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And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure. (KJV)

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וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥הve.ha.she.ti.Yahand the drinking

Lemma: שְׁתִיָּה (she.tiy.yah) · Strong's: H8360

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

Meaning: drinking

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8360; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 1

כַדָּ֖תkha.Dat[was] according 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 1:13, Esther 1:15, Esther 1:19, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1881; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 2

אֵ֣ין'einthere not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 3

אֹנֵ֑ס'o.Nes[was one who] compelled

Lemma: אָנַס (a.nas) · Strong's: H0597

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to compel

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0597; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 4

כִּי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 5

כֵ֣ן\׀khenthus

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 6

יִסַּ֣דyi.Sadhe had appointed

Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to found

Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 7

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.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 1:8 word 8

עַ֚ל'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 1:8 word 9

כָּל\־kol-every

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 1:8 word 10

רַ֣בrav<the> chief of

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227B

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

Meaning: chief

Used 29 times. Also: 2 Kings 25:8, 2 Kings 25:10, 2 Kings 25:11, 2 Kings 25:12, 2 Kings 25:15, 2 Kings 25:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227B; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 11

בֵּית֔וֹbei.Tohouse his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

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

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 12

לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.Sotto 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 1:8 word 13

כִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.Tzonaccording to [the] pleasure of

Lemma: רָצוֹן (ra.tson) · Strong's: H7522

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

Meaning: acceptance

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 49:6, Exodus 28:38, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 19:5, Leviticus 22:19, Leviticus 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7522; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 14

אִישׁ\־'ish-man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 15

וָאִֽישׁ\׃va.'Ishand man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

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

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Esther 1:8 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

By	→	דָּת H1881 law
order	→	יָסַד H3245 to found
of the king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
limit was placed	→	אָנַס H0597 to compel
on the drinking	→	שְׁתִיָּה H8360 drinking
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
and every	→	כֹּל H3605 all
official	→	רַב H7227B chief
of his household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
was to serve	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
each	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
whatever he desired	→	רָצוֹן H7522 acceptance

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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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