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Esther pleased him. He showed her his favor. Right away he provided her with her beauty care and special food. He appointed seven female attendants to help her. They were chosen from the king's palace. He moved her and her attendants into the best part of the place where the virgins stayed.
Reference
Hebrew: ʼEçtêr
Ester, the Jewish heroine
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἔξω (éxō)
out(-side, of doors), literally or figuratively
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Hebrew: hâdâr
magnificence, i.e. ornament or splendor
Greek: μέριμνα (mérimna)
solicitude
Hebrew: chărâdâh
fear, anxiety
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: διατροφή (diatrophḗ)
nourishment
Hebrew: bûwl
produce (of the earth, etc.)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: chôq
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
Greek: ἑπτά (heptá)
seven
Hebrew: shâbûwaʻ
literally, sevened, i.e. a week (specifically, of years)
Greek: θῆλυς (thēlys)
female
Hebrew: nᵉqêbâh
female (from the sexual form)
Greek: βοήθεια (boḗtheia)
aid; specially, a rope or chain for frapping a vessel
Hebrew: ʻâzar
to surround, i.e. protect or aid
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: ἐκλεκτός (eklektós)
select; by implication, favorite
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Hebrew: ʼappeden
a pavilion or palace-tent
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ταύτῃ (taútēi)
(towards or of) this
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: κρείττων (kreíttōn)
stronger, i.e. (figuratively) better, i.e. nobler
Hebrew: mêyṭâb
the best part
Greek: κλίμα (klíma)
a slope, i.e. (specially) a "clime" or tract of country
Hebrew: bether
a section
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: περιοχή (periochḗ)
a being held around, i.e. (concretely) a passage (of Scripture, as circumscribed)
Hebrew: ʻômed
a spot (as being fixed)
Greek: ποῦ (poû)
as adverb of place; at (by implication, to) what locality
Hebrew: ʼayêh
where?
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Kingdom
Esther 2:3
Esther 2:12
Ezra 7:6
Acts 7:10
Parallel theme
Proverbs 16:7
Genesis 39:21
Daniel 1:9
Psalm 106:46
1 Kings 8:50
Verse Explanation
Esther pleased Hegai and gained his favor. He quickly provided her with beauty treatments, food, servants, and a special place among the women. Hegai recognized Esther as someone who might have an important future in the royal household.
History
c. 480 BC. Preparation of royal women involved extensive personal care, servants, and controlled access to the king.