Yǐsītièjì 2:4

4 Wáng suǒ xǐaì de nǚzi kĕyǐ Lìwèi wáng hòu , daìtì Wǎshítí . wáng yǐ zhè shì wèi mĕi , jiù rúcǐ xíng .

Yǐsītièjì 2:4 Meaning and Commentary

Esther 2:4

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead
of Vashti
Have the royal estate, that was taken from Vashti, given to her, the crown royal set on her head and the thing pleased the king, and he did so;
appointed officers in all his provinces to seek out the most beautiful virgins, and bring them to his palace; so with the Chinese now, the king never marries with any of his kindred, though ever so remote; but there is sought throughout his kingdom a damsel of twelve or fourteen years, of perfect beauty, good natural parts, and well inclined to virtue; whence, for the most part, the queen is the daughter of some artisan; and in their history ^F5, mention is made of one that was the daughter of a mason.

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FOOTNOTES:

F5 Semedo's History of China, part 1. ch. 23.

Yǐsītièjì 2:4 In-Context

2 Yúshì wáng de shì chén duì wáng shuō , bù rú wèi wáng xúnzhǎo mĕimào de chǔnǚ .

3 Wáng kĕyǐ paì guān zaì guó zhōng de gè shĕng , zhāo jù mĕimào de chǔnǚ dào Shūshān chéng ( huò zuò gōng ) de nǚ yuàn , jiāo gĕi zhǎng guǎn nǚzi de taì jiān Xīgāi , gĕi tāmen dāng yòng de xiāng pǐn .

4 Wáng suǒ xǐaì de nǚzi kĕyǐ Lìwèi wáng hòu , daìtì Wǎshítí . wáng yǐ zhè shì wèi mĕi , jiù rúcǐ xíng .

5 Shūshān chéng yǒu yī gè Yóudà rén , míng jiào Mòdǐgǎi , shì Biànyǎmǐn rén jī shì de céng sūn , Shìmĕi de sūnzi , Yáĕr de érzi .

6 Cóng qián Bābǐlún wáng Níbùjiǎnísǎ , jiāng Yóudà wáng Yēgēníyǎ ( yòu míng yuē Yǎjīn ) hé bǎixìng cóng Yēlùsǎlĕng lǔ qù , Mòdǐgǎi yĕ zaìqí neì .