³ And let the king appoint overseers in ^(A)all the provinces of his kingdom that they may gather every young virgin, beautiful in appearance, to the citadel of Susa, to the harem, into the hand of ^(B)Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who keeps charge of the women; and ^(C)let their cosmetics be given to them.

Esther Advances in Favor

⁸ Now it happened that when the word and law of the king were heard and ^(A)many young ladies were gathered to the citadel of Susa into the hand of ^(B)Hegai, that Esther was taken to the king’s ^[a]house into the hand of Hegai, who kept charge of the women.