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Esther 2:8

So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

KJV

Cumque percrebruisset regis imperium, et juxta mandatum illius multæ pulchræ virgines adducerentur Susan, et Egeo traderentur eunucho, Esther quoque inter ceteras puellas ei tradita est, ut servaretur in numero feminarum.

Vulgate

καὶ ὅτε ἠκούσθη τὸ τοῦ βασιλέως πρόσταγμα, συνήχθησαν κοράσια πολλὰ εἰς Σουσὰν τὴν πόλιν ὑπὸ χεῖρα Γαί, καὶ ἤχθη Ἐσθὴρ πρὸς Γαὶ τὸν φύλακα τῶν γυναικῶν.

LXX

So it came to pass, when the king’s commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king’s house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

ASV

וַ/יְהִ֗י בְּ/הִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְ/דָת֔/וֹ וּֽ/בְ/הִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַ/בִּירָ֖ה אֶל יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַ/תִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל בֵּ֣ית הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַ/נָּשִֽׁים

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Esther

In the original Hebrew

18 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר
'str
proper_noun · 55×
בִּירָֽה
byrh
noun · 16×
בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
דָּ֖ת
dt
noun · 22×
הֵגֶ֛א
hg'
proper_noun · 4×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
ם
m
verb · 125×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נער
n'r
noun · 75×
רַב
rb
verb · 458×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
שׁוּשַׁ֣ן
shvshn
proper_noun · 21×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 8:2 — And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I was at Shushan in the palace, which is in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.
  • Esth 2:3 — 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