Esther 2:13 “When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she…”

Esther 2:13

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thus went the maides vnto the King) whatsoeuer she required, was giuen her, to go with her out of the womens house vnto ye kings house.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

and with this the young woman hath come in unto the king, all that she saith is given to her, to go in with her, out of the house of the women, unto the house of the king;

Bible in Basic English

And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.

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In context

12In the twelve months before her turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.

14She would go there in the evening, and in the morning she would return to a second harem under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch in charge of the concubines. She would not return to the king unless he delighted in her and summoned her by name.

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