Esther 2:15-16

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^15-16Xerxes had been king for seven years when Esther's turn came to go to him during Tebeth,^[a] the tenth month of the year. Everyone liked Esther. The king's personal servant Hegai was in charge of the women, and Esther trusted Hegai and asked him what she ought to take with her.^[b]

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Footnotes

2.15,16 Tebeth: The tenth month of the Hebrew calendar, from about mid-December to mid-January.
2.15,16 her: The Hebrew text adds, “Esther was the daughter of Abihail and was the cousin of Mordecai, who had adopted her after her parents died” (see verse 7).