Esther 2:13
Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
Esther 2:13 in other translations
| BSB | When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace. |
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| WEB | The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house. |
| ASV | then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: Whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house. |
| YLT | and with this the young woman hath come in unto the king, all that she saith is given to her, to go in with her, out of the house of the women, unto the house of the king; |
| DARBY | and thus came the maiden in unto the king), whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house. |
| BBE | And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king. |
| Webster | Then thus came every maiden to the king; whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house. |
What does Esther 2:13 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Esther 2:1-20
We see to what absurd practices those came, who were destitute of Divine revelation, and what need there was of the gospel of Christ, to purify men from the lusts of the flesh, and to bring them back to the original institution of marriage. Esther was preferred as queen. Those who suggest that Esther committed sin to come at this dignity, do not consider the custom of those times and countries. Every one that the…
Esther 2:13 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Esther 2:12
Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
- Esther 2:13
Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
- Esther 2:14
In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
Esther 2:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces la moza venía así al rey: todo lo que ella decía se le daba, para venir con ello de la casa de las mujeres hasta la casa del rey. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ainsi la jeune fille entrait auprès du roi), tout ce qu’elle demandait lui était donné pour passer avec elle de la maison des femmes dans la maison du roi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und wenn alsdann die Dirne zu dem König kam, so wurde ihr alles gegeben, was sie verlangte, um es aus dem Frauenhause in das Haus des Königs mitzunehmen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ingredientesque ad regem, quidquid postulassent ad ornatum pertinens, accipiebant: et ut eis placuerat, compositæ de triclinio feminarum ad regis cubiculum transibant. |