Esther 2
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Esther 2:2-4

2Then the king’sH4428 attendantsH5288H8334 proposedH559, “Let a search be madeH1245 for beautifulH2896H4758 youngH5291 virginsH1330 for the kingH4428, 3and let the kingH4428 appointH6485 commissionersH6496 in eachH3605 provinceH4082 of his kingdomH4438 to assembleH6908 allH3605 the beautifulH2896H4758 youngH5291 womenH1330 intoH413 the haremH1004H802 atH413 the citadelH1002 of SusaH7800. Let them be placedH413 under the careH3027 of HegaiH1896, the king’sH4428 eunuchH5631 in charge ofH8104 the womenH802, and let them be givenH5414 beauty treatmentsH8562. 4Then let the young womanH5291 whoH834 pleasesH3190H5869 the kingH4428 become queenH4427 in placeH8478 of VashtiH2060.”

This suggestionH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 the kingH4428, and he actedH6213 accordinglyH3651.

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