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Esther 2:9

NETBible	This young woman pleased him,¹ and she found favor with him. He quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her rations; he also provided her with the seven specially chosen² young women who were from the palace. He then transferred her and her young women to the best quarters in the harem.³
NIV © biblegateway Est 2:9	The girl pleased him and won his favour. Immediately he provided her with her beauty treatments and special food. He assigned to her seven maids selected from the king’s palace and moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.
NASB © biblegateway Est 2:9	Now the young lady pleased him and found favor with him. So he quickly provided her with her cosmetics and food, gave her seven choice maids from the king’s palace and transferred her and her maids to the best place in the harem.
NLT © biblegateway Est 2:9	Hegai was very impressed with Esther and treated her kindly. He quickly ordered a special menu for her and provided her with beauty treatments. He also assigned her seven maids specially chosen from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maids into the best place in the harem.
MSG © biblegateway Est 2:9	Hegai liked Esther and took a special interest in her. Right off he started her beauty treatments, ordered special food, assigned her seven personal maids from the palace, and put her and her maids in the best rooms in the harem.
BBE © SABDAweb Est 2:9	And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king’s house: and he had her and her servant-girls moved to the best place in the women’s part of the house.
NRSV © bibleoremus Est 2:9	The girl pleased him and won his favor, and he quickly provided her with her cosmetic treatments and her portion of food, and with seven chosen maids from the king’s palace, and advanced her and her maids to the best place in the harem.
NKJV © biblegateway Est 2:9	Now the young woman pleased him, and she obtained his favor; so he readily gave beauty preparations to her, besides her allowance. Then seven choice maidservants were provided for her from the king’s palace, and he moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the house of the women.
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KJV	And the maiden <05291> pleased <03190> (8799) <05869> him, and she obtained <05375> (8799) kindness <02617> of him <06440>_; and he speedily <0926> (8762) gave <05414> (8800) her her things for purification <08562>_, with such things as belonged <04490> to her, and seven <07651> maidens <05291>_, [which were] meet <07200> (8803) to be given <05414> (8800) her, out of the king's <04428> house <01004>_: and he preferred <08138> (8762) her and her maids <05291> unto the best <02896> [place] of the house <01004> of the women <0802>_. {such...: Heb. her portions} {preferred: Heb. changed}
NASB © biblegateway Est 2:9	Now the young <05291> lady <05291> pleased <03190> <5869> him and found <05375> favor <02617> with him. So he quickly <0926> provided <05414> her with her cosmetics <08562> and food <04490> , gave <05414> her seven <07651> choice <07200> maids <05291> from the king's <04428> palace <01004> and transferred <08132> her and her maids <05291> to the best <02896> place in the harem <01004> <802 >.
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ hresen <700> V-AAI-3S autw <846> D-DSM to <3588> T-NSN korasion <2877> N-NSN kai <2532> CONJ euren <2147> V-AAI-3S carin <5485> N-ASF enwpion <1799> PREP autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ espeusen <4692> V-AAI-3S auth <846> D-DSF dounai <1325> V-AAN to <3588> T-ASN smhgma {N-ASN} kai <2532> CONJ thn <3588> T-ASF merida <3310> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ ta <3588> T-APN epta <2033> N-NUI korasia <2877> N-APN ta <3588> T-APN apodedeigmena {V-RMPAP} auth <846> D-DSF ek <1537> PREP basilikou <937> A-GSN kai <2532> CONJ ecrhsato <5531> V-AMI-3S auth <846> D-DSF kalwv <2570> ADV kai <2532> CONJ taiv <3588> T-DPF abraiv {N-DPF} authv <846> D-GSF en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM gunaikwni {N-DSM}
NET [draft] ITL	This young woman <05291> pleased <05869> <03190> him, and she found <05375> favor <02617> with him. He quickly <0926> provided <05414> her with her cosmetics <08562> and her rations <04490> ; he also provided <05414> her with the seven <07651> specially chosen <07200> young women <05291> who were from the palace <01004> . He then transferred <08138> her and her young women <05291> to the best <02896> quarters in the harem <0802> <01004> .
HEBREW	Mysnh <0802> tyb <01004> bwjl <02896> hytwren <05291> taw <0853> hnsyw <08138> Klmh <04428> tybm <01004> hl <0> ttl <05414> twyarh <07200> twrenh <05291> ebs <07651> taw <0853> hl <0> ttl <05414> htwnm <04490> taw <0853> hyqwrmt <08562> ta <0853> lhbyw <0926> wynpl <06440> dox <02617> avtw <05375> wynyeb <05869> hrenh <05291> bjytw (2:9) <03190>

NETBible

This young woman pleased him,¹ and she found favor with him. He quickly provided her with her cosmetics and her rations; he also provided her with the seven specially chosen² young women who were from the palace. He then transferred her and her young women to the best quarters in the harem.³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “was good in his eyes”; NLT “Hegai was very impressed with Esther.”

²tn Heb “being looked at (with favor).”

³tn Heb “of the house of the women” (so KJV, ASV). So also in vv. 11, 13, 14.