However, one can also explain pshat in the Posuk that he loved her more than all the (former) besulos he had already been with, and she had more chein in his eyes than all the ones that he had not as yet been with. After all, the posuk uses 'vaye'ehav' with regard to the noshim, and 'vatiso chein' with regard to the besulos.<br><br><b><i>SBA <sba@sba2.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> From: Levi Serebryanski <><br>>From "Eli Turkel"<br> >"In line with medrashim on Megillat Esther I assume someone explains how<br>Esther could have been married to Mordecai when only virgins were<br>"invited "to Achashverosh"<<br> ====<br> My wife pointed out to me that in a latter posuk it says" Vaye'ehav <br>hamelech es ester mikol hanoshim vatiso chein vochesed lefonov mikol <br>habesulos" which implies that there was a broadening of the selection <br>criteria at some
point after the initial decree.<br>>>><br><br>Rashi right there: "Mikol Hanoshim: Habeulos, she'af habeulos kibetz..."<br><br>SBA <br><br></blockquote><br><p> 
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