Esther 2:2
ContextNET © | The king’s servants who attended him said, “Let a search be conducted in the king’s behalf for attractive young women. 1 |
NIV © | Then the king’s personal attendants proposed, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king. |
NASB © | Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king. |
NLT © | So his attendants suggested, "Let us search the empire to find beautiful young virgins for the king. |
MSG © | the king's young attendants stepped in and got the ball rolling: "Let's begin a search for beautiful young virgins for the king. |
BBE © | Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king: |
NRSV © | Then the king’s servants who attended him said, "Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king. |
NKJV © | Then the king’s servants who attended him said: "Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king; |
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NET © | The king’s servants who attended him said, “Let a search be conducted in the king’s behalf for attractive young women. 1 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “young women, virgins, good of form.” The same phrase also occurs in v. 3. |