Esther 2
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 2:18-20

18Then 1the kingH4428 gaveH6213 a greatH1419 banquetH4960, Esther’sH635 banquetH4960, for allH3605 his princesH8269 and his servantsH5650; he also madeH6213 a holidayH2010 for the provincesH4082 and gaveH5414 giftsH4864 2according to the king’sH4428 bountyH3027.

193When the virginsH1330 were gatheredH6908 together the secondH8145 timeH8145, then MordecaiH4782 4was sittingH3427 at the king’sH4428 gateH8179. 205EstherH635 had not yet made knownH5046 her kindredH4138 or her peopleH5971, evenH3512 as MordecaiH4782 had commandedH6680 her; for EstherH635 didH6213 6whatH3982 MordecaiH4782 toldH5046 her as she had doneH1961 7whenH3512 under his careH545.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 2:18 Esth 1:3 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 2:18 Esth 1:7 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 2:19 Esth 2:3, 4 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 2:19 Esth 2:21; 3:2 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 2:20 Esth 2:10 ↩
  6. 6. Esther 2:20 Lit the word of Mordecai ↩
  7. 7. Esther 2:20 Esth 2:7 ↩

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