\p \v=8 \v~=¶ So it came to pass, when the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w commandment|strong="H1697"\w* and his \w decree|strong="H1881"\w* was \w heard|strong="H8085"\w*, and when \w many|strong="H7227"\w* \w maidens|strong="H5291"\w* were gathered \w together|strong="H6908"\w* unto \w Shushan|strong="H7800"\w* the \w palace|strong="H1002"\w*, to the \w custody|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Hegai|strong="H1896"\w*, that \w Esther|strong="H0635"\w* was \w brought|strong="H3947"\w* also unto the \w king’s|strong="H4428"\w* \w house|strong="H1004"\w*, to the \w custody|strong="H3027"\w* of \w Hegai|strong="H1896"\w*, \w keeper|strong="H8104"\w* of the \w women|strong="H0802"\w*. \¬v