Esther 1:8

And the drinking
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[was] according to the law
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none did compel
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for so the king
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had appointed
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to all the officers
<07227>

of his house
<01004>_,

that they should do
<06213> (8800)

according to every man's
<0376>

pleasure
<07522>_.

Esther 4:2

And came
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even before
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the king's
<04428>

gate
<08179>_:

for none [might] enter
<0935> (8800)

into the king's
<04428>

gate
<08179>

clothed
<03830>

with sackcloth
<08242>_.

For we are sold
<04376> (8738)_,

I and my people
<05971>_,

to be destroyed
<08045> (8687)_,

to be slain
<02026> (8800)_,

and to perish
<06> (8763)_.

But if
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we had been sold
<04376> (8738)

for bondmen
<05650>

and bondwomen
<08198>_,

I had held my tongue
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although the enemy
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could not countervail
<07737> (8802)

the king's
<04428>

damage
<05143>_.

{to be destroyed...: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish}