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Esther

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Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?

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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 Then spake the king Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
King James Bible Then spake the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so?
Hebrew Greek English Then spake the king King Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, that durst who would presume in his heart to do so?thus?"
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then spake the king King Ahasuerus and said unto Esther the queen, Who asked Queen Esther, "Who is he, and where is he, that durst who would presume in his heart to do so?thus?"