King James Version with Apocrypha
"Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:"
— Esther 2:2, King James Version with Apocrypha
“Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:”
“Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king: ”
“Then the king's servants who served him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.”
“The king’s servants who attended him said,“Let a search be conducted on the king’s behalf for attractive young women.”
“And the king's servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,”
“Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:”
After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.
Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:
And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;