Esther 2:2

In 11 translations

BSB

Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

KJV

Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

WEB

Then the king’s servants who served him said, “Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. Then the servants of the king said, “Let chaste, beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

ASV

Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

LSV

and servants of the king, his ministers, say, “Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance,

YLT

and servants of the king, his ministers, say, 'Let them seek for the king young women, virgins, of good appearance,

DBY

Then said the king's servants that attended upon him, Let there be maidens, virgins of beautiful countenance, sought for the king;

DRC

And the king’s servants and his officers said: Let young women be sought for the king, virgins and beautiful,

GNV

And the Kings seruants that ministred vnto him, sayd, Let them seeke for the King beautifull yong virgins,

JPS

Then said the king's servants that ministered unto him: 'Let there be sought for the king young virgins fair to look on;

LXXE

Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ נַעֲרֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ נְעָר֥וֹת בְּתוּל֖וֹת טוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπαν οἱ διάκονοι τοῦ βασιλέως, ζητηθήτω τῷ βασιλεῖ κοράσια ἄφθορα καλὰ τῷ εἴδει·

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Cross-references most cited first

• 1 Kings 1:2So his servants said to him, “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him and lie by his side to keep him warm.”
• Esther 6:14While they were still speaking with Haman, the king’s eunuchs arrived and rushed him to the banquet that Esther had prepared.
• Genesis 12:14So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
• Esther 1:10On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine, he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—
• Esther 1:14His closest advisors were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and ranked highest in the kingdom.

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