Then the king'sattendants,who servedhim, said,"Let beautifulyoungvirginsbe soughtfor the king.
It cameabout when Abramcameinto Egypt,the Egyptianssawthat the womanwas verybeautiful.
So his servantssaidto him, "Let them seeka youngvirginfor my lordthe king,and let her attendthe kingand becomehis nurse;and let her liein your bosom,that my lordthe kingmay keepwarm."
On the seventhday,when the heartof the kingwas merrywith wine,he commandedMehuman,Biztha,Harbona,Bigtha,Abagtha,Zetharand Carkas,the seveneunuchswho servedin the presenceof KingAhasuerus,
and were closeto him: Carshena,Shethar,Admatha,Tarshish,Meres,Marsenaand Memucan,the sevenprincesof Persiaand Mediawho had accessto the king'spresenceand satin the firstplace in the kingdom--
"Let the kingappointoverseersin allthe provincesof his kingdomthat they may gathereverybeautifulyoungvirginto the citadelof Susa,to the harem,into the custodyof Hegai,the king'seunuch,who is in chargeof the women;and let their cosmeticsbe given[them].
While they were stilltalkingwith him, the king'seunuchsarrivedand hastilybroughtHamanto the banquetwhichEstherhad prepared.
