At that time the king’s personal attendants made a suggestion. They said,“ King Xerxes, let a search be made for some beautiful young virgins for you.

于是王的侍臣对王说：“不如为王寻找美貌的处女。

于是王的侍臣对王说：“请派人为王寻找美貌的少女；

于是王的侍臣对王说：“请派人为王寻找美貌的少女；

王的侍臣说：“让人为王物色一些年轻貌美的处女吧。

于是有些侍臣对王说：“要差人为王寻找一些美貌的少女。

于是事奉王的仆人们说：“让人为王寻找一些容貌美丽的年轻处女吧！

於是王的侍臣對王說：「不如為王尋找美貌的處女。

於是王的侍臣對王說：「請派人為王尋找美貌的少女；

於是王的侍臣對王說：「請派人為王尋找美貌的少女；

王的侍臣說：「讓人為王物色一些年輕貌美的處女吧。

於是有些侍臣對王說：“要差人為王尋找一些美貌的少女。

於是一些伺候王的侍臣就對王說：『請讓人為王尋找容貌俊美的年少處女。

於是事奉王的僕人們說：「讓人為王尋找一些容貌美麗的年輕處女吧！

侍臣曰、宜為王採訪豔麗處女、

侍臣曰、必為王採訪名姝。

王之侍臣曰、莫若為王尋美貌之處女數人、

Then the king’s personal attendants proposed,“ Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

Then the king’s young men who attended him said,“ Let beautiful young virgins be sought out for the king.

So his personal attendants suggested,“ Let us search the empire to find beautiful young virgins for the king.

The king’s personal attendants suggested,“ Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king.

Then the king’s attendants, who served him, said,“ Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

Then the king’s servants who attended him said:“ Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king;

Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

The king’s personal attendants suggested,“ Let a search be made for beautiful young women for the king.

Then said the king’s servants that ministered unto him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the king:

The king’s servants who attended him said,“ Let a search be conducted in the king’s behalf for attractive young women.

Then the king’s servants who served him said,“ Let beautiful young virgins be sought for the king.

So his attendants spoke to him. They said,“ You are our king and master. Please let us try to find a young virgin to serve you. She can take care of you. She can lie down beside you to keep you warm.”

They were still talking with him when the king’s officials arrived. They hurried Haman away to the feast Esther had prepared.

Abram arrived in Egypt. The Egyptians saw that Sarai was a very beautiful woman.

On the seventh day Xerxes was in a good mood because he had drunk a lot of wine. So he gave a command to the seven officials who served him. They were Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar and Karkas.

They were the men closest to the king. Their names were Karshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena and Memukan. They were the seven nobles of Persia and Media. They were the king’s special advisers and the most important men in the kingdom.