Berean Standard Bible
Esther 1:3-8
3In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.VoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427, Xerxesheldעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his officialsשָׂרָ֖יוsa.RavH8269and servantsוַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.DavH5650.The military leadersחֵ֣יל׀cheilH2428of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074were thereלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440,along with the noblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.MimH6579and princesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082.
4And for a fullרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227180יָמִ֣ים שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תya.Mim she.mo.Nim u.me.'AtH8084H3967H3117daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117he displayedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200אֶת־'et-H853the gloriousכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519richesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438andוְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853the magnificentתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597splendorיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of his greatnessגְּדוּלָּת֑וֹge.du.la.ToH1420.
5At the endוּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀u.vim.LotH4390of thisהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428timeהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117,in the gardenגִּנַּ֥תgi.NatH1594courtבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691of the royalהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055,the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428heldעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a seven-dayשִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑יםshiv.'At ya.MimH7651H3117feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971הַנִּמְצְאִים֩ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the citadelהַבִּירָ֜הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,from the leastקָטָ֛ןka.TanH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419.
6Hangings ofwhiteח֣וּר׀churH2353and blueוּתְכֵ֗לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504linenכַּרְפַּ֣סkar.PasH3768were fastenedאָחוּז֙'a.ChuzH270with cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of fine whiteב֣וּץvutzH948and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713materialtoעַל־'al-H5921silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsגְּלִ֥ילֵיge.Li.leiH1550on the marbleשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336pillarsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982.Goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701couchesמִטּ֣וֹת׀mi.TotH4296were arrangedעַ֛ל'alH5921on a mosaic pavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531of porphyryבַּהַט־ba.hat-H923,marbleוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8336,mother-of-pearlוְדַ֥רve.DarH1858,and other costly stonesוְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ve.so.Cha.retH5508.
7Beverages were servedוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtH8248in an array of gobletsH3627of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,eachH3627with a different designשׁוֹנִ֑יםsho.NimH8138,and the royalמַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutH4438wineוְיֵ֥יןve.YeinH3196flowed freelyרָ֖בravH7227,according to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.
8Byכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881orderיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,noאֵ֣ין'einH369limit was placedאֹנֵ֑ס'o.NesH597כִּי־ki-H3588כֵ֣ן׀khenH3651on the drinkingוְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה עַ֚לve.ha.she.ti.Yah 'alH8360H5921,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605officialרַ֣בravH7227of his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004was to serveלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376manוָאִֽישׁ׃va.'IshH376whatever he desiredכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522.
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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