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Esther 2:3

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Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:	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]:	And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And let the king^H4428 appoint^H6485 officers^H6496 in all the provinces^H4082 of his kingdom^H4438, that they may gather together^H6908 all the fair^{H2896 H4758} young^H5291 virgins^H1330 unto Shushan^H7800 the palace^H1002, to the house^H1004 of the women^H802, unto the custody^H3027 of Hege^H1896 the king's^H4428 chamberlain^H5631, keeper^H8104 of the women^H802; and let their things for purification^H8562 be given^H5414 them:

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Original Hebrew

וְיַפְקֵד הַמֶּלֶךְ פְּקִידִים בְּכָל־מְדִינֹות מַלְכוּתֹו וְיִקְבְּצוּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָה־בְתוּלָה טֹובַת מַרְאֶה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁן הַבִּירָה אֶל־בֵּית הַנָּשִׁים אֶל־יַד הֵגֶא סְרִיס הַמֶּלֶךְ שֹׁמֵר הַנָּשִׁים וְנָתֹון תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶן׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/יַפְקֵ֨ד	ve./yaf.Ked	H6485	HC/Vhj3ms	and/ let him appoint
הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
פְּקִידִים֮	pe.ki.Dim	H6496	HNcmpa	appointees
בְּ/כָל	be./khol	H3605	HR/Ncmsc	in/ all
מְדִינ֣וֹת	me.di.Not	H4082	HNcfpc	(the) provinces of
מַלְכוּת/וֹ֒	mal.khu.T/o	H4438	HNcfsc/Sp3ms	kingdom/ his
וְ/יִקְבְּצ֣וּ	ve./yik.be.Tzu	H6908	HC/Vqj3mp	and/ let them gather
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כָּל	kol-	H3605	HNcmsc	every
נַעֲרָֽה	na.'a.rah-	H5291	HNcfsa	girl
בְ֠תוּלָה	Ve.tu.lah	H1330	HNcfsa	virgin
טוֹבַ֨ת	to.Vat	H2896	HAafsc	good of
מַרְאֶ֜ה	mar.'Eh	H4758	HNcmsa	appearance
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
שׁוּשַׁ֤ן	shu.Shan	H7800	HNp	Susa
הַ/בִּירָה֙	ha./bi.Rah	H1002	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ citadel
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
בֵּ֣ית	beit	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים	ha./na.Shim	H802	HTd/Ncfpa	the/ women
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	into
יַ֥ד	yad	H3027	HNcbsc	(the) hand of
הֵגֶ֛א	he.Ge'	H1896	HNp	Hegai
סְרִ֥יס	se.Ris	H5631	HNcmsc	(the) eunuch of
הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha./Me.lekh	H4428	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ king
שֹׁמֵ֣ר	sho.Mer	H8104	HVqrmsc	(the) keeper
הַ/נָּשִׁ֑ים	ha./na.Shim	H802	HTd/Ncfpa	of the/ women
וְ/נָת֖וֹן	ve./na.Ton	H5414	HC/Vqa	and/ let him give
תַּמְרוּקֵי/הֶֽן	tam.ru.kei./Hen	H8562	HNcmpc/Sp3fp	rubbings/ their

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H1002 — בִּירָה (bîyrâh, bee-raw'): of foreign origin; a castle or palace; palace.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H1330 — בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh, beth-oo-law'): feminine passive participle of an unused root meaning to separate; a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a city or state; maid, virgin.
• H1896 — הֵגֵא (Hêgêʼ, hay-gay'): or (by permutation) הֵגַי; probably of Persian origin; Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes; Hegai, Hege.
• H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H4082 — מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh, med-ee-naw'): from דִּין; properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region; ([idiom] every) province.
• H4428 — מֶלֶךְ (melek, meh'-lek): from מָלַךְ; a king; king, royal.
• H4438 — מַלְכוּת (malkûwth, mal-kooth'): or מַלְכֻת; or (in plural) מַלְכֻיָּה; from מָלַךְ; a rule; concretely, a dominion; empire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.
• H4758 — מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, mar-eh'): from רָאָה; a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape (especially if handsome, comeliness; often plural the looks), or (mental) a vision; [idiom] apparently, appearance(-reth), [idiom] as soon as beautiful(-ly), countenance, fair, favoured, form, goodly, to look (up) on (to), look(-eth), pattern, to see, seem, sight, visage, vision.
• H5291 — נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, nah-ar-aw'): feminine of נַעַר; a girl (from infancy to adolescence); damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H5631 — סָרִיס (çârîyç, saw-reece'): or סָרִס; from an unused root meaning to castrate; a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state; chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare רַב־סָרִיס.
• H6485 — פָּקַד (pâqad, paw-kad'): a primitive root; to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.; appoint, [idiom] at all, avenge, bestow, (appoint to have the, give a) charge, commit, count, deliver to keep, be empty, enjoin, go see, hurt, do judgment, lack, lay up, look, make, [idiom] by any means, miss, number, officer, (make) overseer, have (the) oversight, punish, reckon, (call to) remember(-brance), set (over), sum, [idiom] surely, visit, want.
• H6496 — פָּקִיד (pâqîyd, paw-keed'): from פָּקַד; a superintendent (civil, military or religious); which had the charge, governor, office, overseer, (that) was set.
• H6908 — קָבַץ (qâbats, kaw-bats'): a primitive root; to grasp, i.e. collect; assemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.
• H7800 — שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan, shoo-shan'): the same as שׁוּשַׁן; Shushan, a place in Persia; Shushan.
• H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
• H8562 — תַּמְרוּק (tamrûwq, tam-rook'): or תַּמְרֻק; or תַּמְרִיק; from מָרַק; properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent; [idiom] cleanse, (thing for) purification(-fying).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Hege — Esther 2:8
• in all the provinces — Esther 1:1-2
• their things — Esther 2:12-14, Isaiah 3:18-23

Reciprocal references (6): Ezra 4:9, Esther 2:5, Esther 2:9, Esther 2:16, Esther 2:19, Esther 8:14

Related Topics

• Nave’s: CHAMBERLAIN, HAREM, HEGAI, LASCIVIOUSNESS, MARRIAGE

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