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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on Esth 2:12
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
Esth 2:12 · Douay-Rheims
“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.”
On this verse:
“Now when every maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus--A whole year was spent in preparation for the intended honor. Considering that this took place in a palace, the long period prescribed, together with the profusion of costly and fragrant cosmetics employed, was probably required by state etiquette.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.