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Greek Esther 1:9-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
Greek Esther 1:9-11
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
9 Meanwhile, Queen Vashti[a] gave a drinking-party for the women in the palace where King Artaxerxes was.
Dismissal of Queen Vashti
10 On the seventh day, when the king was in good humour, he told Haman, Bazan, Tharra, Boraze, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven eunuchs who served King Artaxerxes, 11 to escort the queen to him in order to proclaim her as queen and to place the diadem on her head, and to have her display her beauty to all the governors and the people of various nations, for she was indeed a beautiful woman.
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- Greek Esther 1:9 Gk Astin
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)
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