Esther 2:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.”

Esther 2:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Esther 2:414 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֗הwəhanaʿărāh

damselconjH5291

maid · young

אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

תִּיטַב֙tiyṭab

be acceptedverbH3190

amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···

בְּ/עֵינֵ֣יbəʿēynēy

eyepronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

תִּמְלֹ֖ךְtiməlōkə

consultverbH4427

indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···

תַּ֣חַתtaḥat

aspronH8478

beneath · flat · in · place ···

וַשְׁתִּ֑יwašətiy

Vashti. znounH2060

וַ/יִּיטַ֧בwayiyṭab

be acceptedconjH3190

amend · use aright · benefit · be better ···

הַ/דָּבָ֛רhadābār

wordparticleH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

בְּ/עֵינֵ֥יbəʿēynēy

eyepronH5869

outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···

הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekə

kingparticleH4428

royal

וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂwayaʿaś

accomplishconjH6213

advance · appoint · apt · be at ···

כֵּֽןkēn

-wardparticleH3651

after that (this · -wards) · as... as · asmuch as yet ···

ℹWords 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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