Esther 1
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Esther 1:9-12

9AlsoH1571 the queenH4436 VashtiH2060 madeH6213 a feastH4960 for the womenH802 of the royal houseH1004 which belonged to kingH4428 AhasuerusH325.

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.

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