⁸ And when the king’s commandment, and his decree was published, and many maids were brought together to the palace of Shushan, under the hand of Hegai, Esther was brought also unto the King’s house under the hand of Hegai the keeper of the women.

⁹ And the maid pleased him, and she found favor in his sight, therefore he caused her things for purification to be given her speedily, and her ^[a]state, and seven comely maids to be given her out of the King’s house, and he gave change to her and to her maids of the best in the house of the women.

¹⁰ But Esther showed not her people and her kindred: for Mordecai had charged her that she should not tell it.