Esther 1:21
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And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
In other translations
And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
Hebrew words
וַיִּיטַבvaiyitavand it was goodH3190הַדָּבָרhadavarthe wordH1697בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וְהַשָּׂרִיםvehasarimand the officialsH8269וַיַּעַשׂvaiya'asand he didH6213הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּדְבַרkidvaraccording to [the] word ofH1697מְמוּכָן׃memukhanMemucanH4462
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Esther 2:4And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.
- Genesis 41:37And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of all his servants.This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.
- Esther 1:19If it please the king, let there go a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.
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People and places
People: Memucan