Esther 2:7 Hebrew Word Analysis

0וַיְהִ֨יh1961
1And he brought upאֹמֵ֜ןh539
2אֶתh853
3Hadassahהֲדַסָּ֗הh1919
4הִ֤יאh1931
5that is Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙h635
24daughterלְבַֽת׃h1323
7his uncle'sדֹּד֔וֹh1730
8כִּ֛יh3588
9אֵ֥יןh369
10לָ֖הּh0
19for she had neither fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙h1
20and motherוְאִמָּ֔הּh517
13and the maidוְהַנַּֽעֲרָ֤הh5291
14was fairיְפַתh3303
15תֹּ֙אַר֙h8389
16and beautifulוְטוֹבַ֣תh2896
17מַרְאֶ֔הh4758
18were deadוּבְמ֤וֹתh4194
19for she had neither fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙h1
20and motherוְאִמָּ֔הּh517
21tookלְקָחָ֧הּh3947
22whom Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יh4782
23ל֖וֹh0
24daughterלְבַֽת׃h1323

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter; for she had neither father nor mother -- and the maiden was fair and beautiful -- and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.

World English Bible (WEB)

He brought up Hadassah, who is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and he is supporting Hadassah -- she `is' Esther -- daughter of his uncle, for she hath neither father nor mother, and the young woman `is' of fair form, and of good appearance, and at the death of her father and her mother hath Mordecai taken her to him for a daughter.