Esther 2:3-8

3And let the kingH4428 appointH6485 officersH6496 in all the provincesH4082 of his kingdomH4438, that they may gatherH6908 all the fairH2896H4758 youngH5291 virginsH1330 to ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, to the houseH1004 of the womenH802, into 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 who pleasethH3190H5869 the kingH4428 be queenH4427 instead of VashtiH2060. And the thingH1697 pleasedH3190H5869 the kingH4428; and he did soH6213.

5Now in ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002 there was a certainH376 JewH3064, whose nameH8034 was MordecaiH4782, the sonH1121 of JairH2971, the sonH1121 of ShimeiH8096, the sonH1121 of KishH7027, a BenjamiteH1145;

6Who had been carried awayH1540 from JerusalemH3389 with the captivesH1473 who had been carried awayH1540 with JeconiahH3204 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, whom NebuchadnezzarH5019 the kingH4428 of BabylonH894 had carried awayH1540.3

7And he brought upH539 HadassahH1919, that is, EstherH635, his uncle’sH1730 daughterH1323: for she had neither fatherH1 nor motherH517, and the maidH5291 was fairH3303H8389 and beautifulH2896H4758; whom MordecaiH4782, when her fatherH1 and motherH517 were deadH4194, tookH3947 for his own daughterH1323.45

8So it came to pass, when the king’sH4428 commandmentH1697 and his decreeH1881 were heardH8085, and when manyH7227 maidensH5291 were gatheredH6908 at ShushanH7800 the palaceH1002, to the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, that EstherH635 was broughtH3947 also to the king’sH4428 houseH1004, to the custodyH3027 of HegaiH1896, keeperH8104 of the womenH802.