Esther 1:21 Go deeper

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: (KJV)

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וַיִּיטַב֙vai.yi.Tavand it was good

Lemma: יָטַב (ya.tav) · Strong's: H3190

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: be good

Used 117 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 32:9, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 34:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3190; TAHOT Esther 1:21 word 1

הַדָּבָ֔רha.da.Varthe word

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Esther 1:21 word 2

בְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes of

Lemma: עַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H5869I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: eye: appearance

Used 153 times. Also: Genesis 16:6, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 20:15, Genesis 21:11, Genesis 21:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5869I; TAHOT Esther 1:21 word 3

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.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 1:21 word 4

וְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.Rimand the officials

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

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

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Esther 1:21 word 5

וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he did

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

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 1:21 word 6

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.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 1:21 word 7

כִּדְבַ֥רkid.Varaccording to [the] word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Esther 1:21 word 8

מְמוּכָֽן\׃me.mu.KhanMemucan

Lemma: מְמוּכָן (me.mu.khan) · Strong's: H4462

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Memucan

Used 2 times. Also: Esther 1:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4462; TAHOT Esther 1:21 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

The king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
and his princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
were pleased	→	יָטַב H3190 be good
. . .	→	עַ֫יִן H5869I eye: appearance
with this counsel	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
so the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
did	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
as Memucan	→	מְמוּכָן H4462 Memucan
advised	→	דָּבָר H1697G word

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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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