Esther 2:3-8

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.

5Now there wasH1961 at the citadelH1002 of SusaH7800 a JewishH3064 manH376 from the tribe of BenjaminH1145 namedH8034 MordecaiH4782 sonH1121 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ShimeiH8096, the sonH1121 of KishH7027. 6HeH834 had been carried into exileH1540 from JerusalemH3389 by NebuchadnezzarH5019 kingH4428 of BabylonH894 amongH5973 those taken captiveH1473 withH5973 JeconiahH32041 kingH4428 of JudahH3063.

7AndH1961 Mordecai had brought upH539 HadassahH1919 (that isH1931, EstherH635), the daughterH1323 of his uncleH1730, becauseH3588 she did notH369 have a fatherH1 or motherH517. The young womanH5291 was lovelyH3303 in formH8389 andH2896 appearanceH4758, and when her fatherH1 and motherH517 had diedH4194, MordecaiH4782 had taken herH3947 as his own daughterH1323.

8WhenH1961 the king’sH4428 commandH1697 and edictH1881 had been proclaimedH8085, manyH7227 young womenH5291 gatheredH6908 atH413 the citadelH1002 of SusaH7800 underH413 the careH3027 of HegaiH1896. EstherH635 was also takenH3947 toH413 the palaceH1004H4428 and placed underH413 the careH3027 of HegaiH1896, the custodianH8104 of the womenH802.