1:2a So his servants said to him,

So his servants told him,
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The king’s aides/assistants recommended/advised that

1:2b “Let us search for a young virgin for our lord the king, to attend to him and care for him

“We (excl.) should search for a young girl, a maiden, who will wait on ⌊you (sing) ⌋, Your Majesty, and be your caretaker/nurse.
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they find a young unmarried girl/woman to stay with the king and look after him.

1:2c and lie by his side to keep him warm.”

She can lie in your (sing) arms so that you, our (excl.) lord the/and king, may feel warm.”
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She could sleep beside/by him to keep him warm.

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