Esther 2:12

2:12 At the end of the twelve months that were required for the women, ¹  when the turn of each young woman arrived to go to King Ahasuerus – for in this way they had to fulfill their time of cosmetic treatment: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfume and various ointments used by women –

Esther 4:16

4:16 “Go, assemble all the Jews who are found in Susa and fast in my behalf. Don’t eat and don’t drink for three days, night or day. My female attendants and I ²  will also fast in the same way. Afterward I will go to the king, even though it violates the law. ³  If I perish, I perish!”

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¹ tc The LXX does not include the words “that were required for the women.”

tn Heb “to be to her according to the law of the women”; NASB “under the regulations for the women.”

² tn Heb “I and my female attendants.” The translation reverses the order for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “which is not according to the law” (so KJV, NASB); NAB “contrary to the law.”