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Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther’s feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king. (KJV)
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וַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asand he made
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213I
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 2:18 word 1
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.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 2:18 word 2
מִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.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 2:18 word 3
גָד֗וֹלga.Dolgreat
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 4
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 2:18 word 5
שָׂרָיו֙sa.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 2:18 word 6
וַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'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 2:18 word 7
אֵ֖ת'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 2:18 word 8
מִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.Teh[the] feast of
Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
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 2:18 word 9
אֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerEsther
Lemma: אֶסְתֵּר (es.ter) · Strong's: H0635
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Feminine (HNpf)
Meaning: Esther
Used 55 times. Also: Esther 2:7, Esther 2:8, Esther 2:10, Esther 2:11, Esther 2:15, Esther 2:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0635; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 10
וַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.Chahand a holiday
Lemma: הֲנָחָה (ha.na.chah) · Strong's: H2010
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: holiday
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2010; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 11
לַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtfor the 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 2:18 word 12
עָשָׂ֔ה'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 2:18 word 13
וַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.Tenand he gave
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 14
מַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'Ettribute
Lemma: מַשְׂאֵת (mas.et) · Strong's: H4864
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: tribute
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 43:34, Judges 20:38, Judges 20:40, 2 Samuel 11:8, 2 Chronicles 24:6, 2 Chronicles 24:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4864; TAHOT Esther 2:18 word 15
כְּיַ֥דke.Yadaccording to [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 2:18 word 16
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ\׃ha.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 2:18 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| held | → | עָשָׂה H6213I to make: offer |
| a great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| banquet | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| Esther’s | → | אֶסְתֵּר H0635 Esther |
| banquet | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| for all | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| his officials | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| and servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| He proclaimed | → | עָשָׂה H6213I to make: offer |
| a tax holiday | → | הֲנָחָה H2010 holiday |
| in the provinces | → | מְדִינָה H4082 province |
| and gave | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| gifts | → | מַשְׂאֵת H4864 tribute |
| worthy of the king’s | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| bounty | → | יָד H3027K hand: to |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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