For the matter concerning the queen will spread to all the women, leading them to treat their husbands with contempt, saying, ‘When King Ahasuerus gave orders to bring Queen Vashti into his presence, she would not come.’

And after they had spoken to him day after day<n id="1" /> without his paying any attention to them, they informed Haman to see whether this attitude on Mordecai&#8217;s part would be permitted.<n id="2" /> Furthermore, he had disclosed to them that he was a Jew.<n id="3" />p>