chamberlains: Heb. eunuchs, Esther 1:12; 1 Samuel 8:15 *marg. 2 Kings 9:32; Isaiah 56:3; Acts 8:27
but he received it not: Genesis 37:35; Psalms 77:2; Jeremiah 31:15
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Esther 4:4
Esther 4:4
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