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And let the kingappointofficers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair*youngvirgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king'schamberlain,keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
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Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiahking of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.
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And he brought upHadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle'sdaughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fairandbeautiful*; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead,took for his own daughter.
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So it came to pass, when the king'scommandment and his decree was heard, and when manymaidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also unto the king'shouse, to the custody of Hegai,keeper of the women.