Esther 5:10
restrained <0662> [refrained.]
went ........... friends ... join ... along <0157 0935> [called for his friends. Heb. caused his friends to come.]
Zeresh.
Esther 6:12
again <07725> [came again.]
hurried ..... home <01765 01004> [hasted to his house.]
head <07218> [having.]
Esther 1:8
<0597> [none did compel.]
Every person drank what he pleased. Among the Greeks, however, each guest was obliged to keep the round, or leave the company: hence the proverb [E pithi, e apithi,] Drink, or begone. Mr. Herbert, in his poem entitled "The Church Porch," has severely reprobated this vile custom. In Britain, however, this demoralizing custom is now almost destroyed, and a new era of social pleasure is arising, by temperate habits, increased domestic comforts, and the spread of gospel truths.
supervisors <07227> [the officers.]
