Translations
Modern
When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
Traditional
Then thus came every maiden unto the king; whatsoever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women unto the king’s house.
Literal
And at this the young woman would go to the king. All that she said was given to her, to come with her from the house of the women to the house of the king.
Latin
Ingredientesque ad regem, quidquid postulassent ad ornatum pertinens, accipiebant: et ut eis placuerat, compositæ de triclinio feminarum ad regis cubiculum transibant.
Original
Hebrew
English
When the young woman would go to the king, she was given whatever she requested to take with her from the harem to the king’s palace.
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Chamberlain: An officer of a King Lasciviousness: Persian Kings Marriage: Wives Taken by Edict Medo-Persian Kingdom: Peculiar Customs In