Esther 1:15
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What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
In other translations
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
Hebrew words
כְּדָתkedataccording to [the] lawH1881מַה־mah-what?H4100לַּעֲשׂוֹתla'asot[is] to doH6213בַּמַּלְכָּהbamalkahwith the queenH4436וַשְׁתִּיvashtiVashtiH2060עַל׀'alonH5921אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808עָשְׂתָה'asetahshe didH6213אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מַאֲמַרma'amar[the] command ofH3982הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ'achashverooshAhasuerusH325בְּיַדbeyadby [the] hand ofH3027הַסָּרִיסִים׃ סhasarisimthe eunuchsH5631
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Esther 6:6So Haman came in. And the king said unto him, What shall be done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself?Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man whom the king is delighted to honor?” Now Haman thought to himself, “Whom would the king be delighted to honor more than me?”
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