01896 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint

<06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol >

the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth

> , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605

+kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na<arah > virgins

<01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace

<01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women

<00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege

<{01896} +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631

+cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802

+>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562

+tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] :

01896 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the

king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his

decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many

<07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na<arah > were gathered <06908

+qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace

<01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896

+Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947

+laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004

+bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <{01896}

+Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah

> .

01896 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the

king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his

decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many

<07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na<arah > were gathered <06908

+qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace

<01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai

<{01896} +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought

<03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house

<01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896

+Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah

> .

01896 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther

<00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32>

the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who

<00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter

<01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> >

in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash >

nothing but what Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > the king s <04428

+melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104

+shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559

+>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> >

favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 +<ayin > of all <03605

+kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her .

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