And the drinkingוְהַשְּׁתִיָּהwasaccording to the law:כַדָּתno oneאֵיןcompelled;אֹנֵסforכִּיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhad soכֵןestablishedיִסַּדforעַלeveryכָּלstewardרַבof his house,בֵּיתוֹthat they should doלַעֲשׂוֹתaccording to the willכִּרְצוֹןof each one.אִישׁ וָאִישׁ
Esther 1:8
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Esther 1:8, word by word
- And the drinkingשְּׁתִיָּהshetiya
drinking
Drink; the act of drinking at a banquet.
Where else “shetiya” appears- according to the lawדָּתdat
law, decree
Law, decree.
Where else “dat” appears- compelledאֹנֵסones
compel
To compel, to force someone to do something.
Where else “ones” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- establishedיִסַּדyisad
found
To lay the foundations of something on which it will be raised.
Where else “yisad” appears- stewardרַבrav
chief
Literally "the great one": the one over a group, like the guard.
Where else “rav” appears- of his houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- that they should doעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears- according to the willרְצוֹןretson
will
What one decides as one likes.
Where else “retson” appears- of each oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears
The context
7And drink was given in vessels of gold, and vessels different from other vessels, and royal wine in abundance, according to the hand of the king.
8 · This verse (above)
9Vashti the queen also made a banquet for women in the royal house that belonged to King Ahasuerus.