Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Some
time
later
, when
the anger
of King Xerxes
had
subsided
, he remembered Vashti and what
she had
done
, and what
had
been decreed against
her .
After
these
things
, at
the ceasing
of the
fury
of
the
king Ahasuerus
, he hath
remembered Vashti ,
and that
which
she did
, and that
which
hath
been decreed concerning
her ;
Then
the king’s
attendants
proposed
, “
Let a
search
be
made
for
beautiful
young
virgins
for the king,
and
servants
of
the king
, his
ministers,
say,
`
Let them
seek
for the king young
women
, virgins,
of
good
appearance,
and let
the king appoint commissioners
in each
province
of his kingdom to
assemble
all
the
beautiful
young women
into
the harem
at
the citadel
of Susa.
Let
them
be
placed
under
the care
of
Hegai
, the king’s
eunuch in
charge
of the women, and let
them
be
given
beauty
treatments.
and the king doth
appoint inspectors
in all
provinces
of his kingdom ,
and
they
gather
every
young woman
--
virgin,
of
good
appearance
--
unto
Shushan
the palace,
unto
the house
of the women
, unto
the hand
of
Hege
eunuch of the king,
keeper
of
the
women, and to
give
their
purifications,
Then
let
the young woman who pleases
the king become
queen
in
place
of Vashti .”
This
suggestion
pleased
the king, and he acted
accordingly
.
and
the young woman who is
good
in
the eyes
of
the
king doth
reign
instead
of Vashti ;'
and
the thing
is
good
in
the
eyes
of
the
king, and he doth
so
.
Now
there
was
at
the
citadel
of
Susa
a Jewish
man from
the tribe
of
Benjamin
named
Mordecai son of Jair, the
son of Shimei, the
son of Kish .
A man ,
a
Jew,
there
hath
been
in
Shushan
the palace,
and
his
name
`is'
Mordecai son of Jair, son of Shimei, son of Kish ,
a
Benjamite
--
He
had been carried
into
exile
from Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
among
those
taken
captive
with Jeconiah king of Judah .
who
had been removed
from Jerusalem with the
removal
that
was
removed
with
Jeconiah king of Judah ,
whom
Nebuchadnezzar
king
of
Babylon
removed
--
And Mordecai
had
brought
up
Hadassah (that
is ,
Esther ),
the
daughter of his uncle, because
she did
not
have
a
father or
mother .
The young woman was
lovely
in
form and appearance, and when
her father and mother had
died,
Mordecai had
taken her in
as
his
own
daughter.
and he
is
supporting
Hadassah --
she
`
is '
Esther --
daughter of his uncle, for
she hath
neither
father nor
mother ,
and
the young woman `is'
of
fair
form ,
and of
good
appearance, and at
the
death
of
her father and her
mother hath
Mordecai taken her to
him
for
a
daughter.
When
the
king’s
command
and edict
had
been
proclaimed
, many young women gathered at
the citadel
of
Susa
under
the care
of Hegai .
Esther was
also
taken to
the palace
and
placed
under
the care
of Hegai, the
custodian
of the women .
And it
cometh
to
pass
, in
the
word
of
the
king,
even
his
law,
being
heard,
and
in
many young women being
gathered unto
Shushan
the palace,
unto
the hand
of Hegai ,
that
Esther is
taken unto
the house
of
the king,
unto
the
hand
of Hegai, keeper
of the women ,
And the young woman pleased
him
and
obtained
his favor
, so
he quickly
provided
her with
beauty
treatments
and the
special
diet.
He
assigned
to her seven select
maidservants
from the palace
and transferred
her with
them
to the
best
place in the harem
.
and the young woman is
good
in
his eyes
, and
she
receiveth
kindness
before
him,
and
he hasteneth
her purifications
and her
portions
--
to give
to
her ,
and
the
seven young
women
who
are
provided
--
to
give
to
her,
from the house
of
the
king,
and he
changeth
her and
her
young
women
to a
good
`
place in '
the house
of
the
women
.
Esther did
not reveal
her people or
her lineage
, because
Mordecai had
instructed
her not to
do
so.
Esther hath
not declared
her people ,
and
her kindred
, for
Mordecai hath
laid
a
charge
on
her that
she
doth
not declare
`it';
And every day Mordecai would
walk
back
and forth
in
front
of
the court of the harem
to learn
about
Esther’s
welfare and what was
happening
to
her.
and during
every day Mordecai is
walking
up
and down
before
the court of the house
of
the
women
to know
the
welfare of
Esther,
and what is
done
with
her.
In the twelve
months
before
her
turn to
go
to King Xerxes
, the harem
regulation
required
each
young
woman
to receive
beauty
treatments
with oil of myrrh for
six months, and then
with perfumes
and
cosmetics
for
another
six
months.
And
in the drawing
nigh
of
the
turn of
each
young
woman
to come
in
unto
the
king Ahasuerus
, at
the end
of
there
being
to her
--
according
to
the
law
of
the
women
--
twelve
months,
for
so
they
fulfil
the
days
of
their
purifications;
six
months
with oil of myrrh ,
and
six months with
spices
, and with the
purifications
of
women,
When
the young woman would
go
to
the king, she was
given whatever
she
requested
to take
with her from
the harem
to
the king’s
palace.
and
with
this
the young woman hath
come
in
unto
the king, all
that
she saith
is
given to her,
to
go
in
with her ,
out
of
the house
of
the women,
unto
the
house
of
the
king;
She
would
go
there
in the evening, and in the morning she would
return
to
a
second
harem
under
the care
of Shaashgaz
, the king’s
eunuch in
charge
of the concubines .
She would
not return
to
the king unless
he
delighted in her and summoned
her
by name.
in the evening she
hath
gone
in
, and in the morning she hath
turned
back
unto
the second
house
of the
women
, unto
the hand
of
Shaashgaz
eunuch of the king,
keeper
of
the
concubines ;
she cometh
not in
any
more
unto
the king except
the
king
hath
delighted in her ,
and she
hath
been
called
by name.
Now
Esther
was
the daughter of Abihail, the
uncle from
whom
Mordecai had adopted
her
as
his
own
daughter.
And
when
it
was
her
turn
to go
to the king, she did
not ask
for
anything
except what
Hegai ,
the king’s
trusted
official
in
charge
of the harem
, had
advised.
And Esther found
favor
in the eyes of everyone
who
saw
her.
And
in
the drawing
nigh
of
the
turn
of
Esther
--
daughter of Abihail, uncle of
Mordecai ,
whom
he
had taken
to him
for
a
daughter
--
to come
in
unto
the king, she hath
not sought
a
thing
except that
which
Hegai eunuch
of
the king,
keeper
of the women
, saith,
and Esther is
receiving
grace
in the eyes of all
seeing
her.
She
was
taken to
King
Xerxes
in
the royal palace
in the tenth month ,
the month of Tebeth ,
in the seventh year of his reign .
And
Esther
is
taken unto
the king
Ahasuerus,
unto
his
royal house,
in the tenth month --
it
`is'
the month of Tebeth --
in the seventh year of his reign ,
And the king loved
Esther more
than
all the other
women, and she found
grace and favor
in
his
sight
more
than
all of
the other
virgins .
So
he placed
the
royal crown upon
her head and made
her queen
in
place
of Vashti .
and the king loveth
Esther above
all the women, and she receiveth
grace and kindness
before
him
above
all the virgins ,
and
he setteth
a
royal crown on
her head ,
and causeth
her to
reign
instead
of Vashti ,
Then
the king held
a great banquet ,
Esther’s
banquet,
for
all his officials
and servants .
He
proclaimed
a tax
holiday
in
the provinces and gave
gifts worthy
of the king’s
bounty
.
and
the king maketh
a great banquet to
all his heads
and his
servants --
the
banquet
of
Esther
--
and
a release
to
the provinces hath
made,
and giveth
gifts as
a
memorial
of the king
.
When
the virgins were
assembled
a second time, Mordecai was
sitting at
the king’s
gate .
And
in
the virgins being
gathered
a second time, then
Mordecai is
sitting in
the gate of
the
king;
Esther still
had
not revealed
her lineage
or
her people, just
as Mordecai had
instructed.
She
obeyed
Mordecai’s
command
, as she had
done
under
his
care
.
Esther is
not declaring
her kindred
and
her people, as Mordecai hath
laid
a
charge
upon
her
, and
the
saying
of
Mordecai
Esther
is
doing
as when
she was
truly
with
him
.
In those days, while
Mordecai was
sitting at
the king’s
gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king’s
eunuchs who
guarded
the entrance
, grew
angry
and conspired
to assassinate
King Xerxes.
In those days, when
Mordecai is
sitting in
the gate of
the
king
, hath
Bigthan been
wroth,
and Teresh, (
two of the eunuchs of
the king
, the
keepers
of
the
threshold,)
and they
seek
to put
forth
a
hand
on
king Ahasuerus,
When
Mordecai
learned
of
the plot
, he reported
it to Queen
Esther, and she
informed
the king on
Mordecai’s
behalf.
and
the thing
is
known
to
Mordecai
, and
he declareth
`
it '
to Esther the
queen
, and Esther
speaketh
to
the king in
the
name
of
Mordecai,
After
the report
had
been
investigated
and verified
, both
officials
were
hanged on the
gallows.
And all
this
was
recorded
in the Book of the Chronicles in
the
presence
of
the king.
and
the thing
is
sought
out,
and found
, and
they
are
hanged both
of
them
on a
tree,
and it
is
written
in the book of the Chronicles before
the king.
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