Esther 1
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Esther 1:10-14

10On the seventhH7637 dayH3117, when the king's heartH3820 was merry with wineH3196, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, HarbonaH2726, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the sevenH7651 chamberlains that servedH8334 in the presenceH6440 of kingH4428 AhasuerusH325,

11to bringH935 VashtiH2060 the queenH4436 before the kingH4428 with the royal crownH3804 to shew the peoplesH5971 and the princesH8269 her beautyH3308; for she was of beautiful countenance.

12But the queenH4436 VashtiH2060 refusedH3985 to comeH935 at the wordH1697 of the kingH4428 which was [sent] by the chamberlains; and the kingH4428 was veryH3966 wroth, and his fury burnedH1197 in him.

13And the kingH4428 saidH559 to the wiseH2450 men who knewH3045 the timesH6256 (for soH3651 was the king's business [conducted] before all that knewH3045 lawH1881 and judgmentH1779;

14and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, TarshishH8659, Meres, Marsena, [and] MemucanH4462, the sevenH7651 princesH8269 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074, who sawH7200 the king's faceH6440, and who satH3427 firstH7223 in the kingdomH4438),

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