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World English Bible Classic
[1] Now in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces), [2] in those days, when the King Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Susa the palace, [3] in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for all his princes and his servants; the army of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces being before him. [4] He displayed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even one hundred eighty days. [5] When these days were fulfilled, the king made a seven day feast for all the people who were present in Susa the palace, both great and small, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace. [6] There were hangings of white and blue material, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and marble pillars. The couches were of gold and silver, on a pavement of red, white, yellow, and black marble. [7] They gave them drinks in golden vessels of various kinds, including royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king. [8] In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure. [9] Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to King Ahasuerus. [10] On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, [11] to bring Vashti the queen before the king wearing the royal crown, to show the people and the princes her beauty; for she was beautiful. [12] But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king’s commandment by the eunuchs. Therefore the king was very angry, and his anger burned in him. [13] Then the king said to the wise men, who knew the times (for it was the king’s custom to consult those who knew law and judgment; [14] and next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king’s face, and sat first in the kingdom), [15] “What shall we do to Queen Vashti according to law, because she has not done the bidding of the King Ahasuerus by the eunuchs?” [16] Memucan answered before the king and the princes, “Vashti the queen has not done wrong to just the king, but also to all the princes, and to all the people who are in all the provinces of the King Ahasuerus. [17] For this deed of the queen will become known to all women, causing them to show contempt for their husbands when it is reported, ‘King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she didn’t come.’ [18] Today, the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen’s deed will tell all the king’s princes. This will cause much contempt and wrath. [19] “If it pleases the king, let a royal commandment go from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it cannot be altered, that Vashti may never again come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she. [20] When the king’s decree which he shall make is published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give their husbands honor, both great and small.” [21] This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan: [22] for he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, that every man should rule his own house, speaking in the language of his own people.
King James Version
[1] Now it came to pass in the days H3117 of Ahasuerus, H325 (this is Ahasuerus H325 which reigned, H4427 from India H1912 even unto Ethiopia, H3568 over an hundred H3967 and seven H7651 and twenty H6242 provinces:) H4082 [2] that in those days, H3117 when the king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 sat H3427 on H5921 the throne H3678 of his kingdom, H4438 which was in Shushan H7800 the palace, H1002 [3] in the third H7969 year H8141 of his reign, H4427 he made H6213 a feast H4960 unto all his princes H8269 and his servants; H5650 the power H2428 of Persia H6539 and Media, H4074 the nobles H6579 and princes H8269 of the provinces, H4082 being before H6440 him: [4] when he shewed H7200 H853 the riches H6239 of his glorious H3519 kingdom H4438 and the honour H3366 of his excellent H8597 majesty H1420 many H7227 days, H3117 even an hundred H3967 and fourscore H8084 days. H3117 [5] And when these days H3117 were expired, H4390 the king H4428 made H6213 a feast H4960 unto H5704 all H3605 the people H5971 that were present H4672§ in Shushan H7800 the palace, H1002 both unto great H1419 and small, H6996 seven H7651 days, H3117 in the court H2691 of the garden H1594 of the king’s H4428 palace; H1055 [6] where were white, H2353 green, H3768 and blue, H8504§ hangings, fastened H270 with cords H2256 of fine linen H948 and purple H713 to silver H3701 rings H1550 and pillars H5982 of marble: H8336 the beds H4296 were of gold H2091 and silver, H3701 upon H5921 a pavement H7531 of red, H923 and blue, H8504 and white, H1858 and black, H5508 marble. H8336 [7] And they gave them drink H8248 in vessels H3627 of gold, H2091 (the vessels H3627 being diverse H8138 one from another,) H3627 and royal H4438 wine H3196§ in abundance, H7227 according to the state H3027 of the king. H4428§ [8] And the drinking H8360 was according to the law; H1881 none did compel: H597 for H3588 so H3651 the king H4428 had appointed H3245 to all the officers H7227 of his house, H1004 that they should do H6213 according to every man’s H376 pleasure. H7522 [9] Also H1571 Vashti H2060 the queen H4436 made H6213 a feast H4960 for the women H802 in the royal H4438 house H1004 which belonged to king H4428 Ahasuerus. H325 [10] On the seventh H7637 day, H3117 when the heart H3820 of the king H4428 was merry H2896 with H854 wine, H3196 he commanded H559 Mehuman, H4104 Biztha, H968 Harbona, H2726 Bigtha, H903 and Abagtha, H5 Zethar, H2242 and Carcas, H3752 the seven H7651 chamberlains H5631§ that served H8334 in the presence H6440 of Ahasuerus H325 the king, H4428 [11] to bring H935 H853 Vashti H2060 the queen H4436 before H6440 the king H4428 with the crown H3804 royal, H4438 to shew H7200 the people H5971 and the princes H8269 H853 her beauty: H3308 for she was fair H2896 to look on. H4758§ [12] But the queen H4436 Vashti H2060 refused H3985 to come H935 at the king’s H4428 commandment H1697 by H3027 his chamberlains: H5631§ therefore was the king H4428 very H3966 wroth, H7107 and his anger H2534 burned H1197 in him. [13] Then the king H4428 said H559 to the wise men, H2450 which knew H3045 the times, H6256 (for so was the king’s H4428 manner H1697 toward H6440 all H3605 that knew H3045 law H1881 and judgment: H1779 [14] and the next H7138 unto him was Carshena, H3771 Shethar, H8369 Admatha, H133 Tarshish, H8659 Meres, H4825 Marsena, H4826 and Memucan, H4462 the seven H7651 princes H8269 of Persia H6539 and Media, H4074 which saw H7200 the king’s H4428 face, H6440 and which sat H3427 the first H7223 in the kingdom;) H4438 [15] what H4100 shall we do H6213§ unto the queen H4436 Vashti H2060 according to law, H1881 because she hath not performed H6213 H853 the commandment H3982 of the king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 by H3027 the chamberlains? H5631 [16] And Memucan H4462 answered H559 before H6440 the king H4428 and the princes, H8269 Vashti H2060 the queen H4436 hath not done wrong H5753 to the king H4428 only, but also to all the princes, H8269 and to all the people H5971 that are in all the provinces H4082 of the king H4428 Ahasuerus. H325 [17] For this deed H1697 of the queen H4436 shall come abroad H3318 unto all women, H802 so that they shall despise H959 their husbands H1167 in their eyes, H5869 when it shall be reported, H559 The king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 commanded H559 H853 Vashti H2060 the queen H4436 to be brought in H935 before H6440 him, but she came H935 not. [18] Likewise shall the ladies H8282 of Persia H6539 and Media H4074 say H559 this H2088 day H3117 unto all the king’s H4428 princes, H8269 which H834 have heard H8085 H853 of the deed H1697 of the queen. H4436 Thus shall there arise too much H1767 contempt H963 and wrath. H7110 [19] If it please H2895 the king, H4428§ let there go H3318 a royal H4438 commandment H1697 from H4480 him, H6440§ and let it be written H3789 among the laws H1881 of the Persians H6539 and the Medes, H4074 that it be not altered, H5674§ That Vashti H2060 come H935 no more before H6440 king H4428 Ahasuerus; H325 and let the king H4428 give H5414 her royal estate H4438 unto another H7468§ that is better H2896 than she. [20] And when the king’s H4428 decree H6599 which H834 he shall make H6213 shall be published H8085 throughout all his empire, H4438 (for it is great,) H7227 all H3605 the wives H802 shall give H5414 to their husbands H1167 honour, H3366 both to great H1419 and small. H6996 [21] And the saying H1697 pleased H3190 H5869 the king H4428§ and the princes; H8269 and the king H4428 did H6213 according to the word H1697 of Memucan: H4462 [22] for he sent H7971 letters H5612 into all the king’s H4428 provinces, H4082 into every province H4082 according to the writing H3791 thereof, and to every people H5971 after their language, H3956 that every man H376 should bear rule H8323 in his own house, H1004 and that it should be published H1696 according to the language H3956 of every people. H5971§

Footnotes

  1. § 1:5 Heb. found
  2. § 1:6 Or, violet
  3. § 1:7a Heb. wine of the kingdom
  4. § 1:7b Heb. according to the hand of the king
  5. § 1:10 Or, Eunuchs
  6. § 1:11 Heb. good of countenance
  7. § 1:12 Heb. which was by the hand of his Eunuchs
  8. § 1:15 Heb. what to do?
  9. § 1:19a Heb. if it be good with the king
  10. § 1:19b Heb. from before him
  11. § 1:19c Heb. that it pass not away
  12. § 1:19d Heb. unto her companion
  13. § 1:21 Heb. was good in the eyes of the king
  14. § 1:22 Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people
Septuaginta
[1] ‡‡Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 μετὰ G3326 τοὺς G3588 λόγους G3056 τούτους G5128 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις G2250 Ἀρταξέρξου —οὗτος G3778 ὁ G3588 Ἀρταξέρξης ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 Ἰνδικῆς ἑκατὸν G1540 εἴκοσι G1501 ἑπτὰ G2033 χωρῶν G5561 ἐκράτησεν G2902 — [2] ἐν G1722 αὐταῖς G846 ταῖς G3588 ἡμέραις, G2250 ὅτε G3753 ἐθρονίσθη ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Ἀρταξέρξης ἐν G1722 Σούσοις τῇ G3588 πόλει, G4172 [3] ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 τρίτῳ G5154 ἔτει G2094 βασιλεύοντος G936 αὐτοῦ G846 δοχὴν G1403 ἐποίησεν G4160 τοῖς G3588 φίλοις G5384 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 λοιποῖς G3062 ἔθνεσιν G1484 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 Περσῶν καὶ G2532 Μήδων G3370 ἐνδόξοις G1741 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἄρχουσιν G758 τῶν G3588 σατραπῶν. [4] Καὶ G2532 μετὰ G3326 ταῦτα G5023 μετὰ G3326 τὸ G3588 δεῖξαι G1166 αὐτοῖς G846 τὸν G3588 πλοῦτον G4149 τῆς G3588 βασιλείας G932 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 δόξαν G1391 τῆς G3588 εὐφροσύνης G2167 τοῦ G3588 πλούτου G4149 αὐτοῦ G846 ἐπὶ G1909 ἡμέρας G2250 ἑκατὸν G1540 ὀγδοήκοντα, G3589 [5] ὅτε G3753 δὲ G1161 ἀνεπληρώθησαν G378 αἱ G3588 ἡμέραι G2250 τοῦ G3588 γάμου, G1062 ἐποίησεν G4160 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 πότον G4224 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν G1484 τοῖς G3588 εὑρεθεῖσιν G2147 εἰς G1519 τὴν G3588 πόλιν G4172 ἐπὶ G1909 ἡμέρας G2250 ἓξ G1803 ἐν G1722 αὐλῇ G833 οἴκου G3624 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 [6] κεκοσμημένῃ G2885 βυσσίνοις G1039 καὶ G2532 καρπασίνοις τεταμένοις ἐπὶ G1909 σχοινίοις G4979 βυσσίνοις G1039 καὶ G2532 πορφυροῖς G4210 ἐπὶ G1909 κύβοις χρυσοῖς G5552 καὶ G2532 ἀργυροῖς G693 ἐπὶ G1909 στύλοις G4769 παρίνοις καὶ G2532 λιθίνοις· G3035 κλῖναι G2825 χρυσαῖ G5552 καὶ G2532 ἀργυραῖ G693 ἐπὶ G1909 λιθοστρώτου σμαραγδίτου λίθου G3037 καὶ G2532 πιννίνου καὶ G2532 παρίνου λίθου G3037 καὶ G2532 στρωμναὶ διαφανεῖς G1307 ποικίλως διηνθισμέναι, κύκλῳ G2945 ῥόδα πεπασμένα· [7] ποτήρια G4221 χρυσᾶ G5552 καὶ G2532 ἀργυρᾶ G693 καὶ G2532 ἀνθράκινον κυλίκιον προκείμενον G4295 ἀπὸ G575 ταλάντων G5007 τρισμυρίων· οἶνος G3631 πολὺς G4183 καὶ G2532 ἡδύς, ὃν G3739 αὐτὸς G846 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 ἔπινεν. G4095 [8] Ὁ G3588 δὲ G1161 πότος G4224 οὗτος G3778 οὐ G3756 κατὰ G2596 προκείμενον G4295 νόμον G3551 ἐγένετο, G1096 οὕτως G3779 δὲ G1161 ἠθέλησεν G2309 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 ἐπέταξεν G2004 τοῖς G3588 οἰκονόμοις G3623 ποιῆσαι G4160 τὸ G3588 θέλημα G2307 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τῶν G3588 ἀνθρώπων. G444 [9] Καὶ G2532 Αστιν ἡ G3588 βασίλισσα G938 ἐποίησε G4160 πότον G4224 ταῖς G3588 γυναιξὶν G1135 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 βασιλείοις, G934 ὅπου G3699 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 Ἀρταξέρξης. [10] Ἐν G1722 δὲ G1161 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 ἑβδόμῃ G1442 ἡδέως G2234 γενόμενος G1096 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 εἶπεν G2036 τῷ G3588 Αμαν καὶ G2532 Βαζαν καὶ G2532 Θαρρα καὶ G2532 Βωραζη καὶ G2532 Ζαθολθα καὶ G2532 Αβαταζα καὶ G2532 Θαραβα, τοῖς G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 εὐνούχοις G2135 τοῖς G3588 διακόνοις G1249 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 Ἀρταξέρξου, [11] εἰσαγαγεῖν G1521 τὴν G3588 βασίλισσαν G938 πρὸς G4314 αὐτὸν G846 βασιλεύειν G936 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 περιθεῖναι G4060 αὐτῇ G846 τὸ G3588 διάδημα G1238 καὶ G2532 δεῖξαι G1166 αὐτὴν G846 πᾶσιν G3956 τοῖς G3588 ἄρχουσιν G758 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἔθνεσιν G1484 τὸ G3588 κάλλος αὐτῆς, G846 ὅτι G3754 καλὴ ἦν. G2258 [12] Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 εἰσήκουσεν G1522 αὐτοῦ G846 Αστιν ἡ G3588 βασίλισσα G938 ἐλθεῖν G2064 μετὰ G3326 τῶν G3588 εὐνούχων. G2135 Καὶ G2532 ἐλυπήθη G3076 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 καὶ G2532 ὠργίσθη G3710 [13] καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 τοῖς G3588 φίλοις G5384 αὐτοῦ G846 Κατὰ G2596 ταῦτα G5023 ἐλάλησεν G2980 Αστιν, ποιήσατε G4160 οὖν G3767 περὶ G4012 τούτου G5127 νόμον G3551 καὶ G2532 κρίσιν. G2920 [14] Καὶ G2532 προσῆλθεν G4334 αὐτῷ G846 Αρκεσαιος καὶ G2532 Σαρσαθαιος καὶ G2532 Μαλησεαρ οἱ G3588 ἄρχοντες G758 Περσῶν καὶ G2532 Μήδων G3370 οἱ G3588 ἐγγὺς G1451 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 οἱ G3588 πρῶτοι G4413 παρακαθήμενοι τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 [15] καὶ G2532 ἀπήγγειλαν G518 αὐτῷ G846 κατὰ G2596 τοὺς G3588 νόμους G3551 ὡς G5613 δεῖ G1163 ποιῆσαι G4160 Αστιν τῇ G3588 βασιλίσσῃ, G938 ὅτι G3754 οὐκ G3756 ἐποίησεν G4160 τὰ G3588 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 προσταχθέντα G4367 διὰ G1223 τῶν G3588 εὐνούχων. G2135 [16] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 ὁ G3588 Μουχαιος πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἄρχοντας G758 Οὐ G3756 τὸν G3588 βασιλέα G935 μόνον G3440 ἠδίκησεν G91 Αστιν ἡ G3588 βασίλισσα, G938 ἀλλὰ G235 καὶ G2532 πάντας G3956 τοὺς G3588 ἄρχοντας G758 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἡγουμένους G2233 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως G935 [17] [καὶ G2532 γὰρ G1063 διηγήσατο G1334 αὐτοῖς G846 τὰ G3588 ῥήματα G4487 τῆς G3588 βασιλίσσης G938 καὶ G2532 ὡς G5613 ἀντεῖπεν τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ]. G935 Ὡς G5613 οὖν G3767 ἀντεῖπεν τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 Ἀρταξέρξῃ, [18] οὕτως G3779 σήμερον G4594 αἱ G3588 τυραννίδες αἱ G3588 λοιπαὶ G3062 τῶν G3588 ἀρχόντων G758 Περσῶν καὶ G2532 Μήδων G3370 ἀκούσασαι G191 τὰ G3588 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 λεχθέντα G3004 ὑπ’ G5259 αὐτῆς G846 τολμήσουσιν G5111 ὁμοίως G3668 ἀτιμάσαι G818 τοὺς G3588 ἄνδρας G435 αὐτῶν. G846 [19] Εἰ G1487 οὖν G3767 δοκεῖ G1380 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ, G935 προσταξάτω G4367 βασιλικόν, G937 καὶ G2532 γραφήτω G1125 κατὰ G2596 τοὺς G3588 νόμους G3551 Μήδων G3370 καὶ G2532 Περσῶν· καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 ἄλλως G247 χρησάσθω, G5530 μηδὲ G3366 εἰσελθάτω G1525 ἔτι G2089 ἡ G3588 βασίλισσα G938 πρὸς G4314 αὐτόν, G846 καὶ G2532 τὴν G3588 βασιλείαν G932 αὐτῆς G846 δότω G1325 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 γυναικὶ G1135 κρείττονι G2908 αὐτῆς. G846 [20] Καὶ G2532 ἀκουσθήτω G191 ὁ G3588 νόμος G3551 ὁ G3588 ὑπὸ G5259 τοῦ G3588 βασιλέως, G935 ὃν G3739 ἐὰν G1437 ποιῇ, G4160 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 βασιλείᾳ G932 αὐτοῦ, G846 καὶ G2532 οὕτως G3779 πᾶσαι G3956 αἱ G3588 γυναῖκες G1135 περιθήσουσιν G4060 τιμὴν G5092 τοῖς G3588 ἀνδράσιν G435 ἑαυτῶν G1438 ἀπὸ G575 πτωχοῦ G4434 ἕως G2193 πλουσίου. G4145 [21] Καὶ G2532 ἤρεσεν G700 ὁ G3588 λόγος G3056 τῷ G3588 βασιλεῖ G935 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἄρχουσι, G758 καὶ G2532 ἐποίησεν G4160 ὁ G3588 βασιλεὺς G935 καθὰ G2505 ἐλάλησεν G2980 ὁ G3588 Μουχαιος· [22] καὶ G2532 ἀπέστειλεν G649 εἰς G1519 πᾶσαν G3956 τὴν G3588 βασιλείαν G932 κατὰ G2596 χώραν G5561 κατὰ G2596 τὴν G3588 λέξιν αὐτῶν G846 ὥστε G5620 εἶναι G1511 φόβον G5401 αὐτοῖς G846 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 οἰκίαις G3614 αὐτῶν. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 1:1a This chapter was originally Ἐσθήρ 1.
  2. ‡ 1:1b Originally Ἐσθήρ 1:1s.