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And it happened, on the third day, and Esther put on royal clothes, and she stood in the inner courtyard of the {king's palace},[note: Literally house of the king""] opposite the {king's palace};[note: Literally ""house of the king""] the king [was] sitting on his royal throne in the {throne room}[note: Literally ""house of the reign"" or ""house of the kingdom""] opposite the doorway of the palace. "
When the king saw Queen Esther standing in the courtyard she found favor in his eyes, and the king held out the gold scepter that [was] in his hand to Esther, and Esther approached and touched the top of the scepter.