Esther 1:16

“And 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.”

Esther 1:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Esther 1:16, word by word

And Memucanמְמוּכָןmemuchan

Memucan

Memucan: the name of one of the seven officials of Persia and Media; he advised the king about Queen Vashti.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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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.

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and the officialsשָּׂרִיםsarim

chief

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

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aloneבַדּvad

alone

One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.

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has Vashtiוַשְׁתִּיvashti

Vashti

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

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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.

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committed iniquityעָוְתָהavta

do wrong

To do wrong.

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the peoplesעַמִּיםamim

people

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

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the provincesמְדִינוֹתmedinot

province, district

Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.

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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.

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The context

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?”

16 · This verse (above)

17For the matter of the queen will go out to all the women, making their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when they say, ‘King Ahasuerus said to bring Vashti the queen before him, and she did not come.’

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