Esther 2:12

Staten Vertaling

Als nu de beurt van elke jonge dochter naakte, om tot den koning Ahasveros te komen, nadat haar twaalf maanden lang naar de wet der vrouwen geschied was; want alzo werden vervuld de dagen harer versieringen, zes maanden met mirreolie, en zes maanden met specerijen, en met andere versierselen der vrouwen;

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Toen nu de bestemde tijd van elke jonge dochter kwam, dat zij tot koning Ahasveros komen zou, nadat zij twaalf maanden lang naar de wet der vrouwen versierd was; want hare versiering moest Zveel tijd hebben, namelijk zes maanden met balsem en mirre, en zes maanden met goede specerij, dan waren de vrouwen versierd;

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
Telkens als de beurt van een meisje kwam om bij koning Ahasweros gebracht te worden, nadat zij twaalf maanden lang behandeld was naar de verordening op de vrouwen--want zolang duurden voor haar de dagen der voorbereiding: zes maanden werden zij behandeld met mirreolie en zes met balsems en allerlei schoonheidsmiddelen der vrouwen--

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3546, bc 458

to go in: 1 Thessalonians 4:4, 1 Thessalonians 4:5

six months: Proverbs 7:17, Song of Solomon 3:6, Isaiah 57:9, Luke 7:37, Luke 7:38

Reciprocal: Esther 2:3 - their things Esther 2:9 - her her things Ezekiel 23:40 - thou didst

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 women,.... That were prepared in the house of the women to be presented to the king for his liking; for it seems that these virgins came in turns to him, according to the time they had been in the house; as did the wives of the kings of Persia, as Herodotus relates p:

for so were the days of their purifications accomplished; that is, in the space of twelve months, which were thus divided: to wit,

six months with oil of myrrh; which Ben Melech interprets of musk:

and six month's with sweet odours; the former was used to make the skin smooth and soft, and these to remove all ill scents through sweat, or any other cause:

and with other things for the purifying of women: by bathing, rubbing, &c. and such a space of time was observed not only for the thorough purification of them, but partly was of state and grandeur, and partly that it might be a clear case they were not with child by another, before they came to the king.

p Thalia, sive, l. 3. c. 69.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 12. Six months with oil of myrrh — See on Esther 2:3. The reason of this purification seems not to be apprehended by any writer I have seen. The most beautiful of all the young virgins of all the provinces of Babylon were to be selected; and these were taken out of all classes of the people, indiscriminately; consequently there must have been many who were brought up in low life. Now we know that those who feed on coarse strong food, which is not easily digested, have generally a copious perspiration, which is strongly odorous; and in many, though in every respect amiable, and even beautiful, this odour is far from being pleasant. Pure, wholesome, easily digested, and nourishing aliment, with the frequent use of the hot bath, continued for twelve months. the body frequently rubbed with olive oil, will in almost every case remove all that is disagreeable of this kind. This treatment will give a healthy action to all the subcutaneous vessels, and in every respect promote health and comfort.