⁹ And the young lady was good in his eyes, and she advanced in lovingkindness before him. So he hurried to give her ^(A)cosmetics and portions of food to her, and to give to her seven choice young women from the king’s ^[a]house. And he transferred her and her young women to the best place in the harem.

¹² Now when it reached the turn of each young lady to go in to King Ahasuerus, after the end of her twelve months under the regulations for the women—for the days of their cosmetic treatment were fulfilled as follows: six months with oil of myrrh and six months with spices and the cosmetics for women—