Esther 1:12
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But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
In other translations
But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by his chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.Queen Vashti, however, refused to come at the king’s command brought by his eunuchs. And the king became furious, and his anger burned within him.
Hebrew words
וַתְּמָאֵןvatema'enand she refusedH3985הַמַּלְכָּהhamalkahthe queenH4436וַשְׁתִּיvashtiVashtiH2060לָבוֹאlavo'to comeH935בִּדְבַרbidvarat [the] word ofH1697הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834בְּיַדbeyad[was] by [the] hand ofH3027הַסָּרִיסִיםhasarisimthe eunuchsH5631וַיִּקְצֹףvaiyiktzofand he was angryH7107הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428מְאֹדme'odexceedinglyH3966וַחֲמָתוֹvachamatoand rage hisH2534בָּעֲרָהba'arahit burnedH1197בוֹ׃voin <the> him
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