7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 2:7:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֨יvayehiand he was Esther 2:7:2 ⧉אֹמֵ֜ןomenbringing up or fostering Esther 2:7:3 ⧉אֶת־הֲדַסָּ֗הethadasa{direct object marker} Hadassah Esther 2:7:4 ⧉הִ֤יאhishe Esther 2:7:5 ⧉אֶסְתֵּר֙esterEsther Esther 2:7:6 ⧉בַּת־דֹּד֔וֹbatdododaughter of his uncle Esther 2:7:7 ⧉כִּ֛יkifor or because Esther 2:7:8 ⧉אֵ֥יןenthere is not Esther 2:7:9 ⧉לָ֖הּlahto her or for her Esther 2:7:10 ⧉אָ֣בavfather Esther 2:7:11 ⧉וָאֵ֑םvaemand mother Esther 2:7:12 ⧉וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤הvehanaaraand the young woman Esther 2:7:13 ⧉יְפַת־תֹּ֙אַר֙yefattoarbeautiful of form Esther 2:7:14 ⧉וְטוֹבַ֣תvetovatand good of Esther 2:7:15 ⧉מַרְאֶ֔הmareappearance Esther 2:7:16 ⧉וּבְמ֤וֹתuvemotand in the dying of Esther 2:7:17 ⧉אָבִ֙יהָ֙avihaher father Esther 2:7:18 ⧉וְאִמָּ֔הּveimahand her mother Esther 2:7:19 ⧉לְקָחָ֧הּlekakhahhe took her Esther 2:7:20 ⧉מָרְדֳּכַ֛יmordokhaiMordecai Esther 2:7:21 ⧉ל֖וֹloto him or for himself Esther 2:7:22 ⧉לְבַֽת׃levatas a daughter |
7. Formal Translation And Mordecai had a fosterdaughter, Esther, the daughter of Aminadab, his father’s brother; when her parents died, he trained her for himself as a wife. And the girl was beautiful in appearance. |
7. Dynamic Translation Mordecai was raising Esther, the daughter of his uncle Aminadab; when her parents died, he trained her to be his wife, and the young woman was lovely to look at. |