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Esther

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So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

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Esther

Esther [N] [H] [S] the queen of Ahasuerus, and heroine of the book that bears her name. She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known ( Esther 2:7 ). It is a Syro-Arabian modification of the Persian word satarah, which means a star. She was the daughter of Abihail, a Benjamite. Her family did not avail themselves of the permissio... View Details

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American Standard Version So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
King James Bible So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into brought also unto the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.
Hebrew Greek English So it came to pass, about when the king's commandment command and his decree was heard, of the king were heard and when many maidens young ladies were gathered together unto Shushan to the palace, to citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into to the king's house, to palace into the custody of Hegai, keeper who was in charge of the women.
New American Standard Bible 1995 So it came to pass, about when the king's commandment command and his decree was heard, of the king were heard and when many maidens young ladies were gathered together unto Shushan to the palace, to citadel of Susa into the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into to the king's house, to palace into the custody of Hegai, keeper who was in charge of the women.