Esther 1:8
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And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
In other translations
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
Hebrew words
וְהַשְּׁתִיָּהvehashetiyahand the drinkingH8360כַדָּתkhadat[was] according to the lawH1881אֵין'einthere notH369אֹנֵס'ones[was one who] compelledH597כִּי־ki-forH3588כֵן׀khenthusH3651יִסַּדyisadhe had appointedH3245הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428עַל'alonH5921כָּל־kol-everyH3605רַבrav<the> chief ofH7227בֵּיתוֹbeitohouse hisH1004לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213כִּרְצוֹןkirtzonaccording to [the] pleasure ofH7522אִישׁ־'ish-manH376וָאִישׁ׃va'ishand manH376
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Habakkuk 2:15-1615 Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to him, and makest him drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 16 Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.15 Woe to him who gives drink to his neighbors, pouring it from the wineskin until they are drunk, in order to gaze at their nakedness! 16 You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover your glory.
- Jeremiah 51:7Babylon hath been a golden cup in the Lord’s hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.
- Jeremiah 35:8Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;And we have obeyed the voice of our forefather Jonadab son of Rechab in all he commanded us. So we have not drunk wine all our lives—neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters.
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