Esther 1:15

““According to the law, what is to be done with Queen Vashti, because she has not done the command of King Ahasuerus sent by the hand of the eunuchs?””

Esther 1:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 1:15, word by word

“According to the lawדָתdat

law, decree

Law, decree.

Where else “dat” appears
is to be doneעֲשׂוֹתasot

carry out

To do what is commanded.

Where else “asot” appears
with Queen Vashtiמַּלְכָּהmalka

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
with Queen 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 commandמַאֲמַרmaamar

command, word

Command: what someone with authority says.

Where else “maamar” appears
of King Ahasuerusמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

Where else “melech” appears
of King Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁachashverosh

Ahasuerus

Ahasuerus: the Hebrew name of a king of Persia. In Ezra 4:6 and in the book of Esther; Strong identifies him there with Xerxes.

Where else “achashverosh” appears
by the handיַדyad

through

Literally "by the hand of": that person is the one who does it or carries it.

Where else “yad” appears
of the eunuchsסָּרִיסִיםsarisim

official, eunuch

Court official. The word can also mean eunuch.

Where else “sarisim” appears

The context

14and those closest to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, Memucan, the seven officials of Persia and Media who saw the face of the king, who sat first in the kingdom):

15 · This verse (above)

16And Memucan said before the king and the officials, “Not against the king alone has Vashti the queen committed iniquity, but against all the officials and against all the peoples that are in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus.

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