Ester 1:11

1:11 to bring Queen Vashti into the king’s presence wearing her royal high turban. He wanted to show the people and the officials her beauty, for she was very attractive. ¹ 

Ratapan 2:15

ס (Samek)

2:15 All who passed by on the road

clapped their hands to mock you. ² 

They sneered and shook their heads

at Daughter Jerusalem.

“Ha! Is this the city they called ³ 

‘The perfection of beauty, ⁴ 

the source of joy of the whole earth!’?” ⁵ 

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “was good of appearance”; KJV “was fair to look on”; NAB “was lovely to behold.”

[2:15]  ² tn Heb “clap their hands at you.” Clapping hands at someone was an expression of malicious glee, derision and mockery (Num 24:10; Job 27:23; Lam 2:15).

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “of which they said.”

[2:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “perfection of beauty.” The noun יֹפִי (yofi, “beauty”) functions as a genitive of respect in relation to the preceding construct noun: Jerusalem was perfect in respect to its physical beauty.

[2:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “the joy of all the earth.” This is similar to statements found in Pss 48:2 and 50:2.