New American Standard Bible 1995

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Esther

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Then Esther's maidens and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.

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Then Esther's "star," Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Isr. H635 אֶסְתֵּ֤ר es·ter
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maidens a girl, maiden H5291 נַעֲרֹ֨ות na·'a·ro·vt
and her eunuchs eunuch H5631 וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ ve·sa·ri·sei·ha
came to come in, come, go in, go H935 (וַ֠תָּבֹואנָה vat·ta·vo·v·nah
and told to be conspicuous H5046 וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ vai·yag·gi·du
her, and the queen queen H4436 הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה ham·mal·kah
writhed to whirl, dance, writhe H2342 וַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥ל vat·tit·chal·chal
in great muchness, force, abundance H3966 מְאֹ֑ד me·'od;
anguish. And she sent to send H7971 וַתִּשְׁלַ֨ח vat·tish·lach
garments a garment, covering H899 בְּגָדִ֜ים be·ga·dim
to clothe to put on, wear, clothe, be clothed H3847 לְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁ le·hal·bish
Mordecai a companion of Zerubbabel, also a cousin of Esther H4782 מָרְדֳּכַ֗י ma·re·do·chai
that he might remove to turn aside H5493 וּלְהָסִ֥יר u·le·ha·sir
his sackcloth sack, sackcloth H8242 שַׂקֹּ֛ו sak·kov
from him, but he did not accept to receive, take H6901 קִבֵּֽל׃ kib·bel.
[them].      

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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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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Esther's maidens and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.
King James Bible Then So Esther's maidens maids and her eunuchs chamberlains came and told her, and it her. Then was the queen writhed in great anguish. And exceedingly grieved; and she sent garments raiment to clothe Mordecai that he might remove Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him, him: but he did not accept them.received it not.
Hebrew Greek English Then Esther's maidens and her eunuchs came and told her, and the queen writhed in great anguish. And she sent garments to clothe Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from him, but he did not accept them.