Esther 2:4
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And whosoever among them all shall please the king's eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.

Esther 2:3
And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use.

Esther 2:5
There was a man in the city of Susan, a Jew, named Mardochai, the son of Jair, the son of Semei, the son of Cis, of the race of Jemini,

Esther 2:19
And when the virgins were sought the second time, and gathered together, Mardochai stayed at the king's gate,

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And whosoever among them all shall please the king's eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.

let the maiden.

Matthew 20:16 So shall the last be first and the first last. For many are called but few chosen.

Matthew 22:14 For many are called, but few are chosen.

the thing.

Esther 1:21 His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

Esther 3:9,10 If it please thee, decree that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents to thy treasurers. . . .

2 Samuel 13:4-6 And he said to him: Why dost thou grow so lean from day to day, O son of the king? why dost thou not tell me the reason of it? And Ammon said to him: I am in love with Thamar the sister of my brother Absalom. . . .

2 Samuel 16:21-23 And Achitophel said to Absalom: Go in to the concubines of thy father, whom he hath left to keep the house: that when all Israel shall hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be strengthened with thee. . . .

2 Samuel 17:4 And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.

Matthew 14:6 But on Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before them: and pleased Herod.

Context
Seeking Vashti's Successor
3And let some persons be sent through all the provinces to look for beautiful maidens and virgins: and let them bring them to the city of Susan, and put them into the house of the women under the hand of Egeus the eunuch, who is the overseer and keeper of the king's women: and let them receive women's ornaments, and other things necessary for their use. 4And whosoever among them all shall please the king's eyes, let her be queen instead of Vasthi. The word pleased the king: and he commanded it should be done as they had suggested.
Lexicon
Then let the young woman
וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה (wə·han·na·‘ă·rāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden

who
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

pleases
תִּיטַב֙ (tî·ṭaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

the king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

become queen
תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ (tim·lōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

in place
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

of Vashti.”
וַשְׁתִּ֑י (waš·tî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2060: Vashti -- queen of Pers

This suggestion
הַדָּבָ֛ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

pleased
וַיִּיטַ֧ב (way·yî·ṭaḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3190: To be good, well, glad, or pleasing

the king,
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

and he acted
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

accordingly.
כֵּֽן׃ (kên)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3651: So -- thus


Additional Translations
Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.And let the maiden which pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

And let the woman who shall please the king be queen instead of Astin. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

And let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

and let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king, and he did so.

And let the maiden who pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti." The thing pleased the king, and he did so.

and the young woman who is good in the eyes of the king doth reign instead of Vashti;' and the thing is good in the eyes of the king, and he doth so.
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