Esther 5:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, at the king’s seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that [is] in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.

King James Bible
And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, [that] she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that [was] in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

Hebrew
As soon as the king
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

saw
כִרְא֨וֹת (ḵir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

Queen
הַמַּלְכָּ֗ה (ham·mal·kāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4436: Queen -- a queen

Esther
אֶסְתֵּ֣ר (’es·têr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel

standing
עֹמֶ֙דֶת֙ (‘ō·me·ḏeṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

in the courtyard,
בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר (be·ḥā·ṣêr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's 2691: A yard, a hamlet

she found
נָשְׂאָ֥ה (nā·śə·’āh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take

favor
חֵ֖ן (ḥên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2580: Graciousness, subjective, objective

in his sight.
בְּעֵינָ֑יו (bə·‘ê·nāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

The king
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

extended
וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט (way·yō·wō·šeṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3447: To extend, hold out

the gold
הַזָּהָב֙ (haz·zā·hāḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

scepter
שַׁרְבִ֤יט (šar·ḇîṭ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8275: A rod of empire

in his hand
בְּיָד֔וֹ (bə·yā·ḏōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

toward Esther,
לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר (lə·’es·têr)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel

and she
אֶסְתֵּ֔ר (’es·têr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 635: Esther -- 'star', Ahasuerus' queen who delivered Israel

approached
וַתִּקְרַ֣ב (wat·tiq·raḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7126: To come near, approach

and touched
וַתִּגַּ֖ע (wat·tig·ga‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike

the tip
בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (bə·rōš)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7218: The head

of the scepter.
הַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ (haš·šar·ḇîṭ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8275: A rod of empire

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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