyt
the house ofnounH1004
daughter · door · dungeon · family ···
הַ/נָּשִׁ֔יםhanāšiym
the womenparticleH802
each · every · female · many ···
אֶלʾel
intopronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
יַ֥דyad
the hand ofnounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
הֵגֶ֛אhēgeʾ
HegainounH1896
Hege
סְרִ֥יסsəriys
the eunuch ofnounH5631
eunuch · officer. Compare
הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekə
the kingparticleH4428
royal
שֹׁמֵ֣רšōmēr
the keeperverbH8104
be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···
הַ/נָּשִׁ֑יםhanāšiym
of the womenparticleH802
each · every · female · many ···
וְ/נָת֖וֹןwənātwōn
and let him giveconjH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
תַּמְרוּקֵי/הֶֽןtamərwqēyhen
rubbings theirnounH8562
cleanse
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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