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Douay-Rheims
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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.
King James
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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:
Louis Second
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que le roi établisse dans toutes les provinces de son royaume des commissaires chargés de rassembler toutes les jeunes filles, vierges et belles de figure, à Suse, la capitale, dans la maison des femmes, sous la surveillance d'Hégué, eunuque du roi et gardien des femmes, qui leur donnera les choses nécessaires pour leur toilette
Martin Luther
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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;
Vulgate
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et mittantur qui considerent per universas provincias puellas speciosas et virgines et adducant eas ad civitatem Susan et tradant in domum feminarum sub manu Aegaei eunuchi qui est praepositus et custos mulierum regiarum et accipiant mundum muliebrem et cetera ad usus necessaria

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


qui : quae : que : quod : which, what, that.
qui : (masc. pl. nom.) Let THOSE (men) WHO have eyes to see..
qui : (masc. neut. nom.) (the prince) WHO loved a milkmaid.
qui : (question) how? in what way? / somehow / wherewith.
per : (prefix to an adjective) very, excessively, quite.
per : (+ acc.) (of time) throughout, during, in the course of.
per : (+ acc.) (of space) through, along, over / in the presence of.
per : (+ acc.) (cause) because of, on account of.
per : (+ acc.) (means/instrument) through, with, by, by means of.
in : (+ acc.) into, toward, against.
in : (+ abl.) in.
sub : (+ acc. or dat.) under, up under, close to, beneath, below.
praepositus : manorial agent, steward, bailiff, prior.
custos : (custodis) guardian, keeper, watchman, attendant,, guard /spy.
custos : guard.
cetera : for the rest, otherwise.
usus : use, experience, skill, advantage, profit.