Esther 1
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:9-11

9QueenH4436 VashtiH2060 alsoH1571 gaveH6213 a banquetH4960 for the womenH802 in the 1palaceH1004 whichH834 belonged to KingH4428 AhasuerusH325.

10On the seventhH7637 dayH3117, when the heartH3820 of the kingH4428 was 2merryH2895 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 3crownH3804 in order to displayH7200 her beautyH3308 to the peopleH5971 and the princesH8269, for she was beautifulH2896.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 1:9 Lit royal house ↩
  2. 2. Esther 1:10 Judg 16:25 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 1:11 Esth 2:17; 6:8 ↩

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