Esther 2 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

There was a Jew ^H3064 at the citadel ^H1002 in Susa ^H7800 whose name ^H8034 was Mordecai ^H4782, the son ^H1121 of Jair ^H2971, the son ^H1121 of Shimei ^H8096, the son ^H1121 of Kish ^H7027, a Benjaminite ^H376 H3228,

So it came ^H1961 about ^H1961, when the command ^H1697 and decree ^H1881 of the king ^H4428 were heard ^H8085 and many ^H7227 young ^H5291 ladies ^H5291 were gathered ^H6908 to the citadel ^H1002 of Susa ^H7800 into the [fn]custody ^H3027 of Hegai ^H1896, that Esther ^H635 was taken ^H3947 to the king’s ^H4428 [fn]palace ^H1004 into the custody ^H3027 of Hegai ^H1896, who was in ^H8104 charge ^H8104 of ^H8104 the women ^H802.

Now when the turn ^H8447 came ^H5060 for each ^H5291 young ^H5291 woman ^H5291 to go ^H935 in ^H935 to King ^H4428 Ahasuerus ^H325, after ^H4480 the end ^H7093 of her twelve ^H8147 H6240 months ^H2320 under the regulations ^H1881 for the women ^H802—for the days ^H3117 of their beauty ^H4795 treatment ^H4795 were completed ^H4390 as ^H3651 follows ^H3651: six ^H8337 months ^H2320 with oil ^H8081 of myrrh ^H4753 and six ^H8337 months ^H2320 with balsam ^H1314 oil ^H1314 and the cosmetics ^H8562 for women ^H802—

Now when the turn ^H8447 of Esther ^H635, the daughter ^H1323 of Abihail ^H32 the uncle ^H1730 of Mordecai ^H4782 who ^H834 had taken ^H3947 her as his daughter ^H1323, came ^H5060 to go ^H935 in ^H935 to the king ^H4428, she did not request ^H1245 anything ^H1697 except ^H3588 H518 what ^H834 Hegai ^H1896, the king’s ^H4428 eunuch ^H5631 who was in ^H8104 charge ^H8104 of ^H8104 the women ^H802, [fn]advised ^H559. And Esther ^H635 was finding ^H5375 favor ^H2580 in the eyes ^H5869 of all ^H3605 who saw ^H7200 her.

The king ^H4428 loved ^H157 Esther ^H635 more ^H4480 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 the women ^H802, and she found ^H5375 favor ^H2580 and kindness ^H2617 with him more ^H4480 than ^H4480 all ^H3605 the virgins ^H1330, so that he set ^H7760 the royal ^H4438 turban ^H3804 on her head ^H7218 and made ^H4427 her queen ^H4427 in ^H8478 place ^H8478 of ^H8478 Vashti ^H2060.

Now when the virgins ^H1330 were gathered ^H6908 together for the second ^H8145 time ^H8145, then Mordecai ^H4782 was sitting ^H3427 at the king’s ^H4428 gate ^H8179.