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Esther

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And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And it was so when the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
saw advise self Verb H7200 כִרְאֹ֨ות chir·'o·vt
Esther Esther Noun H635 אֶסְתֵּ֣ר es·ter
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the queen queen Noun H4436 הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה ham·mal·kah
standing abide Verb H5975 עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙ o·me·det
in the court court Noun H2691 בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר be·cha·tzer,
[that] she obtained accept Verb H5375 נָשְׂאָ֥ה na·se·'ah
favour favour Noun H2580 חֵ֖ן chen
in his sight affliction Noun H5869 בְּעֵינָ֑יו be·'ei·nav;
and the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
held out hold out Verb H3447 וַיֹּ֨ושֶׁט vai·yo·v·shet
to Esther Esther Noun H635 לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר le·'es·ter
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the golden gold Noun H2091 הַזָּהָב֙ haz·za·hav
sceptre sceptre Noun H8275 שַׁרְבִ֤יט shar·vit
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
that [was] in his hand able Noun H3027 בְּיָדֹ֔ו be·ya·dov,
So Esther Esther Noun H635 אֶסְתֵּ֔ר es·ter,
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drew near approach Verb H7126 וַתִּקְרַ֣ב vat·tik·rav
and touched beat Verb H5060 וַתִּגַּ֖ע vat·tig·ga
the top band Noun H7218 בְּרֹ֥אשׁ be·rosh
of the sceptre sceptre Noun H8275 הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ ha·shar·vit.

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Esther

Esther [N] [H] [S] the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known ( Esther 2:7 ). It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permissio... View Details

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King James Bible And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.
Hebrew Greek English And it was so, when When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour favor in his sight: sight; and the king held out extended to Esther the golden sceptre that scepter which was in his hand. So Esther drew near, came near and touched the top of the sceptre.scepter.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it was so, when When the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour favor in his sight: sight; and the king held out extended to Esther the golden sceptre that scepter which was in his hand. So Esther drew near, came near and touched the top of the sceptre.scepter.