Esther 2
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Esther 2:2-4

2Then saidH559 the king’sH4428 servantsH5288 that ministeredH8334 unto him, Let there be fairH4758H2896 youngH5291 virginsH1330 soughtH1245 for the kingH4428:

3And let the kingH4428 appointH6485 officersH6496 in all the provincesH4082 of his kingdomH4438, that they may gather togetherH6908 all the fairH4758H2896 youngH5291 virginsH1330 unto ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, to the houseH1004 of the womenH802, unto the custodyH3027 of HegeH1896 the king’sH4428 chamberlainH5631, keeperH8104 of the womenH802; and let their things for purificationH8562 be givenH5414 them:12

4And let the maidenH5291 which pleasethH5869H3190 the kingH4428 be queenH4427 instead of VashtiH2060. And the thingH1697 pleasedH5869H3190 the kingH4428; and he did soH6213.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 2:3 unto the…: Heb. unto the hand. ↩
  2. 2. Esther 2:3 Hege: also called, Hegai. ↩

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