Simple verse list for EST 2:3

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OET (OET-RV) You could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Shushan. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there and he could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments.

OET-LV And_ the_king _let _him _appoint appointees in_all the _provinces _of his/its_kingdom and_let _them _gather DOM every _of girl virgin good _of appearance to Shūshan the_citadel to the _house _of the _women into the _hand _of Hegai the _eunuch _of the_king the _one _who_kept _of the_women and_let _him _give cleansings _of_their.

ULT And let the king appoint administrators in all the provinces of his kingdom. Then let them gather every young woman who is a virgin and pleasing of appearance to Susa the citadel, to the house of women into the hand of Hegai (the eunuch of the king who is overseer of the women). Then give their ointments.

UST Also, you could assign officers in each province of your empire to bring every virgin who is very beautiful here to your capital city of Susa. They could stay in the harem for virgins under the custody of Hegai, the castrated royal guardian who takes care of the young women who live there. He could arrange for them to receive beauty treatments.

BSB & MSB and let the king appoint commissioners in each province of his kingdom to assemble all the beautiful young women into the harem at the citadel of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king ’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let [them] be given beauty treatments.

OEB and let the king appoint commissioners to all the provinces of his kingdom to gather them all to Susa the royal residence. Let them be brought into the women’s quarters under the custody of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who has charge of the women. Then give them what is needed to make them beautiful,

WEBBE & WMBB Let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to the citadel of Susa, to the women’s house, to the custody of Hegai the king’s eunuch, keeper of the women. Let cosmetics be given them;

NET And let the king appoint officers throughout all the provinces of his kingdom to gather all the attractive young women to Susa the citadel, to the harem under the authority of Hegai, the king’s eunuch who oversees the women, and let him provide whatever cosmetics they desire.

LSV and the king appoints inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather every young woman—virgin, of good appearance—to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the hand of Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and to give their purifications,

FBV Your Majesty should appoint officers in each province of his empire to gather all the beautiful young women and bring them to the king's harem at the fortress of Susa. They should be placed under the supervision of Hegai, the king's eunuch in charge of the women, and they should be given beauty treatments.

T4T After they find some, you can appoint some officials in each province to bring them to the place where you keep ◄your wives/the women you sleep with► here in Susa. Then Hegai, the man who is in charge of these women, can arrange for ointments to be put on their bodies to make them more beautiful.

LEB Let the king appoint chief officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather every attractive young virgin to the _⌊harem_⌋[fn] in the citadel of Susa _⌊under the care of_⌋[fn] Hegai, the king’s eunuch, who is in charge of the women; and let him give them their beauty treatment.

BBE Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the women: and let the things needed for making them clean be given to them;

Moff let the king appoint commissioners in every province of his realm to bring all the beautiful girls to the citadel of Susa, placing them in the hareem under the keeping of Hege, the king’s eunuch, who has charge of the women;

JPS and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the castle, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their ointments be given them;

ASV and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;

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YLT and the king doth appoint inspectors in all provinces of his kingdom, and they gather every young woman — virgin, of good appearance — unto Shushan the palace, unto the house of the women, unto the hand of Hege eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, and to give their purifications,

Drby and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the young virgins of beautiful countenance to Shushan the fortress, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given.

RV and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that young virgins unto Shushan the palace, they may gather together all the fair to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:
(and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that young virgins unto Susa the palace, they may gather together all the fair to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hegai the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:)

SLT And the king shall appoint overseers in all the provinces of his kingdom, and they shall gather together all the maidens, virgins, good of appearance, to Shushan the fortress, to the house of the women, to the hand of Hegai, the king’s eunuch, watching the women; giving their purifications:

Wbstr And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may collect all the fair young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, into the custody of Hege the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them :

KJB-1769 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:[fn][fn]
(And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Susa the palace, to the house of the women, unto the custody of Hege the king’s chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them:)

KJB-1611 And let the king appoint officers in all the prouinces of his kingdome, that they may gather together all the faire yong virgins vnto Shushan the palace, to the house of the women [fn]vnto the custodie of [fn]Hege the kings chamberlaine, keeper of the women, and let their things for purification bee giuen them:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And let the king appoynt officers in all the prouinces of his empire, that they should bring together al the faire young virgins vnto Susan the head citie to the womens buylding, vnder the hande of Hegai the kinges chamberlayne that kept the women, to geue them their apparell:
(And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his empire, that they should bring together all the fair young virgins unto Susa the head city to the women’s building, under the hand of Hegai the kings chamberlain that kept the women, to give them their apparel:)

Gnva And let the King appoynt officers through all the prouinces of his kingdome, and let them gather all the beautiful yong virgins vnto the palace of Shushan, into the house of the women, vnder the hand of Hege the Kings eunuche, keeper of the women, to giue them their things for purification.
(And let the King appoint officers through all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them gather all the beautiful young virgins unto the palace of Susa, into the house of the women, under the hand of Hege the Kings eunuch, keeper of the women, to give them their things for purification.)

Cvdl and let the kynge appoynte ouerseers in all ye londes of his empyre, that they maye brynge together all fayre yonge virgins vnto the castel of Susan to the Wemens buyldinge, vnder the hande of Hegai the kynges clamberlayne, that kepeth the wemen, and let him geue them their apparell.
(and let the king appoint overseers in all ye/you_all lands of his empire, that they may bring together all fair young virgins unto the castle of Susa to the Wemens building, under the hand of Hegai the kings chamberlain, that keepeth/keeps the women, and let him give them their apparel.)

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Luth und der König bestelle Schauer in allen Landen seines Königreichs, daß sie allerlei junge schöne Jungfrauen zusammenbringen gen Schloß Susan, ins Frauenzimmer, unter die Hand Hegais, des Königs Kämmerers, der der Weiber wartet, und gebe ihnen ihren Schmuck;
(and the/of_the king order/summon terror/shower in all/everyone land(n) his kingdom, that they/she/them all_sorts_of_things young beautiful virgins bring_together to/toward castle Susan, into_the women, under the hand Hegai’s, the kings chamberlain/administrators, the/of_the the/of_the women waits, and give to_them your(pl) decoration/jewellery;)

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UHB וְ⁠יַפְקֵ֨ד הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ פְּקִידִים֮ בְּ⁠כָל־מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּת⁠וֹ֒ וְ⁠יִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָֽה־בְ֠תוּלָה טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַ⁠בִּירָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֔ים אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֑ים וְ⁠נָת֖וֹן תַּמְרוּקֵי⁠הֶֽן׃ ‡

BrLXX (ESG 2:3) Καὶ καταστήσει ὁ βασιλεὺς κωμάρχας ἐν πάσαις ταῖς χώραις τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπιλεξάτωσαν κοράσια παρθενικὰ καλὰ τῷ εἴδει εἰς Σοῦσαν τὴν πόλιν εἰς τὸν γυναικῶνα· καὶ παραδοθήτωσαν τῷ εὐνούχῳ τοῦ βασιλέως τῷ φύλακι τῶν γυναικῶν· καὶ δοθήτω σμῆγμα, καὶ ἡ λοιπὴ ἐπιμέλεια.

BrTr (ESG 2:3) And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women's apartment, and let them be consigned to the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.