Esther 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:14-16

14and were closeH7138 to him: CarshenaH3771, ShetharH8369, AdmathaH133, TarshishH8659, MeresH4825, MarsenaH4826 and MemucanH4462, the sevenH7651 princesH8269 of PersiaH6539 and MediaH4074 1who 2had 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 3obeyH6213 the commandH3982 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325 delivered by the eunuchsH5631?”

16In the presenceH6440 of the kingH4428 and the princesH8269, MemucanH4462 saidH559, “QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 has wrongedH5753 not onlyH905 the kingH4428 but also allH3605 the princesH8269 and allH3605 the peoplesH5971 whoH834 are in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 1:14 2 Kin 25:19; Matt 18:10 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:14 Lit saw the face of the king ↩
  3. 3. Esther 1:15 Lit do ↩

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