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The Persian Empire
The Persian Empire in the Time of Esther
Shushan the Palace
Esther 1:1
1Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Now it came to pass | 2in the days | 3of Ahasuerus | 4this | 5is Ahasuerus | 6who reigned | 7from India | 8even unto | 9Ethiopia | 10seven | 11and twenty | 12a hundred and | 13over … provinces
Ezra 4:6 | Daniel 9:1 | Esther 8:9 | Isaiah 18:1 | Isaiah 37:9 | Daniel 6:1
Esther 1:2
2that in those days when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom which was in Shushan the palace
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1in … days | 2those | 3when … sat | 4the king | 5Ahasuerus | 6on | 7the throne | 8of his kingdom | 9which | 10was in Shushan | 11the palace
2 Samuel 7:1 | 1 Kings 1:46 | Daniel 4:4 | Esther 2:3 | Esther 3:15 | Esther 4:16 | Esther 9:12-15 | Nehemiah 1:1 | Daniel 8:2
Esther 1:3
3in the third year of his reign he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants the power of Persia and Media the nobles and princes of the provinces being before him
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1in the … year | 2third | 3of his reign | 4he made | 5a feast | 6unto all | 7his princes | 8and his servants | 9the power | 10of Persia | 11and Media | 12the nobles | 13and princes | 14of the provinces | 15being before him
Esther 2:18 | Genesis 40:20 | 1 Kings 3:15 | Daniel 5:1 | Mark 6:21 | Esther 1:14 | Ezra 1:2 | Isaiah 21:2 | Jeremiah 51:11 | Daniel 5:28 | Daniel 8:20 | Daniel 3:2-3 | Daniel 6:1, 6-7
Esther 1:4
4when he showed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days even a hundred and fourscore days
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1when he showed | 2— | 3the riches | 4of … glorious | 5his … kingdom | 6and | 7the honor | 8of … excellent | 9his … majesty | 10days | 11many | 12fourscore | 13a hundred and | 14days
Isaiah 39:2 | Ezekiel 28:5 | Daniel 4:30 | Psalms 76:1-4 | Psalms 145:5, 12-13 | Daniel 2:37-44 | Daniel 7:9-14 | Matthew 4:8 | Matthew 6:13 | Romans 9:23 | Ephesians 1:18 | Colossians 1:27 | Revelation 4:11 | 1 Chronicles 29:11-12, 25 | Job 40:10 | Psalms 21:5 | Psalms 45:3 | Psalms 93:1 | Daniel 4:36 | Daniel 5:18 | 2 Peter 1:16-17
Esther 1:5
5And when these days were fulfilled the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace both great and small seven days in the court of the garden of the king’s palace
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And when … were fulfilled | 2days | 3these | 4made | 5the king | 6unto all | 7the people | 8that were present | 9in Shushan | 10the palace | 11both great | 12and | 13small | 14a feast | 15seven | 16days | 17in the court | 18of the garden | 19of … palace | 20the king’s
Esther 1:6
6There were hangings of white cloth of green and of blue fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble the couches were of gold and silver upon a pavement of red and white and yellow and black marble
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1There were hangings of white cloth | 2of green | 3and of blue | 4fastened | 5with cords | 6of fine linen | 7and purple | 8to | 9rings | 10silver | 11and pillars | 12of marble | 13the couches | 14were of gold | 15and silver | 16upon | 17a pavement | 18of red | 19and white | 20and yellow | 21and black marble
Exodus 26:1, 31-32, 36-37 | Esther 8:15 | Esther 7:8 | Ezekiel 23:41 | Amos 2:8 | Amos 6:4
Esther 1:7
7And they gave them drink in vessels of gold the vessels being diverse one from another and royal wine in abundance according to the bounty of the king
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And they gave … drink | 2in vessels | 3of gold | 4the vessels | 5one from another | 6being diverse | 7and … wine | 8royal | 9in abundance | 10according to the bounty | 11of the king
Esther 1:8
8And the drinking was according to the law none could compel for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house that they should do according to every man’s pleasure
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And the drinking | 2was according to the law | 3none | 4could compel | 5for | 6so | 7had appointed | 8the king | 9to | 10all | 11the officers | 12of his house | 13that they should do | 14according to … pleasure | 15— | 16every man’s
Esther 1:9
9Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Also | 2Vashti | 3the queen | 4made | 5a feast | 6for the women | 7in … house | 8the royal | 9which | 10belonged to king | 11Ahasuerus
Esther 1:10
10On the seventh day when the heart of the king was merry with wine he commanded Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and Abagtha Zethar and Carcas the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1On the … day | 2seventh | 3when … was merry | 4the heart | 5of the king | 6with wine | 7he commanded | 8Mehuman | 9Biztha | 10Harbona | 11Bigtha | 12and Abagtha | 13Zethar | 14and Carcas | 15seven | 16the … chamberlains | 17that ministered | 18in | 19the presence | 20of … the king | 21Ahasuerus
Genesis 43:34 | Judges 16:25 | 1 Samuel 25:36-37 | 2 Samuel 13:28 | Proverbs 20:1 | Ecclesiastes 7:2-4 | Ecclesiastes 10:19 | Ephesians 5:18-19 | Esther 7:9 | Daniel 1:3-5, 18-19
Esther 1:11
11to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal to show the peoples and the princes her beauty for she was fair to look on
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1to bring | 2— | 3Vashti | 4the queen | 5before | 6the king | 7with the crown | 8royal | 9to show | 10the peoples | 11and the princes | 12— | 13her beauty | 14for | 15was fair | 16to look on | 17she
Proverbs 16:9 | Proverbs 23:29-33 | Mark 6:21-22 | 1 Samuel 25:3 | 2 Samuel 14:25 | Proverbs 31:30
Esther 1:12
12But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the chamberlains therefore was the king very wroth and his anger burned in him
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1But … refused | 2the queen | 3Vashti | 4to come | 5at … commandment | 6the king’s | 7— | 8by | 9the chamberlains | 10therefore was … wroth | 11the king | 12very | 13and his anger | 14burned | 15in him
Genesis 3:16 | Ephesians 5:22, 24 | 1 Peter 3:1 | Proverbs 19:12 | Proverbs 20:2 | Daniel 2:12 | Daniel 3:13, 19 | Nahum 1:6 | Revelation 6:16-17 | Exodus 32:19, 22 | Deuteronomy 29:20 | Psalms 74:1 | Psalms 79:5
Esther 1:13
13Then the king said to the wise men who knew the times for so was the king’s manner toward all that knew law and judgment
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1Then … said | 2the king | 3to the wise men | 4who knew | 5the times | 6for | 7so | 8was … manner | 9the king’s | 10toward | 11all | 12that knew | 13law | 14and judgment
Jeremiah 10:7 | Daniel 2:2, 12, 27 | Daniel 4:6-7 | Daniel 5:7 | Matthew 2:1 | 1 Chronicles 12:32 | Matthew 16:3
Esther 1:14
14and the next unto him were Carshena Shethar Admatha Tarshish Meres Marsena and Memucan the seven princes of Persia and Media who saw the king’s face and sat first in the kingdom
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1and the next | 2unto him | 3were Carshena | 4Shethar | 5Admatha | 6Tarshish | 7Meres | 8Marsena | 9Memucan | 10seven | 11the … princes | 12of Persia | 13and Media | 14who saw | 15face | 16the king’s | 17sat | 18first | 19in the kingdom
Esther 1:15
15What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1according to law | 2What | 3shall we do | 4unto the queen | 5Vashti | 6because | 7because | 8not | 9she hath … done | 10— | 11the bidding | 12of the king | 13Ahasuerus | 14by | 15the chamberlains
Esther 1:16
16And Memucan answered before the king and the princes Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only but also to all the princes and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And … answered | 2Memucan | 3before | 4the king | 5and the princes | 6not | 7to | 8the king | 9only | 10hath … done wrong | 11Vashti | 12the queen | 13but | 14to | 15all | 16the princes | 17and to | 18all | 19the peoples | 20that | 21are in all | 22the provinces | 23of the king | 24Ahasuerus
Esther 1:17
17For this deed of the queen will come abroad unto all women to make their husbands contemptible in their eyes when it shall be reported The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him but she came not
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1For | 2will come abroad | 3deed | 4of the queen | 5unto | 6all | 7women | 8to make … contemptible | 9their husbands | 10in their eyes | 11when it shall be reported | 12The king | 13Ahasuerus | 14commanded | 15to be brought in | 16— | 17Vashti | 18the queen | 19before him | 20but … not | 21she came
Esther 1:18
18And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say the like unto all the king’s princes So will there arise much contempt and wrath
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And … day | 2this | 3will … say | 4the princesses | 5of Persia | 6and Media | 7who | 8have heard | 9of | 10the deed | 11of the queen | 12unto all | 13princes | 14the king’s | 15So … much | 16contempt | 17and wrath
Esther 1:19
19If it please the king let there go forth 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
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1If | 2— | 3the king | 4it please | 5let there go forth | 6a … commandment | 7royal | 8from him | 9and let it be written | 10among the laws | 11of the Persians | 12and the Medes | 13that … not | 14it be … altered | 15that | 16no more | 17come | 18Vashti | 19before | 20king | 21Ahasuerus | 22and … her royal estate | 23let … give | 24the king | 25unto another | 26that is better | 27than she
Esther 1:21 | Esther 3:9 | Esther 8:5 | Esther 8:8 | Daniel 6:8-15, 17 | 1 Samuel 15:28 | 1 Kings 3:28
Esther 1:20
20And when the king’s decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom for it is great all the wives will give to their husbands honor both to great and small
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And when … shall be published | 2decree | 3the king’s | 4which | 5he shall make | 6throughout all | 7his kingdom | 8for | 9is great | 10it | 11all | 12the wives | 13will give | 14honor | 15to their husbands | 16both to great | 17and | 18small
Deuteronomy 17:13 | Deuteronomy 21:21 | Ephesians 5:33 | Colossians 3:18 | 1 Peter 3:1-7
Esther 1:21
21And the saying pleased the king and the princes and the king did according to the word of Memucan
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1And … pleased | 2the saying | 3— | 4the king | 5and the princes | 6and … did | 7the king | 8according to the word | 9of Memucan
Esther 1:22
22for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces into every province according to the writing thereof and to every people after their language that every man should bear rule in his own house and should speak according to the language of his people
Word By Word, In Hebrew Order1for he sent | 2letters | 3into | 4all | 5provinces | 6the king’s | 7into | 8— | 9every province | 10according to the writing thereof | 11and to | 12— | 13every people | 14after their language | 15that … should | 16every | 17man | 18bear rule | 19in his own house | 20and should speak | 21according to the language | 22of his people
Esther 3:12 | Esther 8:9 | Daniel 3:29 | Daniel 4:1 | Ephesians 5:22-24 | 1 Timothy 2:12 | Titus 2:4-5 | Luke 16:8 | Acts 2:5-11 | 1 Corinthians 14:19-20
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