Esther 2
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Esther 2:5-7

5There was a certainH376 JewH3064 in Shushan the palace, whoseH1121 nameH8034 was MordecaiH4782, the sonH1121 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ShimeiH8096, the sonH1121 of KishH7027, a BenjamiteH1145;

6who had been carriedH1540 awayH1540 from JerusalemH3389 with the captivesH1540 whichH834 had been carriedH1540 awayH1540 with JeconiahH3204 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, whomH834 NebuchadnezzarH5019 he kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had carriedH1540 awayH1540.

7And he broughtH3947 upH853 HadassahH1919, that is, EstherH635, his uncle’sH1730 daughterH1323: for sheH1931 had neitherH369 fatherH1 norH369 motherH517, and the maiden was fairH3303 and beautifulH3303; and when herH3947 fatherH1 and motherH517 were deadH4194, MordecaiH4782 tookH3947 herH3947 for his ownH1961 daughterH1323.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain