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. ^10 (B)Esther did not tell anyone about her people or her kinsmen, for Mordecai had commanded her that she should not tell anyone about them. ¹¹ And every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the court of the harem to know the well-being of Esther and ^[b]how she fared.