Study it in the app“And it happened in the month of Nisan, in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that wine was before him, and I took up the wine and gave it to the king; and I had not been sad before him.”
And it happenedוַיְהִיin the monthבְּחֹדֶשׁof Nisan,נִיסָןin the twentiethעֶשְׂרִיםyearשְׁנַתof Artaxerxesלְאַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּאthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְthat wineיַיִןwas before him,לְפָנָיוand I took upוָאֶשָּׂאthe wineהַיַּיִןand gave itוָאֶתְּנָהto the king;לַמֶּלֶךְand I had notוְלֹאbeenהָיִיתִיsadרַעbefore him.לְפָנָיו
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “yehi” appearsmonth
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appearsNisan
Nisan: the first month of the calendar, between March and April. It is the name that the month of Abib received after the exile.
Where else “nisan” appearstwenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appearsyear
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shenat” appearsArtaxerxes
Artaxerxes: a name borne by several kings of Persia. In Ezra and Nehemiah, the king under whom the building was stopped and, later, the one who sent Ezra and Nehemiah.
Where else “artachshast” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearswine
Wine; also drunkenness.
Where else “yayin” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appearslift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “esa” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “etna” appearsbad
Poor in quality, unpleasant to look at, or downcast.
Where else “ra” appearsNisan is the first month, between March and April: about four months had passed since Chislev (1:1).
1 · This verse (above)
2And the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, since you are not sick? This is nothing but sadness of heart.” And I was afraid very greatly.
