01896 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <{01896} +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 01896 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01896 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01896 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~