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In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him: (KJV)

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בִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.Natin year

Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: year

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 1

שָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.Voshthree

Lemma: שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.losh) · Strong's: H7969

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: three

Used 429 times. Also: Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:23, Genesis 6:10, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:13, Genesis 9:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7969; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 2

לְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.Khoof reigning his

Lemma: מָלַךְ (ma.lakh) · Strong's: H4427A

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

Meaning: to reign

Used 344 times. Also: Genesis 36:31, Genesis 36:32, Genesis 36:33, Genesis 36:34, Genesis 36:35, Genesis 36:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4427A; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 3

עָשָׂ֣ה'a.Sahhe made

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to make: offer

Used 104 times. Also: Genesis 12:5, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 31:1, Exodus 1:21, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 29:36 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213I; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 4

מִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.Teha feast

Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960

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

Meaning: feast

Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 5

לְכָל\־le.kholfor all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 6

שָׂרָ֖יוsa.Ravofficials his

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 1:3 word 7

וַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.Davand servants his

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 8

חֵ֣יל\׀cheil[the] army of

Lemma: חַ֫יִל (cha.yil) · Strong's: H2428A

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

Meaning: strength: soldiers

Used 109 times. Also: Exodus 14:4, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:17, Exodus 14:28, Exodus 15:4, Numbers 31:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2428A; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 9

פָּרַ֣סpa.RasPersia

Lemma: פָּרַס (pa.ras) · Strong's: H6539

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Persia

Used 28 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 36:20, 2 Chronicles 36:22, 2 Chronicles 36:23, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:2, Ezra 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6539; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 10

וּמָדַ֗יu.ma.Daiand Media

Lemma: מָדַי (ma.day) · Strong's: H4074H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Media

Used 7 times. Also: Esther 1:14, Esther 1:18, Esther 10:2, Isaiah 21:2, Jeremiah 25:25, Daniel 8:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4074H; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 11

הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.Mimthe nobles

Lemma: פַּרְתְּמִים (par.tam) · Strong's: H6579

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

Meaning: noble

Used 3 times. Also: Esther 6:9, Daniel 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6579; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 12

וְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.Reiand [the] officials of

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

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 1:3 word 13

הַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.Notthe provinces

Lemma: מְדִינָה (me.di.nah) · Strong's: H4082

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: province

Used 53 times. Also: 1 Kings 20:14, 1 Kings 20:15, 1 Kings 20:17, 1 Kings 20:19, Ezra 2:1, Nehemiah 1:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4082; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 14

לְפָנָֽיו\׃le.fa.Nav[were] <to> before him

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Esther 1:3 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

In the third	→	שָׁלֹשׁ H7969 three
year	→	שָׁנָה H8141 year
of his reign	→	מָלַךְ H4427A to reign
[Xerxes] held	→	עָשָׂה H6213I to make: offer
a feast	→	מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast
for all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
his officials	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
and servants	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
The military leaders	→	חַ֫יִל H2428A strength: soldiers
of Persia	→	פָּרַס H6539 Persia
and Media	→	מָדַי H4074H Media
[were there]	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
along with the nobles	→	פַּרְתְּמִים H6579 noble
and princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
of the provinces	→	מְדִינָה H4082 province

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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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