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Esther

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And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he received it not.

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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 And Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he received it not.
King James Bible And So Esther's maidens maids and her chamberlains came and told it her; and her. Then was the queen was exceedingly grieved: grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from off him; him: but he received it not.
Hebrew Greek English And Then Esther's maidens and her chamberlains eunuchs came and told it her; her, and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and writhed in great anguish. And she sent raiment garments to clothe Mordecai, and to take Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from off him; him, but he received it not.did not accept them.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Then Esther's maidens and her chamberlains eunuchs came and told it her; her, and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and writhed in great anguish. And she sent raiment garments to clothe Mordecai, and to take Mordecai that he might remove his sackcloth from off him; him, but he received it not.did not accept them.