Masoretic text
Esther 2:8
וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים׃
3 paragraphs on this verse
Aramaic Targum to Esther (Targum Rishon) c. 400–800 · Amoraic–Geonic
- Aramaic Targum to Esther 2:8 — allusion, Sefaria's link graph · carries a parallel to C 20 Motif
Targum Sheni on Esther c. 600–1000 · Geonic
- Targum Sheni on Esther 2:8:1 — allusion, Sefaria's link graph
Sifrei Aggadah on Esther: Midrash Panim Acherim, Version II c. 1000–1300 · Medieval
- Sifrei Aggadah on Esther, Midrash Panim Acherim, Version II 2:8 — quotation, quotes the verse · carries a parallel to C 17 Motif