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11 Every day Mordecai walked around the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther fared and what might be done with her.

12 The turn came for each young woman to go in to King Ahasuerus, after being twelve months under the regulations for the women, since this was the regular period of their beautifying, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and ointments for women. 13 When the young woman went in to the king in this way, she was given whatever she desired to take with her from the harem to take to the king’s palace.

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