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Esther 1:18

וְֽהַיּוֹם הַזֶּה תֹּאמַרְנָה ׀ שָׂרוֹת פָּֽרַס ־ וּמָדַי אֲשֶׁר שָֽׁמְעוּ אֶת ־ דְּבַר הַמַּלְכָּה לְכֹל שָׂרֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וּכְדַי בִּזָּיוֹן וָקָֽצֶף ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king’s princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath.

In Context

17כִּֽי ־ יֵצֵא דְבַר ־ הַמַּלְכָּה עַל ־ כָּל ־ הַנָּשִׁים לְהַבְזוֹת בַּעְלֵיהֶן בְּעֵינֵיהֶן בְּאָמְרָם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ אָמַר לְהָבִיא אֶת ־ וַשְׁתִּי הַמַּלְכָּה לְפָנָיו וְלֹא ־ בָֽאָה ׃

19אִם ־ עַל ־ הַמֶּלֶךְ טוֹב יֵצֵא דְבַר ־ מַלְכוּת מִלְּפָנָיו וְיִכָּתֵב בְּדָתֵי פָֽרַס ־ וּמָדַי וְלֹא יַעֲבוֹר אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא ־ תָבוֹא וַשְׁתִּי לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ וּמַלְכוּתָהּ יִתֵּן הַמֶּלֶךְ לִרְעוּתָהּ הַטּוֹבָה מִמֶּֽנָּה ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 11:3וַיְהִי ־ לוֹ נָשִׁים שָׂרוֹת שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וּפִֽלַגְשִׁים שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת וַיַּטּוּ נָשָׁיו אֶת ־ לִבּֽוֹ ׃

Matthew Henry on Esther 1:11-22

Vashti's Refusal to Appear; Vashti Divorced. ( b. c. 519.) 10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to show the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on. 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by his chamberlains:… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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