Esther 1:13
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Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
In other translations
Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the times, (for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment:Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לַחֲכָמִיםlachakhamimto <the> wise menH2450יֹדְעֵיyode'ei[who] knewH3045הָעִתִּיםha'itim<of> the timesH6256כִּי־ki-forH3588כֵןkhen[was] thusH3651דְּבַרdevar[the] manner ofH1697הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440כָּל־kol-allH3605יֹדְעֵיyode'ei[those who] knewH3045דָּתdat<of> lawH1881וָדִין׃vadinand judgmentH1779
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