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Esther 2

Bible in Basic English, Verse 4

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4 And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

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Source Text Study

Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Esther 2:4. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 4
Word Entries 63
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃ ס

14 word entries
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + particle definite article + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H5291
Occurrences
4
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
Lemma
834 a
Morphology
Hebrew: particle relative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H834
Occurrences
4808
תִּיטַב֙
Lemma
3190
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H3190
Occurrences
63
בְּעֵינֵ֣י
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender dual construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5869
Occurrences
324
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
Lemma
d/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1083
תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ
Lemma
4427 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal jussive 3rd person feminine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H4427
Occurrences
158
תַּ֣חַת
Lemma
8478
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H8478
Occurrences
423
וַשְׁתִּ֑י
Lemma
2060
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2060
Occurrences
10
וַיִּיטַ֧ב
Lemma
c/3190
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H3190
Occurrences
34
הַדָּבָ֛ר
Lemma
d/1697
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H1697
Occurrences
351
בְּעֵינֵ֥י
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender dual construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5869
Occurrences
324
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
Lemma
d/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1083
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ
Morphology
Hebrew: conjunction + verb qal sequential imperfect 3rd person masculine singular
Part of Speech
conjunction
Strong's
H6213
Occurrences
692
כֵּֽן
Lemma
3651 c
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3651
Occurrences
502
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܘܥܠܝܡܬܐ ܕܬܫܦܪ ܩܕܡ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ܆ ܬܡܠܟ ܚܠܦ ܘܫܬܝ. ܘܫܦ̣ܪܬ ܡܠܬܐ ܒܥ̈ܝܢܝ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ. ܘܥ̣ܒܕ ܗܟܢܐ.

13 word entries
ܘܥܠܝܡܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'lymt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
4
ܕܬܫܦܪ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dtshpr
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1
ܩܕܡ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܩܕܡ
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
1019
ܡ̇ܠܟܐ܆
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
malka
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
king
Occurrences
1870
ܬܡܠܟ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
tmlk
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3
ܚܠܦ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܚܠܦ
Transliteration
hlp
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
128
ܘܫܬܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wshty
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
6
ܘܫܦ̣ܪܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wshprt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
7
ܡܠܬܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
meltha
Morphology
noun, feminine emphatic singular
Gloss
word, matter
Occurrences
116
ܒܥ̈ܝܢܝ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b'yny
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
45
ܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Transliteration
malka
Morphology
noun, masculine emphatic singular
Gloss
king
Occurrences
1870
ܘܥ̣ܒܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
w'bd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
265
ܗܟܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
hkn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
718
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

וְעוּלֶמְתָּא דִי תִשְׁפַּר קֳדָם מַלְכָּא תֵּעוּל לְמֶחְסַן מַלְכוּתָא חֲלַף וַשְׁתִּי וּשְׁפַר פִּתְגָמָא קֳדָם מַלְכָּא וַעֲבַד הָכִי׃

16 word entries
וְעוּלֶמְתָּא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
w'wlmt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
21
דִי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
די
Transliteration
dy
Morphology
relative/genitive particle
Gloss
of, that, which
Occurrences
1711
תִשְׁפַּר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
tshpr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
3
קֳדָם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קדם
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
prepositional or nominal form
Gloss
before, in front of, east
Occurrences
2023
מַלְכָּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מלך
Transliteration
mlk'
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
from king
Occurrences
2509
תֵּעוּל
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
t'wl
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
20
לְמֶחְסַן
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
lmchsn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
6
מַלְכוּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mlkwt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
173
חֲלַף
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
חלף
Transliteration
chlp
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
157
וַשְׁתִּי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שתי
Transliteration
wshty
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
44
וּשְׁפַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שפר
Transliteration
wshpr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
27
פִּתְגָמָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
ptgm'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
356
קֳדָם
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
קדם
Transliteration
qdm
Morphology
prepositional or nominal form
Gloss
before, in front of, east
Occurrences
2023
מַלְכָּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מלך
Transliteration
mlk'
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
from king
Occurrences
2509
וַעֲבַד
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
עבד
Transliteration
w'bd
Morphology
prefixed conjunction ו + verbal or nominal root עבד
Gloss
and made, did, served
Occurrences
1208
הָכִי׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
הכי
Transliteration
hky
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
9
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

Et quæcumque inter omnes oculis regis placuerit, ipsa regnet pro Vasthi. Placuit sermo regi: et ita, ut suggesserant, jussit fieri.

20 word entries
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
quaecumque
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
quaecumque
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
303
inter
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
inter
Transliteration
inter
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
502
omnes
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
omnis
Transliteration
omnes
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
5506
oculis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
oculus
Transliteration
oculis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
682
regis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
regis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
placuerit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
placeo
Transliteration
placuerit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
232
ipsa
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ipse
Transliteration
ipsa
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
2134
regnet
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
regno
Transliteration
regnet
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
342
pro
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
pro
Transliteration
pro
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
1148
Vasthi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Uasthi
Transliteration
Vasthi
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
9
placuit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
placeo
Transliteration
placuit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
232
sermo
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
sermo
Transliteration
sermo
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
626
regi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
regi
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
et
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
et
Transliteration
et
Morphology
GreLa POS: coordinating conjunction
Gloss
and
Part of Speech
conjunction
Definition
and, also, even
Etymology
Basic Latin coordinating conjunction.
Occurrences
50526
ita
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ita
Transliteration
ita
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
439
ut
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
ut
Transliteration
ut
Morphology
GreLa POS: adverb
Occurrences
4533
suggesserant
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
suggero
Transliteration
suggesserant
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
8
iussit
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
iubeo
Transliteration
iussit
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
140
fieri
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
fio
Transliteration
fieri
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
449
Source availability notes

These notes explain relevant source panels that are not shown for this verse because of source coverage, licensing, alternate traditions, or versification structure.

  • Greek LXX alternate tradition

    The current Greek Brenton source archive does not expose this as the same canonical book. Related Greek Esther/Ezra traditions are tracked under separate or alternate structures where available.

Ranked cross references

Connections are ranked by community votes in the OpenBible.info cross-reference dataset (CC BY 4.0). They suggest related themes, words, events, or people; they are not automatic interpretations.

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But when Herod's birthday came, the daughter of Herodias was dancing before them, and Herod was pleased with her.

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So the last will be first, and the first last.

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Matthew 22:14

For out of all to whom the good news has come, only a small number will get salvation.

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Esther 1:21

And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

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2 Samuel 17:4

And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

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