Esther 2:3 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | appoint | וְיַפְקֵ֨ד | h6485 |
| 23 | And let the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | h4428 |
| 2 | officers | פְּקִידִים֮ | h6496 |
| 3 | | בְּכָל | h3605 |
| 4 | in all the provinces | מְדִינ֣וֹת | h4082 |
| 5 | of his kingdom | מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ | h4438 |
| 6 | that they may gather together | וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ | h6908 |
| 7 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 8 | | כָּל | h3605 |
| 9 | young | נַעֲרָֽה | h5291 |
| 10 | virgins | בְ֠תוּלָה | h1330 |
| 11 | all the fair | טוֹבַ֨ת | h2896 |
| 12 | | מַרְאֶ֜ה | h4758 |
| 13 | | אֶל | h413 |
| 14 | unto Shushan | שׁוּשַׁ֤ן | h7800 |
| 15 | the palace | הַבִּירָה֙ | h1002 |
| 16 | | אֶל | h413 |
| 17 | to the house | בֵּ֣ית | h1004 |
| 25 | of the women | הַנָּשִׁ֑ים | h802 |
| 19 | | אֶל | h413 |
| 20 | unto the custody | יַ֥ד | h3027 |
| 21 | of Hege | הֵגֶ֛א | h1896 |
| 22 | chamberlain | סְרִ֥יס | h5631 |
| 23 | And let the king | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | h4428 |
| 24 | keeper | שֹׁמֵ֣ר | h8104 |
| 25 | of the women | הַנָּשִׁ֑ים | h802 |
| 26 | be given | וְנָת֖וֹן | h5414 |
| 27 | and let their things for purification | תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃ | h8562 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)
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 Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the women: and let the things needed for making them clean be given to them;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins of beautiful countenance to Shushan the fortress, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may collect all the fair young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, into the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
World English Bible (WEB)
and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather every young woman -- virgin, of good appearance -- unto Shushan the palace, unto the house of the women, unto the hand of Hege eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and to give their purifications,