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And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

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ASV

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

WEB

Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

YLT

and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;' and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.

DBT

And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

About this book

Old Testament

EstherA Jewish orphan becomes queen of Persia; Haman plots genocide; Mordecai and Esther intervene; deliverance comes by providence — and God's name never once appears in the book.

Author
Anonymous; some rabbinic tradition attributes to Mordecai
Date
Events c. 483–473 BC, during Xerxes I's reign (Heb. Ahasuerus); compilation 4th–5th century BC

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