Esther 1:11

“to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown, to show the peoples and the officials her beauty; for she was of good appearance.”

Esther 1:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 1:11, word by word

to bringהָבִיאhavi

bring

To bring something or someone.

Where else “havi” appears
Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashti

Vashti

Vashti: the name of the queen, wife of King Ahasuerus, who refused to come before him and lost her place.

Where else “vashti” appears
the queenמַּלְכָּהmalka

queen

Queen: a woman who reigns or the chief wife of a king. It is said of the queen of Sheba and of the queens in the book of Esther.

Where else “malka” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
with the royalמַלְכוּתmalchut

reign

A reign, or what belongs to a king: his rule and dignity.

Where else “malchut” appears
crownכֶתֶרcheter

crown

Crown: the royal ornament placed on the head.

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to showהַרְאוֹתharot

show

To make someone see something.

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the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.

Where else “amim” appears
and the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.

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her beautyיָפְיָyafya

beauty

Beauty, loveliness.

Where else “yafya” appears
of goodטוֹבַתtovat

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tovat” appears
appearanceמַרְאֶהmare

appearance

The appearance of someone or something: how it looks, beautiful or ugly.

Where else “mare” appears

The context

10On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he told Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha and Abagtha, Zethar and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

11 · This verse (above)

12But Queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king that came by the hand of the eunuchs. And the king became very angry, and his fury burned within him.

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