Esther 2:9-11

New Catholic Bible

⁹ She pleased him and won his favor. So Hegai lost no time in furnishing her with cosmetics and provisions and in assigning her seven maids from the king’s palace while transferring her and the maids into the best place in the harem.

¹⁰ Now on the counsel of Mordecai, Esther did not mention her nationality or family to anyone. ¹¹ And every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard of the harem, seeking to learn how Esther was and what was happening to her.