Esther 2:10-12

Common English Bible

(¹⁰ Esther hadn’t told anyone her race and family background because Mordecai had ordered her not to.) ¹¹ Each day found Mordecai pacing back and forth along the wall in front of the women’s house to learn how Esther was doing and what they were doing with her. ¹² According to the rules for women, the moment for each young woman to go to King Ahasuerus came at the end of twelve months. (She had six months of treatment with pleasant-smelling creams and six months with fragrant oils and other treatments for women.)