Esther 2:6

“who had been carried into exile from Jerusalem with the exiles who had been carried into exile with Jeconiah, king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had carried into exile.”

Esther 2:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 2:6, word by word

had been carried into exileהָגְלָהhagla

go into exile

To be taken away from one's own land, or deport others.

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from Jerusalemירוּשָׁלַיִםyrushalayim

Jerusalem

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the exilesגֹּלָהgola

exile, exiles

Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).

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Jeconiahיְכָנְיָהyechanya

Jeconiah

Jeconiah: another form of the name of Jehoiachin, king of Judah, son of Jehoiakim, taken captive to Babylon (2 Kings 24:8-15). The name means "YHWH will establish."

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kingמֶלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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of Judahיְהוּדָהyehuda

Judah

Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.

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Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרnevuchadnetsar

Nebuchadnezzar

Nebuchadnezzar: king of Babylon who subdued Judah, took Jerusalem, burned the house of YHWH and took the people into exile (2 Kings 24-25; Jeremiah; Daniel 1-4). The Hebrew writes his name in several forms.

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of Babylonבָּבֶלbavel

Babel, Babylon

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Translation note

“Who had been carried into exile”: by the grammar it may refer to Mordecai or to his ancestor Kish.

Places in this verse

Mediterranean SeaJerusalemBabylon
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • 1Jerusalem

    Today: Old City of Jerusalem

    A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.

    David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).

    2 Samuel 5:61 Kings 8:1Luke 2:22Acts 1:8

  • 2Babylon

    Today: Babylon ruins, near Hillah, Iraq

    A great city on the Euphrates River, in present-day Iraq, about 53 miles (85 km) south of Baghdad.

    In its land the languages were confused at Babel (Gen 11:9). Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem and took the people captive there (2 Kgs 25:1-11). Daniel lived there (Dan 1:1-6).

    Genesis 11:92 Kings 25:1Psalms 137:1Daniel 1:1

The context

5There was a Jewish man in Susa, the fortress, and his name was Mordecai, son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish, a Benjaminite,

6 · This verse (above)

7And he was bringing up Hadassah, that is, Esther, the daughter of his uncle, for she had no father or mother; and the young woman was of beautiful form and of good appearance; and when her father and her mother died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

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