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Esther 1:3-7

1:3

In the third
<07969>

year
<08141>

of his reign
<04427> (8800)_,

he made
<06213> (8804)

a feast
<04960>

unto all his princes
<08269>

and his servants
<05650>_;

the power
<02428>

of Persia
<06539>

and Media
<04074>_,

the nobles
<06579>

and princes
<08269>

of the provinces
<04082>_,

[being] before
<06440>

him:

1:4

When he shewed
<07200> (8687)

the riches
<06239>

of his glorious
<03519>

kingdom
<04438>

and the honour
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of his excellent
<08597>

majesty
<01420>

many
<07227>

days
<03117>_,

[even] an hundred
<03967>

and fourscore
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days
<03117>_.

1:5

And when these days
<03117>

were expired
<04390> (8800)_,

the king
<04428>

made
<06213> (8804)

a feast
<04960>

unto all the people
<05971>

that were present
<04672> (8737)

in Shushan
<07800>

the palace
<01002>_,

both unto great
<01419>

and small
<06996>_,

seven
<07651>

days
<03117>_,

in the court
<02691>

of the garden
<01594>

of the king's
<04428>

palace
<01055>_;

{present: Heb. found}

1:6

[Where were] white
<02353>_,

green
<03768>_,

and blue
<08504>_,

[hangings], fastened
<0270> (8803)

with cords
<02256>

of fine linen
<0948>

and purple
<0713>

to silver
<03701>

rings
<01550>

and pillars
<05982>

of marble
<08336>_:

the beds
<04296>

[were of] gold
<02091>

and silver
<03701>_,

upon a pavement
<07531>

of red
<0923>_,

and blue
<08504>_,

and white
<01858>_,

and black
<05508>_,

marble
<08336>_.

{blue, hangings: or, violet, etc} {of red...: or, of porphyre, and marble and alabaster, and stone of blue colour}

1:7

And they gave [them] drink
<08248> (8687)

in vessels
<03627>

of gold
<02091>_,

(the vessels
<03627>

being diverse
<08138> (8802)

one from another
<03627>,)

and royal
<04438>

wine
<03196>

in abundance
<07227>_,

according to the state
<03027>

of the king
<04428>_.

{royal...: Heb. wine of the kingdom} {state: Heb. hand}