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What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? (KJV)

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כְּדָת֙ke.Dataccording to [the] law

Lemma: דָּת (dat) · Strong's: H1881

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: law

Used 21 times. Also: Ezra 8:36, Esther 1:8, Esther 1:13, Esther 1:19, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1881; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 1

מַֽה\־mah-what?

Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: what?

Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 2

לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.Sot[is] to do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 3

בַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.Kahwith the queen

Lemma: מַלְכָּה (mal.kah) · Strong's: H4436H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: queen

Used 27 times. Also: Esther 1:9, Esther 1:11, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17, Esther 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4436H; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 4

וַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiVashti

Lemma: וַשְׁתִּי (vash.ti) · Strong's: H2060

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)

Meaning: Vashti

Used 10 times. Also: Esther 1:9, Esther 1:11, Esther 1:12, Esther 1:16, Esther 1:17, Esther 1:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2060; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 5

עַ֣ל\׀'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 6

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 7

לֹֽא\־lo'-not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 8

עָשְׂתָ֗ה'a.se.Tahshe did

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 9

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 10

מַאֲמַר֙ma.'a.Mar[the] command of

Lemma: מַאֲמַר (ma.a.mar) · Strong's: H3982

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: command

Used 3 times. Also: Esther 2:20, Esther 9:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3982; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 11

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 12

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerus

Lemma: אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ (a.chash.ve.rosh) · Strong's: H0325

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Ahasuerus

Used 30 times. Also: Ezra 4:6, Esther 1:1, Esther 1:2, Esther 1:9, Esther 1:10, Esther 1:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0325; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 13

בְּיַ֖דbe.Yadby [the] hand of

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: hand: to

Used 70 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 24:10, Genesis 32:13, Genesis 32:16, Genesis 33:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027K; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 14

הַסָּרִיסִֽים\׃\ \סha.sa.ri.Simthe eunuchs

Lemma: סָרִיס (sa.ris) · Strong's: H5631

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: eunuch

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1, Genesis 40:2, Genesis 40:7, 1 Samuel 8:15, 1 Kings 22:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5631; TAHOT Esther 1:15 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

According to law	→	דָּת H1881 law
he asked, “what	→	מָה H4100 what?
should be done	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
with Queen	→	מַלְכָּה H4436H queen
Vashti	→	וַשְׁתִּי H2060 Vashti
since	→	עַל H5921A upon
she refused to obey	→	לֹא H3808 not
. . .	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
the command	→	מַאֲמַר H3982 command
of King	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
Xerxes	→	אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ H0325 Ahasuerus
delivered by	→	יָד H3027K hand: to
the eunuchs	→	סָרִיס H5631 eunuch

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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