Berean Standard Bible
Esther 1:6-10
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.
9Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571gaveעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213a banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960for the womenנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802in the royalהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438palaceבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834of Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.
10On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,when the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartלֵב־lev-H3820was merryכְּט֥וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,he orderedאָמַ֡ר'a.MarH559the sevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651eunuchsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.SimH5631who servedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־ פְּנֵ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְham.Sha.re.Tim 'et- pe.Nei ha.Me.lekhH8334H854H6440H4428himאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325—Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monH4104,Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'H968,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'H903,Abagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'H5,Zetharזֵתַ֣רze.TarH2242,and Carkasוְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.KasH3752—
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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