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Esther 1:8

NETBible	There were no restrictions on the drinking,¹ for the king had instructed all of his supervisors² that they should do as everyone so desired.³
NIV © biblegateway Est 1:8	By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink in his own way, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
NASB © biblegateway Est 1:8	The drinking was done according to the law, there was no compulsion, for so the king had given orders to each official of his household that he should do according to the desires of each person.
NLT © biblegateway Est 1:8	The only restriction on the drinking was that no one should be compelled to take more than he wanted. But those who wished could have as much as they pleased, for the king had instructed his staff to let everyone decide this matter for himself.
MSG © biblegateway Est 1:8	The guests could drink as much as they liked--king's orders!--with waiters at their elbows to refill the drinks.
BBE © SABDAweb Est 1:8	And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.
NRSV © bibleoremus Est 1:8	Drinking was by flagons, without restraint; for the king had given orders to all the officials of his palace to do as each one desired.
NKJV © biblegateway Est 1:8	In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had ordered all the officers of his household, that they should do according to each man’s pleasure.
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KJV	And the drinking <08360> [was] according to the law <01881>_; none did compel <0597> (8802)_: for so the king <04428> had appointed <03245> (8765) to all the officers <07227> of his house <01004>_, that they should do <06213> (8800) according to every man's <0376> pleasure <07522>_.
NASB © biblegateway Est 1:8	The drinking <08360> was done according to the law <01881> , there <0369> was no <0369> compulsion <0597> , for so <03651> the king <04428> had given <03245> orders <03245> to each <03605> official <07227> of his household <01004> that he should do <06213> according to the desires <07522> of each <0376> person <0376> .
LXXM	o <3588> T-NSM de <1161> PRT potov <4224> N-NSM outov <3778> D-NSM ou <3364> ADV kata <2596> PREP prokeimenon <4295> V-PMPAS nomon <3551> N-ASM egeneto <1096> V-AMI-3S outwv <3778> ADV de <1161> PRT hyelhsen <2309> V-AAI-3S o <3588> T-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ epetaxen <2004> V-AAI-3S toiv <3588> T-DPM oikonomoiv <3623> N-DPM poihsai <4160> V-AAN to <3588> T-ASN yelhma <2307> N-ASN autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ twn <3588> T-GPM anyrwpwn <444> N-GPM
NET [draft] ITL	There were no <0369> restrictions <01881> on the drinking <08360> , for <03588> the king <04428> had instructed <03245> all <03605> of his supervisors <01004> <07227> that they should do <06213> as everyone <0376> <0376> so desired <07522> .
HEBREW	syaw <0376> sya <0376> Nwurk <07522> twvel <06213> wtyb <01004> br <07227> lk <03605> le <05921> Klmh <04428> doy <03245> Nk <03651> yk <03588> ona <0597> Nya <0369> tdk <01881> hytshw (1:8) <08360>

NETBible

There were no restrictions on the drinking,¹ for the king had instructed all of his supervisors² that they should do as everyone so desired.³

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the drinking was according to law; there was no one compelling.”

²tn Heb “every chief of his house”; KJV “all the officers of his house”; NLT “his staff.”

³tn Heb “according to the desire of man and man.”