Естер 2
Простий, ясний розбір усього розділу. Читати розділ →
Коментарі
Витяги з опублікованих коментарів, щоб закласти основу прочитання.
The counsellors advise that a selection of virgins should be made throughout the empire, out of whom the king should choose one to be queen in place of Vashti, Est 2:1-4. Account of Mordecai and his cousin Esther, Est 2:5-7. She is chosen among the young women, and is placed under the care of Hegai, the king's chamberlain, to go through a year's purification, Est 2:8-11. The manner in which these young women were introduced to the king, and how those were disposed of who were not called again to the king's bed, Est 2:12-14. Esther pleases the king, and is set above all the women; and he makes her queen in the place of Vashti, and does her great honor, Est 2:15-20. Mordecai, sitting at the king's gate, discovers a conspiracy formed against the king's life by two of his chamberlains; he informs the king, the matter is investigated, they are found guilty and hanged, and the transaction is recorded, Est 2:21-23.
Відкрити джерело ↗ESTHER CHOSEN TO BE QUEEN. (Est. 2:1-20) After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased--On recovering from the violent excitement of his revelry and rage, the king was pierced with poignant regret for the unmerited treatment he had given to his beautiful and dignified queen. But, according to the law, which made the word of a Persian king irrevocable, she could not be restored. His counsellors, for their own sake, were solicitous to remove his disquietude, and hastened to recommend the adoption of all suitable means for gratifying their royal master with another consort of equal or superior attractions to those of his divorced queen. In the despotic countries of the East the custom obtains that when an order is sent to a family for a young damsel to repair to the royal palace, the parents, however unwilling, dare not refuse the honor for their daughter; and although they know that when she is once in the royal harem, they will never see her again, they are obliged to yield a silent and passive compliance. On the occasion referred to, a general search was commanded to be made for the greatest beauties throughout the empire, in the hope that, from their ranks, the disconsolate monarch might select one for the honor of succeeding to the royal honors of Vashti. The damsels, on arrival at the palace, were placed under the custody of "Hege, the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women," that is, the chief eunuch, usually a repulsive old man, on whom the court ladies are very dependent, and whose favor they are always desirous to secure.
Відкрити джерело ↗After these things, when the wrath of King Ahasuerus was appeased,.... Which went off with his wine, and so was quickly after, a few days at most, unless this can be understood as after the expedition of Xerxes into Greece, from whence he returned to Shushan, in the seventh year of his reign; and if he is the Ahasuerus here meant, he married Esther that year, Est 2:16 and it seems certain, that after his expedition he gave himself up to his amours, and in his way to Sardis he fell in love with his brother's wife, and then with his daughter (b): he remembered Vashti; her beauty, and was grieved, as Jarchi observes, that she was removed from him; and so Josephus says (c), that he passionately loved her, and could not bear parting with her, and therefore was grieved that he had brought himself into such difficulties: the Targumists carry it further, and say that he was wroth with those that advised him to it, and ordered them to be put to death, and that they were: and what she had done; that it was a trivial thing, and not deserving of such a sentence as he had passed upon her; that it was not done from contempt of him, but from modesty, and a strict regard to the laws of the Persians: and what was decreed against her; that she should come no more before him, but be divorced from him; the thought of which gave him great pain and uneasiness. (b) Herodot. Calliope, sive, l. 9. c. 107. (c) Antiqu. l. 11. c. 6. sect. 2.
Відкрити джерело ↗When, after these things, the wrath of King Ahashverosh was laid (שׁך, from שׁכך, to be sunk, spoken of wrath to be laid), he remembered Vashti and what she had done, and what was decreed against her (גּזר, to determine, to decree irrevocably; comp. גּזרה, Dan 4:14); a desire for reunion with her evidently making itself felt, accompanied perhaps by the thought that she might have been too harshly treated. To prevent, then, a return of affection for his rejected wife ensuing, - a circumstance which might greatly endanger all who had concurred in effecting her repudiation, - the servants of the king, i.e., the court officials who were about him, said: "Let there be young maidens, virgins fair to look on, sought for the king." בּתוּלות, virgins, is added to נערות, the latter word signifying merely young women of marriageable age. Est 2:3. "And let the king appoint (ויפקד is the continuation of יבקּשׁוּ) officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together every virgin who is fair to look on to the citadel of Susa, to the house of the women, unto the hand of Hega the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, and let them appoint their things for purification; and let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti." To the hand of Hega, i.e., to his care and superintendence, under which, as appears from Est 2:12, every maiden received into the house of the women had to pass a year before she was brought before the king. Hega (called Hegai, Est 2:8 and Est 2:15) was an eunuch, the keeper of the women, i.e., superintendent of the royal harem. ונתון is the infin. abs., used instead of the verb. fin. to give prominence to the matter: let them appoint. תּמרקום, from מרק, to rub, to polish, signifies purification and adornment with all kind of p…
Відкрити джерело ↗How God put down one that was high and mighty from her seat we read in the chapter before, and are now to be told how he exalted one of low degree, as the virgin Mary observes in her song (Luk 1:52) and Hannah before her, Sa1 2:4-8. Vashti being humbled for her height, Esther is advanced for her humility. Observe, I. The extravagant course that was taken to please the king with another wife instead of Vashti. Josephus says that when his anger was over he was exceedingly grieved that the matter was carried so far, and would have been reconciled to Vashti but that, by the constitution of the government, the judgment was irrevocable - that therefore, to make him forget her, they contrived how to entertain him first with a great variety of concubines, and then to fix him to the most agreeable of them all for a wife instead of Vashti. The marriages of princes are commonly made by policy and interest, for the enlarging of their dominions and the strengthening of their alliances; but this must be made partly by the agreeableness of the person to the king's fancy, whether she was rich or poor, noble or ignoble. What pains were taken to humour the king! As if his power and wealth were given him for no other end than that he might have all the delights of the sense wound up to the height of pleasurableness, and exquisitely refined, though at the best they are but dross and dregs in comparison with divine and spiritual pleasures. 1. All the provinces of his kingdom must be searched for fair young virgins, and officers appointed to choose them, Est 2:3. 2. A house (a seraglio) was prepared on purpose for them, and a person appointed to have the charge of them, to see that they were well provided for. 3. No less than twelve months was allowed them for their purification, some of the…
Відкрити джерело ↗Мова оригіналу
Єврейські та грецькі слова за цим уривком, із номерами Стронга — від openscriptures (CC BY-SA).
אַחַר (ʼachar, H310) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various… דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause חֵמָה (chêmâh, H2534) — heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever) מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh, H325) — Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather… שָׁכַךְ (shâkak, H7918) — to weave (i.e. lay) a trap; figuratively, (through the idea of secreting) to allay… זָכַר (zâkar, H2142) — properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention;… וַשְׁתִּי (Vashtîy, H2060) — Vashti, the queen of Xerxes עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application גָּזַר (gâzar, H1504) — to cut down or off; (figuratively) to destroy, divide, exclude, or decide
Відкрити джерело ↗אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king נַעַר (naʻar, H5288) — (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a… שָׁרַת (shârath, H8334) — to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to טוֹב (ṭôwb, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the… מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, H4758) — a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape… נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh, H1330) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a… בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, H1245) — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to…
Відкрити джерело ↗מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king פָּקַד (pâqad, H6485) — to visit (with friendly or hostile intent); by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care… פָּקִיד (pâqîyd, H6496) — a superintendent (civil, military or religious) מְדִינָה (mᵉdîynâh, H4082) — properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a… מַלְכוּת (malkûwth, H4438) — a rule; concretely, a dominion קָבַץ (qâbats, H6908) — to grasp, i.e. collect טוֹב (ṭôwb, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the… מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, H4758) — a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape… נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) בְּתוּלָה (bᵉthûwlâh, H1330) — a virgin (from her privacy); sometimes (by continuation) a bride; also (figuratively) a… שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan, H7800) — Shushan, a place in Persia בִּירָה (bîyrâh, H1002) — a castle or palace בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman
Відкрити джерело ↗נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) יָטַב (yâṭab, H3190) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy,… עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king מָלַךְ (mâlak, H4427) — to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence… וַשְׁתִּי (Vashtîy, H2060) — Vashti, the queen of Xerxes דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Відкрити джерело ↗שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan, H7800) — Shushan, a place in Persia בִּירָה (bîyrâh, H1002) — a castle or palace אִישׁ (ʼîysh, H376) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term… יְהוּדִי (Yᵉhûwdîy, H3064) — a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) שֵׁם (shêm, H8034) — an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority,… מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay, H4782) — Mordecai, an Israelite בֵּן (bên, H1121) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative… יָאִיר (Yâʼîyr, H2971) — Jair, the name of four Israelites שִׁמְעִי (Shimʻîy, H8096) — Shimi, the name of twenty Israelites קִישׁ (Qîysh, H7027) — Kish, the name of five Israelites בֶּן־יְמִינִי (Ben-yᵉmîynîy, H1145) — a Benjaminite, or descendent of Benjamin
Відкрити джерело ↗גָּלָה (gâlâh, H1540) — to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being… יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, H3389) — Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine גּוֹלָה (gôwlâh, H1473) — exile; concretely and collectively exiles יְכׇנְיָה (Yᵉkonyâh, H3204) — Jekonjah, a Jewish king מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king יְהוּדָה (Yᵉhûwdâh, H3063) — Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the… נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר (Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar, H5019) — Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon בָּבֶל (Bâbel, H894) — Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
Відкрити джерело ↗אָמַן (ʼâman, H539) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render… הֲדַסָּה (Hădaççâh, H1919) — Hadassah (or Esther) אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr, H635) — Ester, the Jewish heroine דּוֹד (dôwd, H1730) — (figuratively) to love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically an uncle בַּת (bath, H1323) — a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and… אָב (ʼâb, H1) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application אֵם (ʼêm, H517) — a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively… נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) יָפֶה (yâpheh, H3303) — beautiful (literally or figuratively) תֹּאַר (tôʼar, H8389) — outline, i.e. figure or appearance טוֹב (ṭôwb, H2896) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the… מַרְאֶה (marʼeh, H4758) — a view (the act of seeing); also an appearance (the thing seen), whether (real) a shape… מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay, H4782) — Mordecai, an Israelite מָוֶת (mâveth, H4194) — death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades);…
Відкрити джерело ↗מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king דָּבָר (dâbâr, H1697) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause דָּת (dâth, H1881) — a royal edict or statute שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, H8085) — to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively,… רַב (rab, H7227) — abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) קָבַץ (qâbats, H6908) — to grasp, i.e. collect שׁוּשַׁן (Shûwshan, H7800) — Shushan, a place in Persia בִּירָה (bîyrâh, H1002) — a castle or palace יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), הֵגֵא (Hêgêʼ, H1896) — Hege or Hegai, a eunuch of Xerxes אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr, H635) — Ester, the Jewish heroine לָקַח (lâqach, H3947) — to take (in the widest variety of applications) בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Відкрити джерело ↗נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) יָטַב (yâṭab, H3190) — to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy,… עַיִן (ʻayin, H5869) — an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) נָשָׂא (nâsâʼ, H5375) — to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative חֵסֵד (chêçêd, H2617) — kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or… פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… בָּהַל (bâhal, H926) — to tremble inwardly (or palpitate), i.e. (figuratively) be (causative, make) (suddenly)… נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) תַּמְרוּק (tamrûwq, H8562) — properly, a scouring, i.e. soap or perfumery forthe bath; figuratively, a detergent מָנָה (mânâh, H4490) — properly, something weighed out, i.e. (generally) a division; specifically (of food) a… שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, H7651) — seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week;… רָאָה (râʼâh, H7200) — to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied,… מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
Відкрити джерело ↗אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr, H635) — Ester, the Jewish heroine נָגַד (nâgad, H5046) — properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to… עַם (ʻam, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence… מוֹלֶדֶת (môwledeth, H4138) — nativity (plural birth-place); by implication, lineage, native country; also offspring,… מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay, H4782) — Mordecai, an Israelite צָוָה (tsâvâh, H6680) — (intensively) to constitute, enjoin
Відкрити джерело ↗מׇרְדְּכַי (Mordᵉkay, H4782) — Mordecai, an Israelite הָלַךְ (hâlak, H1980) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… פָּנִים (pânîym, H6440) — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and… חָצֵר (châtsêr, H2691) — a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls) אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) יָדַע (yâdaʻ, H3045) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses,… אֶסְתֵּר (ʼEçtêr, H635) — Ester, the Jewish heroine שָׁלוֹם (shâlôwm, H7965) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health,… עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh, H6213) — to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
Відкрити джерело ↗נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) תּוֹר (tôwr, H8447) — a succession, i.e. a string or (abstractly) order נָגַע (nâgaʻ, H5060) — properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with… בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (ʼĂchashvêrôwsh, H325) — Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather… קֵץ (qêts, H7093) — an extremity; adverbially (with prepositional prefix) after שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, H8147) — two; also (as ordinal) twofold עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, H6240) — ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth חֹדֶשׁ (chôdesh, H2320) — the new moon; by implication, a month דָּת (dâth, H1881) — a royal edict or statute אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman יוֹם (yôwm, H3117) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to… מָרוּק (mârûwq, H4795) — properly, rubbed; but used abstractly, a rubbing (with perfumery)
Відкрити джерело ↗בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) נַעֲרָה (naʻărâh, H5291) — a girl (from infancy to adolescence) מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king אָמַר (ʼâmar, H559) — to say (used with great latitude) נָתַן (nâthan, H5414) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman
Відкрити джерело ↗עֶרֶב (ʻereb, H6153) — dusk בּוֹא (bôwʼ, H935) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) בֹּקֶר (bôqer, H1242) — properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning שׁוּב (shûwb, H7725) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not… שֵׁנִי (shênîy, H8145) — properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again בַּיִת (bayith, H1004) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, H802) — a woman יָד (yâd, H3027) — a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), שַׁעַשְׁגַּז (Shaʻashgaz, H8190) — Shaashgaz, a eunuch of Xerxes מֶלֶךְ (melek, H4428) — a king סָרִיס (çârîyç, H5631) — a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a… שָׁמַר (shâmar, H8104) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to,… פִּילֶגֶשׁ (pîylegesh, H6370) — a concubine; also (masculine) a paramour חָפֵץ (châphêts, H2654) — properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to…
Відкрити джерело ↗Перехресні посилання
Інші уривки, які спільнота найчастіше пов'язує з цим. Торкнись, щоб прочитати.