Esther 2
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 2:8-14

8So it cameH1961 about when the commandH1697 and decreeH1881 of the kingH4428 were heardH8085 and 1manyH7227 youngH5291 ladiesH5291 were gatheredH6908 to the citadelH1002 of SusaH7800 into the custodyH3027 of 2HegaiH1896, that EstherH635 was takenH3947 to the king’sH4428 3palaceH1004 into the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, who was in chargeH8104 of the womenH802. 9Now the youngH5291 ladyH5291 pleasedH3190H5869 him and foundH5375 favorH2617 with him. So he quicklyH926 providedH5414 her with her 4cosmeticsH8562 and 5foodH4490, gaveH5414 her sevenH7651 choiceH7200 maidsH5291 from the king’sH4428 palaceH1004 and transferredH8132 her and her maidsH5291 to the bestH2896 place in the haremH1004H802. 106EstherH635 did not makeH5046 knownH5046 her peopleH5971 or her kindredH4138, for MordecaiH4782 had instructedH6680 her that she should not makeH5046 them knownH5046. 11EveryH3605 dayH3117 MordecaiH4782 walkedH1980 backH1980 and forth in frontH6440 of the courtH2691 of the haremH1004H802 to learnH3045 howH7965 EstherH635 was and howH4100 she faredH6213.

12Now when the turnH8447 of eachH5291 youngH5291 ladyH5291 cameH5060 to goH935 in to KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, afterH4480 the endH7093 of her twelveH8147H6240 monthsH2320 under the regulationsH1881 for the womenH802--for the daysH3117 of their beautificationH4795 were completedH4390 as followsH3651: sixH8337 monthsH2320 with oilH8081 of myrrhH4753 and sixH8337 monthsH2320 with spicesH1314 and the cosmeticsH8562 for womenH802-- 13the youngH5291 ladyH5291 would goH935 in to the kingH4428 in thisH2088 wayH2088: anythingH3605 that she 7desiredH559 was givenH5414 her to takeH935 with her from the haremH1004H802 to the king’sH4428 palaceH1004. 14In the eveningH6153 she would goH935 in and in the morningH1242 she would returnH7725 to the secondH8145 haremH1004H802, to the 8custodyH3027 of ShaashgazH8190, the king’sH4428 eunuchH5631 who was in chargeH8104 of the concubinesH6370. She would not againH5750 goH935 in to the kingH4428 unlessH3588H518 the kingH4428 delightedH2654 in her and she was summonedH7121 by nameH8034.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 2:8 Esth 2:3 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 2:8 Esth 2:3, 15 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 2:8 Lit house ↩
  4. 4. Esther 2:9 Esth 2:3, 12 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 2:9 Lit portions ↩
  6. 6. Esther 2:10 Esth 2:20 ↩
  7. 7. Esther 2:13 Lit said ↩
  8. 8. Esther 2:14 Lit hand ↩

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