Esther 1
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Esther 1:11-12

11To bringH935 VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 with the crownH3804 royalH4438, to shewH7200 the peopleH5971 and the princesH8269 her beautyH3308: for she was fairH2896 to look onH4758.1

12But the queenH4436 VashtiH2060 refusedH3985 to comeH935 at the king’sH4428 commandmentH1697 byH3027 his chamberlainsH5631: therefore was the kingH4428 veryH3966 wrothH7107, and his angerH2534 burnedH1197 in him.2

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  1. 1. Esther 1:11 fair…: Heb. good of countenance. ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:12 by his…: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs. ↩

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