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Esther 2:17

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2:17 And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she met with his loving approval 1  more than all the other young women. 2  So he placed the royal high turban on her head and appointed her queen 3  in place of Vashti.

Esther 9:25

Context
9:25 But when the matter came to the king’s attention, the king 4  gave written orders that Haman’s 5  evil intentions that he had devised against the Jews should fall on his own head. He and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

1 tn Heb “grace and loyal love.” The expression is probably a hendiadys.

2 tc The LXX does not include the words “more than all the other young women.”

3 tn Heb “caused her to rule.”

4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Haman) has been specified in the translation for clarity.



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