The Meaning of Esther 2:11 Explained

Esther 2:11

KJV: And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

YLT: and during every day Mordecai is walking up and down before the court of the house of the women to know the welfare of Esther, and what is done with her.

Darby: And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

ASV: And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.

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What is the context of Esther 2:11?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.

What does Esther 2:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Esther 2:1-23 - The Service Of A Foreigner

Esther's Hebrew name meant Myrtle. It could not have been easy for her to retain her sweet simplicity amid the corruptions of her time, but her Persian name means "a star," as though she were a garden enclosed, encircled by the atmosphere of the divine purity and protection. We must not judge Esther by our own standards, but by the custom of her time. Each of these young girls was considered to be married to the king, was kept under his roof, and was his wife of a lower rank. How great is the influence of Christianity in raising our standards and pervading the world with a loftier morality! She was not bidden to deny her parentage, but only advised not to proclaim it, Esther 2:10. When, afterwards, she was raised to power, she showed no flinching from identification with her race. So she attained the highest position in the world to which a woman could aspire. God lifted her there to serve a high and noble purpose. Her relative, Mordecai, discovered a plot against the king, and told it to his ward, the queen, and she to her royal spouse. The deed was unrewarded; in this, however, the faithful doorkeeper felt no disappointment. He acted not for reward, but from a sense of duty. But the act was registered both in heaven and on earth, and it bore fruit. It is enough for us to do our duty, and please God. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 2

¹ Out of the choice of virgins a queen is to be chosen
⁵ Mordecai the nursing father of Esther
⁸ Esther preferred before the rest
¹² The manner of purification, and going in to the king
¹⁵ Esther, best pleasing the king, is made queen
²¹ Mordecai, discovering a treason, is recorded in the chronicles

What do the individual words in Esther 2:11 mean?

And every day and Mordecai paced in front of the court of quarters of the women to learn of welfare Esther's and what was happening to her

וּבְכָל־ י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־ הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֙עַת֙ אֶת־ שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה־ יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ

וּבְכָל־	And every
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
י֣וֹם	day
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
מָרְדֳּכַי֙	Mordecai
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מָרְדֳּכַי Sense: cousin and adoptive father of queen Esther; son of Jair of the tribe of Benjamin; deliverer under Divine providence of the children of Israel from the destruction plotted by Haman the chief minister of Ahasuerus; institutor of the feast of Purim.
מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ	paced
Parse: Verb, Hitpael, Participle, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
לִפְנֵ֖י	in front
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
חֲצַ֣ר	of the court
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: חָצֵר Sense: court, enclosure.
בֵּית־	of quarters
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
הַנָּשִׁ֑ים	of the women
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אִשָּׁה Sense: woman, wife, female.
לָדַ֙עַת֙	to learn
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know.
שְׁל֣וֹם	welfare
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: שָׁלֹום Sense: completeness, soundness, welfare, peace.
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר	Esther's
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶסְתֵּר Sense: the queen of Persia, heroine of the book of Esther—daughter of Abihail, cousin and adopted daughter of Mordecai, of the tribe of Benjamin, made queen by king Ahasuerus to replace divorced queen, Vashti.
וּמַה־	and what
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה	was happening
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
בָּֽהּ	to her
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular

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