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And the woman who pleases the king shall be queen instead of Vashti.’[a] This pleased the king, and he did so.

Now there was a Jew in Susa the capital whose name was Mordecai son of Jair son of Shimei[b] son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin; he had been taken captive from Jerusalem among those whom King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon had captured.

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Footnotes

  1. Greek Esther 2:4 Gk Astin
  2. Greek Esther 2:5 Gk Semeios

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