Esther 2:13
11 And Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women’s house, to know how Esther did, and what should become of her.
12 Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
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.
14 In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king’s chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and that she were called by name.
15 Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king’s chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The young woman then came to the king like this: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the women’s house to the king’s house.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- and thus came the maiden in unto the king), whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.
- BLB
- And at this the young woman would go to the king. All that she said was given to her, to come with her from the house of the women to the house of the king.
- ÅB
- når da den unge pike gikk inn til kongen, fikk hun ta med seg fra kvinnenes hus til kongens hus alt det hun ba om.
- OTB
- Og slik skulle hun gå til kongen: Alt hun ønsket ble gitt henne å ta med seg fra haremet til kongens palass.
- B1930
- når da den unge pike gikk inn til kongen, fikk hun ta med sig fra kvinnenes hus til kongens hus alt det hun bad om.