Esther 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:10-15

10On the seventhH7637 dayH3117, when the heartH3820 of the kingH4428 was 1merryH2895 with wineH3196, he commandedH559 MehumanH4104, BizthaH968, HarbonaH2726, BigthaH903, AbagthaH5, ZetharH2242 and CarkasH3752, the sevenH7651 eunuchsH5631 who servedH8334 in the presenceH6440 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, 11to bringH935 QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 beforeH6440 the kingH4428 with her royalH4438 2crownH3804 in order to displayH7200 her beautyH3308 to the peopleH5971 and the princesH8269, for she was beautifulH2896. 12But QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 refusedH3985 to comeH935 at the king’sH4428 commandH1697 deliveredH3027 by the eunuchsH5631. Then the kingH4428 becameH7107 veryH3966 angryH7107 and his wrathH2534 burnedH1197 within him.

13Then the kingH4428 saidH559 to 3the wiseH2450 menH2450 4who understoodH3045 the timesH6256--for it was the customH1697 of the kingH4428 soH3651 to speak beforeH6440 allH3605 who knewH3045 lawH1881 and justiceH1779 14and were closeH7138 to him: CarshenaH3771, ShetharH8369, AdmathaH133, TarshishH8659, MeresH4825, MarsenaH4826 and MemucanH4462, the sevenH7651 princesH8269 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 5who 6had accessH7200 to the king’sH4428 presenceH6440 and satH3427 in the firstH7223 place in the kingdomH4438-- 15“According to lawH1881, whatH4100 is to be doneH6213 with QueenH4436 VashtiH2060, becauseH5921H834 she did not 7obeyH6213 the commandH3982 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325 delivered by the eunuchsH5631?”

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 1:10 Judg 16:25 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:11 Esth 2:17; 6:8 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 1:13 Jer 10:7; Dan 2:2 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 1:13 1 Chr 12:32 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 1:14 2 Kin 25:19; Matt 18:10 ↩
  6. 6. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king ↩
  7. 7. Esther 1:15 Lit do ↩

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