AfterH310 these thingsH1697, when the wrathH2534 of kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 was appeasedH7918, he rememberedH2142 VashtiH2060, and what she had doneH6213, and what was decreedH1504 against her.
Then saidH559 the king'sH4428 servantsH5288 that ministeredH8334 unto him, Let there be fairH2896+H4758 youngH5291 virginsH1330 soughtH1245 for the kingH4428:
And let the kingH4428 appointH6485 officersH6496 in all the provincesH4082 of his kingdomH4438, that they may gather togetherH6908 all the fairH2896+H4758 youngH5291 virginsH1330 unto ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, to the houseH1004 of the womenH802, unto the custodyH3027 of HegeH1896 the king'sH4428 chamberlainH5631, keeperH8104 of the womenH802; and let their things for purificationH8562 be givenH5414 them: {unto the…: Heb. unto the hand} {Hege: or, Hegai}
And let the maidenH5291 which pleasethH3190+H5869 the kingH4428 be queenH4427 instead of VashtiH2060. And the thingH1697 pleasedH3190+H5869 the kingH4428; and he did soH6213.
Now in ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002 there was a certainH376 JewH3064, whose nameH8034 was MordecaiH4782, the sonH1121 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ShimeiH8096, the sonH1121 of KishH7027, a BenjamiteH1145;
Who had been carried awayH1540 from JerusalemH3389 with the captivityH1473 which had been carried awayH1540 with JeconiahH3204 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, whom NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had carried awayH1540. {Jeconiah: or, Jehoiachin}
And he brought upH539 HadassahH1919, that is, EstherH635, his uncle'sH1730 daughterH1323: for she had neither fatherH1 nor motherH517, and the maidH5291 was fairH3303+H8389 and beautifulH2896+H4758; whom MordecaiH4782, when her fatherH1 and motherH517 were deadH4194, tookH3947 for his own daughterH1323. {brought…: Heb. nourished} {fair…: Heb. fair of form, and good of countenance}
So it came to pass, when the king'sH4428 commandmentH1697 and his decreeH1881 was heardH8085, and when manyH7227 maidensH5291 were gathered togetherH6908 unto ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, to the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, that EstherH635 was broughtH3947 also unto the king'sH4428 houseH1004, to the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, keeperH8104 of the womenH802.
And the maidenH5291 pleasedH3190+H5869 him, and she obtainedH5375 kindnessH2617 of himH6440; and he speedilyH926 gaveH5414 her her things for purificationH8562, with such things as belongedH4490 to her, and sevenH7651 maidensH5291, which were meetH7200 to be givenH5414 her, out of the king'sH4428 houseH1004: and he preferredH8138 her and her maidsH5291 unto the bestH2896 place of the houseH1004 of the womenH802. {such…: Heb. her portions} {preferred: Heb. changed}
EstherH635 had not shewedH5046 her peopleH5971 nor her kindredH4138: for MordecaiH4782 had chargedH6680 her that she should not shewH5046 it.
And MordecaiH4782 walkedH1980 every dayH3117 beforeH6440 the courtH2691 of the women'sH802 houseH1004, to knowH3045 how EstherH635 didH7965, and what should becomeH6213 of her. {to know…: Heb. to know the peace}
Now when every maid'sH5291 turnH8447 was comeH5060 to go inH935 to kingH4428 AhasuerusH325, afterH7093 that she had been twelveH8147+H6240 monthsH2320, according to the mannerH1881 of the womenH802, (for so were the daysH3117 of their purificationsH4795 accomplishedH4390, to wit, sixH8337 monthsH2320 with oilH8081 of myrrhH4753, and sixH8337 monthsH2320 with sweet odoursH1314, and with other things for the purifyingH8562 of the womenH802;)
Then thus cameH935 every maidenH5291 unto the kingH4428; whatsoever she desiredH559 was givenH5414 her to goH935 with her out of the houseH1004 of the womenH802 unto the king'sH4428 houseH1004.
In the eveningH6153 she wentH935, and on the morrowH1242 she returnedH7725 into the secondH8145 houseH1004 of the womenH802, to the custodyH3027 of ShaashgazH8190, the king'sH4428 chamberlainH5631, which keptH8104 the concubinesH6370: she came inH935 unto the kingH4428 no more, except the kingH4428 delightedH2654 in her, and that she were calledH7121 by nameH8034.
Now when the turnH8447 of EstherH635, the daughterH1323 of AbihailH32 the uncleH1730 of MordecaiH4782, who had takenH3947 her for his daughterH1323, was comeH5060 to go inH935 unto the kingH4428, she requiredH1245 nothingH1697 but what HegaiH1896 the king'sH4428 chamberlainH5631, the keeperH8104 of the womenH802, appointedH559. And EstherH635 obtainedH5375 favourH2580 in the sightH5869 of all them that lookedH7200 upon her.
So EstherH635 was takenH3947 unto kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 into his houseH1004 royalH4438 in the tenthH6224 monthH2320, which is the monthH2320 TebethH2887, in the seventhH7651 yearH8141 of his reignH4438.
And the kingH4428 lovedH157 EstherH635 above all the womenH802, and she obtainedH5375 graceH2580 and favourH2617 in his sightH6440 more than all the virginsH1330; so that he setH7760 the royalH4438 crownH3804 upon her headH7218, and made her queenH4427 instead of VashtiH2060. {favour: or, kindness} {in his…: Heb. before him}
Then the kingH4428 madeH6213 a greatH1419 feastH4960 unto all his princesH8269 and his servantsH5650, even Esther'sH635 feastH4960; and he madeH6213 a releaseH2010 to the provincesH4082, and gaveH5414 giftsH4864, according to the stateH3027 of the kingH4428. {release: Heb. rest}
And when the virginsH1330 were gathered togetherH6908 the second timeH8145, then MordecaiH4782 satH3427 in the king'sH4428 gateH8179.
EstherH635 had not yet shewedH5046 her kindredH4138 nor her peopleH5971; as MordecaiH4782 had chargedH6680 her: for EstherH635 didH6213 the commandmentH3982 of MordecaiH4782, like as when she was brought upH545 with him.
In those daysH3117, while MordecaiH4782 satH3427 in the king'sH4428 gateH8179, twoH8147 of the king'sH4428 chamberlainsH5631, BigthanH904 and TereshH8657, of those which keptH8104 the doorH5592, were wrothH7107, and soughtH1245 to layH7971 handH3027 on the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325. {Bigthan: or, Bigthana} {the door: Heb. the threshold}
And the thingH1697 was knownH3045 to MordecaiH4782, who toldH5046 it unto EstherH635 the queenH4436; and EstherH635 certifiedH559 the kingH4428 thereof in Mordecai'sH4782 nameH8034.
And when inquisitionH1245 was made of the matterH1697, it was found outH4672; therefore they were bothH8147 hangedH8518 on a treeH6086: and it was writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of the chroniclesH1697+H3117 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.
Querverweise zu Esther 2,18 Est 2,18
In the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of his reignH4427, he madeH6213 a feastH4960 unto all his princesH8269 and his servantsH5650; the powerH2428 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074, the noblesH6579 and princesH8269 of the provincesH4082, being beforeH6440 him:
When he shewedH7200 the richesH6239 of his gloriousH3519 kingdomH4438 and the honourH3366 of his excellentH8597 majestyH1420 manyH7227 daysH3117, even an hundredH3967 and fourscoreH8084 daysH3117.
And when these daysH3117 were expiredH4390, the kingH4428 madeH6213 a feastH4960 unto all the peopleH5971 that were presentH4672 in ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, both unto greatH1419 and smallH6996, sevenH7651 daysH3117, in the courtH2691 of the gardenH1594 of the king'sH4428 palaceH1055; {present: Heb. found}
As the daysH3117 wherein the JewsH3064 restedH5117 from their enemiesH341, and the monthH2320 which was turnedH2015 unto them from sorrowH3015 to joyH8057, and from mourningH60 into a goodH2896 dayH3117: that they should makeH6213 them daysH3117 of feastingH4960 and joyH8057, and of sendingH4916 portionsH4490 oneH376 to anotherH7453, and giftsH4979 to the poorH34.
AskH7592 thy young menH5288, and they will shewH5046 thee. Wherefore let the young menH5288 findH4672 favourH2580 in thine eyesH5869: for we comeH935 in a goodH2896 dayH3117: giveH5414, I pray thee, whatsoever comethH4672 to thine handH3027 unto thy servantsH5650, and to thy sonH1121 DavidH1732.
So his fatherH1 went downH3381 unto the womanH802: and SamsonH8123 madeH6213 there a feastH4960; for so used the young menH970 to doH6213.
And it came to pass, when they sawH7200 him, that they broughtH3947 thirtyH7970 companionsH4828 to be with him.
And SamsonH8123 saidH559 unto them, I will now put forthH2330 a riddleH2420 unto you: if ye can certainlyH5046 declareH5046 it me within the sevenH7651 daysH3117 of the feastH4960, and find it outH4672, then I will giveH5414 you thirtyH7970 sheetsH5466 and thirtyH7970 changeH2487 of garmentsH899: {sheets: or, shirts}
But if ye cannotH3201 declareH5046 it me, then shall ye giveH5414 me thirtyH7970 sheetsH5466 and thirtyH7970 changeH2487 of garmentsH899. And they saidH559 unto him, Put forthH2330 thy riddleH2420, that we may hearH8085 it. {sheets: or, shirts}
And he saidH559 unto them, Out of the eaterH398 came forthH3318 meatH3978, and out of the strongH5794 came forthH3318 sweetnessH4966. And they couldH3201 not in threeH7969 daysH3117 expoundH5046 the riddleH2420.
And it came to pass on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, that they saidH559 unto Samson'sH8123 wifeH802, EnticeH6601 thy husbandH376, that he may declareH5046 unto us the riddleH2420, lest we burnH8313 thee and thy father'sH1 houseH1004 with fireH784: have ye calledH7121 us to take that we haveH3423? is it not so? {take…: Heb. possess us, or, impoverish us?}
And Samson'sH8123 wifeH802 weptH1058 before him, and saidH559, Thou dost but hateH8130 me, and lovestH157 me not: thou hast put forthH2330 a riddleH2420 unto the childrenH1121 of my peopleH5971, and hast not toldH5046 it me. And he saidH559 unto her, Behold, I have not toldH5046 it my fatherH1 nor my motherH517, and shall I tellH5046 it thee?
And she weptH1058 before him the sevenH7651 daysH3117, while their feastH4960 lastedH1961: and it came to pass on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, that he toldH5046 her, because she lay soreH6693 upon him: and she toldH5046 the riddleH2420 to the childrenH1121 of her peopleH5971. {the seven…: or, the rest of the seven days}
So the LevitesH3881 stilledH2814 all the peopleH5971, sayingH559, Hold your peaceH2013, for the dayH3117 is holyH6918; neither be ye grievedH6087.
Go forthH3318, O ye daughtersH1323 of ZionH6726, and beholdH7200 kingH4428 SolomonH8010 with the crownH5850 wherewith his motherH517 crownedH5849 him in the dayH3117 of his espousalsH2861, and in the dayH3117 of the gladnessH8057 of his heartH3820.
AndG2532 they that dwellG2730 uponG1909 the earthG1093 shall rejoiceG5463 overG1909 themG846, andG2532 make merryG2165, andG2532 shall sendG3992 giftsG1435 one to anotherG240; becauseG3754 theseG3778 twoG1417 prophetsG4396 tormentedG928 them that dweltG2730 onG1909 the earthG1093.
I am comeH935 into my gardenH1588, my sisterH269, my spouseH3618: I have gatheredH717 my myrrhH4753 with my spiceH1313; I have eatenH398 my honeycombH3293 with my honeyH1706; I have drunkH8354 my wineH3196 with my milkH2461: eatH398, O friendsH7453; drinkH8354, yea, drink abundantlyH7937, O belovedH1730. {yea…: or, and be drunken with loves}
The kingdomG932 of heavenG3772 is likeG3666 unto a certainG444 kingG935, whichG3748 madeG4160 a marriageG1062 for hisG846 sonG5207,