Every day Mordecai would walk around in front of the court of the harem, to learn how Esther was and how she fared.
Esther 2:13 - New Revised Standard Version When the girl went in to the king she was given whatever she asked for to take with her from the harem to the king's palace. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king's house. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then in this way the maiden came to the king: whatever she desired was given her to take with her from the harem into the king's palace. American Standard Version (1901) then in this wise came the maiden unto the king: Whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house. Common English Bible So this is how the young woman would go to the king: They gave her anything that she asked to take with her from the women’s house to the palace. English Standard Version 2016 when the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace. |
Every day Mordecai would walk around in front of the court of the harem, to learn how Esther was and how she fared.
The turn came for each girl to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their cosmetic treatment, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics for women.
In the evening she went in; then in the morning she came back to the second harem in custody of Shaashgaz, the king's eunuch, who was in charge of the concubines; she did not go in to the king again, unless the king delighted in her and she was summoned by name.