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Esther 2:11

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9 And the young woman pleased him and obtained his favor, so he quickly provided her with beauty treatments and the special diet. He assigned to her seven select maidservants from the palace and transferred her with them to the best place in the harem.

10 Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.

And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.

12 In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.

13 When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

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BSB
And every day Mordecai would walk back and forth in front of the court of the harem to learn about Esther’s welfare and what was happening to her.
KJV
And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
WEB
Mordecai walked every day in front of the court of the women’s house, to find out how Esther was doing, and what would become of her.
ASV
And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women`s house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.
DARBY
And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
BLB
And in every day by day, Mordecai was going about before the face of the court of the house of the women to know the peace of Esther, and what was being done with her.
ÅB
Hver eneste dag gikk Mordekai fram og tilbake utenfor forgården til kvinnehuset for å få vite hvordan det sto til med Ester, og hva de gjorde med henne.
OTB
Hver dag gikk Mordekai frem og tilbake nær gårdsplassen til haremet for å finne ut hvordan Ester hadde det og hva som skjedde med henne.
B1930
Hver eneste dag gikk Mordekai frem og tilbake utenfor forgården til kvinnehuset for å få vite hvorledes det stod til med Ester, og hvad de gjorde med henne.

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  • Genesis 37:14

    Then Israel told him, “Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me.” So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,

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  • 1 Samuel 17:18

    Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

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  • Acts 15:36

    Some time later Paul said to Barnabas, “Let us go back and visit the brothers in every town where we proclaimed the word of the Lord, to see how they are doing.”

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  • Esther 2:13–14

    When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.

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