The Meaning of Esther 2:19 Explained

Esther 2:19

KJV: And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

YLT: And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;

Darby: And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

ASV: And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And when the virgins  were gathered together  the second time,  then Mordecai  sat  in the king's  gate. 

What does Esther 2:19 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 2:19 mean?

And when were gathered together virgins a second [time] and Mordecai sat within gate of the king
וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ  And  when  were  gathered  together 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Verb, Nifal, Infinitive construct
Root: קָבַץ  
Sense: to gather, assemble.
בְּתוּל֖וֹת  virgins 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: בְּתוּלָה  
Sense: virgin.
שֵׁנִ֑ית  a  second  [time] 
Parse: Number, ordinal feminine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י  and  Mordecai 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, 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.
יֹשֵׁ֥ב  sat 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁב 
Sense: to dwell, remain, sit, abide.
בְּשַֽׁעַר־  within  gate 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: שַׁעַר  
Sense: gate.
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ  of  the  king 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.

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