Verse 1
Esther 1:1
World Messianic Bible
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Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֖י בִּ/ימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ הַ/מֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵ/הֹ֣דּוּ וְ/עַד כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּ/מֵאָ֖ה מְדִינָֽה
English Translation
And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, he is Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Cush, seven and twenty and one hundred provinces.
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Chapter 1 Context
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Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hu...
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in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the pa...
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in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the power of P...
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He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, ev...
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When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present...
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There were hangings of white, green, and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple...
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They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, accordi...
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In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the...
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Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus...
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On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Ha...
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to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the people and the princes h...
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But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king wa...
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Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult thos...
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and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seve...
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“What shall we do to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the...
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Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the k...
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For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their h...
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Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s deed will tell all the king’...
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“If it pleases the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws o...
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When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great)...
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This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
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for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and...
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