"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].
When the virginswere gatheredtogether the secondtime,then Mordecaiwas sittingat the king'sgate.
"Then let the youngladywhopleasesthe kingbe queenin placeof Vashti."And the matterpleasedthe king,and he didaccordingly.
[Now] there was at the citadelin Susaa Jewwhose namewas Mordecai,the sonof Jair,the sonof Shimei,the sonof Kish,a Benjamite,
