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Esther 1:7-8

7Drinksוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtH8248were servedH8248in goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091vesselsH3627of variousH8132kindsH3627,and the royalמַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutH4438wineוְיֵ֥יןve.YeinH3196was plentifulרָ֖בravH7227in proportion to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.

8But the drinkingוְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥הve.ha.she.ti.YahH8360was done according to the royallawכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881;thereH369wasH369noH369compulsionאֹנֵ֑ס'o.NesH597,for soכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had givenH3245ordersH3245to eachכָּל־kol-H3605officialרַ֣בravH7227of his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,that he was to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376personוָאִֽישׁ׃va.'IshH376pleasedכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522.

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