Verse List for EST 2:12

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OET (OET-RV) Each young woman would get twelve months of beauty treatment according to the Persian law for women—there would be six months of applying oil of myrrh, then six months of perfumes and other lotions designed for women. Then their turn would come, one at a time, to be taken to King Ahasuerus.

OET-LV And_when_arrived the_turn _of a _young _woman and_a _young _woman to_go to the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh from _the_end/extremity of _being to/for_her/it according_to _the _regulation _of the _women two _plus ten month[s] if/because thus the _days _of they _were _completed their _rubbings _of_their six months with_the _oil _of (the)_myrrh and_six months with _(the)_oil and_with_the _cleansings _of (the)_women.

ULT Now when the turn came for young woman by young woman to go to the king Ahasuerus, it was after her 12 months, according to the law of women. For thus the days of their beautification would be fulfilled: six months by oil of myrrh, then six months by perfumes and by the ointments of women.

UST Each young woman in the harem, one at a time, was going to have sexual relations with King Ahasuerus and become one of his concubines. But before her turn came, each woman received a full year of beauty treatments, using techniques that had been developed for women in Persia. This is how the beauty treatments were completed: For the first six months, a woman’s attendants would rub her body every day with olive oil mixed with myrrh. For the next six months, her attendants would rub her body every day with perfumes and lotions designed for women.

BSB & MSB In the twelve months before [her] turn to go to King Xerxes, the harem regulation required each young woman to receive beauty treatments with oil of myrrh for six months, and then with perfumes and cosmetics for another six months.

OEB The girls were prepared for meeting King Ahasuerus for twelve months: six months being treated with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics. After the twelve months,

WEBBE & WMBB Each young woman’s turn came to go in to King Ahasuerus after her purification for twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet fragrances and with preparations for beautifying women).

NET At the end of the twelve months that were required for the women, when the turn of each young woman arrived to go to King Ahasuerus – for in this way they had to fulfill their time of cosmetic treatment: six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfume and various ointments used by women –

LSV And in the drawing near of the turn of each young woman to come in to King Ahasuerus, at the end of there being to her—according to the law of the women—twelve months, for so they fulfill the days of their purifications; six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes, and with the purifications of women,

FBV Before it was the turn of a young woman to go to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments for women that were required: six months with oil of myrrh, and six with perfumed oils and ointments.

T4T Before these women were taken to the king, they put ointments on the bodies of these women for one year to make them more beautiful. For six months they rubbed olive oil mixed with myrrh on their bodies each day. For the next six months they rubbed ointments and perfumes on their bodies.

LEB When the turn came for each girl to go to King Ahasuerus, after the end of twelve months of being under the regulations of the women—for the days of their beauty treatments had to be filled, six months with the oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and women’s cosmetics—

BBE Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with sweet perfumes and such things as are needed for making women clean):

Moff Now, when the turn came for every girl to go to king Xerxes, after she had spent twelve months undergoing the treatment prescribed for the women (this was how they were spent: six months’ treatment with oil of myrrh and six months with preparations of perfume and scent),

JPS Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women, twelve months — for so were the days of their anointing accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six month with sweet odours, and with other ointments of the women —

ASV Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),

DRA Now when every virgin’s turn came to go in to the king, after all had been done for setting them off to advantage, it was the twelfth month: so that for six months they were anointed with oil of myrrh, and for other six months they used certain perfumes and sweet spices.

YLT And in the drawing nigh of the turn of each young woman to come in unto the king Ahasuerus, at the end of there being to her — according to the law of the women — twelve months, for so they fulfil the days of their purifications; six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with the purifications of women,

Drby And when every maiden's turn came to go in to king Ahasuerus after that she had been treated for twelve months, according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purification accomplished — six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with things for the purifying of the women,

RV Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that it had been done to her according to the law for the women, twelve months, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with the things for the purifying of the women,)

SLT And in the coming of the order of maiden and maiden to come in to the king Ahasuerus, from the end of there being to her, according to edict; of women twelve months (for so shall be completed the days of their purifications, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with the purifications of the women;)

Wbstr Now when every maid's turn had come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit , six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

KJB-1769 ¶ Now when every maid’s turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

KJB-1611 ¶ Now when euery maids turne was come, to goe in to King Ahasnerus, after that shee had bene twelue moneths, according to the maner of the women (for so were the dayes of their purifications accomplished, to wit, sixe moneths with oile of myrrhe, and sixe moneths with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women.)
(¶ Now when every maids turn was come, to go in to King Ahasnerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women.))

Bshps And when the appoynted time of euery mayden came that she shoulde go in to the king Ahasuerus, after that she had ben twelue monethes according to the mauer of the women (for so were the dayes of their purification accomplissed, sixe monethes with oyle of mirre, and sixe monethes with sweete odoures, and in the purifiyng of the women:
(And when the appointed time of every maiden came that she should go in to the king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months according to the mauer of the women (for so were the days of their purification accomplissed, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and in the purifiing of the women:)

Gnva And when the course of euery mayd came, to go in to King Ahashuerosh, after that she had bene twelue moneths according to the maner of the women (for so were the dayes of their purifications accomplished, sixe moneths with oyle of myrrhe, and sixe moneths with sweete odours and in the purifying of the women:
(And when the course of every maid came, to go in to King Ahashuerosh, after that she had been twelve months according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours and in the purifying of the women:)

Cvdl And whan the appoynted tyme of euery damsell came that she shulde come to ye kynge Ahasuerus, after that she had bene twolue monethes in the deckynge of the wemen (for their deckynge must haue so moch tyme, namely sixe monethes with Balme & Myrre, & sixe monethes wt good spyces, so were the weme beutifyed)
(And when the appointed time of every girl/young_woman came that she should come to ye/you_all king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months in the decking of the women (for their decking must have so much time, namely six months with Balme and Myrrh, and six months with good spices, so were the women beutifyed))

Wycl And whanne the tyme of alle damesels bi ordre was comun, that thei schulden entre to the kyng, whanne alle thingis weren fillid that perteyneden to wymmens atire, the tweluethe monethe was turned; so oneli that thei weren anoyntid with oile of `myrte tre bi sixe monethis, and bi othere sixe monethis `thei vsiden summe pymentis and swete-smellynge oynementis.
(And when the time of all girls/young_women by order was come, that they should enter to the king, when all things were filled that perteyneden to womens atire, the twelfth month was turned; so only that they were anointed with oil of myrrh tree by six months, and by other six months they useden some pymentis and swete-smelling ointments.)

Luth Wenn aber die bestimmte Zeit einer jeglichen Dirne kam, daß sie zum Könige Ahasveros kommen sollte, nachdem sie zwölf Monden im Frauenschmücken gewesen war (denn ihr Schmücken mußte so viel Zeit haben, nämlich sechs Monden mit Balsam und Myrrhen und sechs Monden mit guter Spezerei, so waren denn die Weiber geschmückt),
(When but the particular time/period one/a anyone prostitute came, that they/she/them for_the king(s) Ahasveros coming should, after they/she/them twelve moons/months in_the womenschmücken been what/which (because/than you(pl)/their/her Schmücken had_to so many time/period have, namely six moons/months with balsam/balm/lotion and myrrh and six moons/months with good spice, so were because/than the women decorated),)

ClVg Cum autem venisset tempus singularum per ordinem puellarum ut intrarent ad regem, expletis omnibus quæ ad cultum muliebrem pertinebant, mensis duodecimus vertebatur: ita dumtaxat, ut sex mensibus oleo ungerentur myrrhino, et aliis sex quibusdam pigmentis et aromatibus uterentur.
(Since however had_come time/season eachrum through order girlrum as to_enternt to the_king, expletis to_all which to worship female pertinebant, month twelveus vertebatur: so/thus only/at_most, as six months with_oil they_would_anointur myrrhino, and to_others six to_some pigmentis and spices uterentur.)

UHB וּ⁠בְ⁠הַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְ⁠נַעֲרָ֜ה לָ⁠ב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִ⁠קֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜⁠הּ כְּ⁠דָ֤ת הַ⁠נָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵי⁠הֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּ⁠שֶׁ֣מֶן הַ⁠מֹּ֔ר וְ⁠שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּ⁠בְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּ⁠בְ⁠תַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַ⁠נָּשִֽׁים׃ ‡

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