Berean Standard Bible
Esther 1:19-20
19So ifאִם־ עַל־'im- 'al-H518H5921it pleasesט֗וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ מִלְּפָנָ֔יוha.Me.lekh mi.le.fa.NavH4428H6440,let him issueיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318a royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438decreeדְבַר־de.var-H1697,and let it be recordedוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789in the lawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of Persiaפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074so that it cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be repealedיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060shall never againלֹֽא־lo'-H3808enterתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935the presenceלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and that her royal positionוּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙u.mal.khu.TahH4438shall be givenיִתֵּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְyi.Ten ha.Me.lekhH5414H4428to a womanלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468betterהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896than sheמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480.
20The edictפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834issuesיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213will be heardוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his vastרַבָּ֖ה הִ֑יאra.Bah Hi'H7227H1931kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438—and soכִּ֥יkiH3588allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802,from the leastקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419,will honorיִתְּנ֤וּ יְקָר֙yi.te.Nu ye.KarH5414H3366their husbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167.”
Commentaries on Esther 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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