KJV King James Version
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.
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Esther 1:8
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every official of his household was to serve each man whatever he desired.
WEB World English Bible
In accordance with the law, the drinking was not compulsory; for so the king had instructed all the officials of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
ASV American Standard Version
And the drinking was according to the law; none could compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the drinking is according to law, none is pressing, for so hath the king appointed for every chief one of his house, to do according to the pleasure of man and man.
Surrounding context — Esther 1
5 And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;
6 [Where were] white, green, and blue, [hangings], fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds [were of] gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
7 And they gave [them] drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
8 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.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women [in] the royal house which [belonged] to king Ahasuerus.
10 On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,
11 To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she [was] fair to look on.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥הH8360 · she.tiy.yahdrinkingכַדָּ֖תH1881 · datlawאֵ֣יןH369 · a.yinnothingאֹנֵ֑סH597 · a.nasto compelכִּי־H3588 · kiforכֵ֣ן׀H3651 · kenrightיִסַּ֣דH3245 · ya.sadto foundהַמֶּ֗לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingעַ֚לH5921 · aluponכָּל־H3605 · kolallרַ֣בH7227 · ravmanyבֵּית֔וֹH1004 · betplaceלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתH6213 · a.sahto make: doכִּרְצ֥וֹןH7522 · ra.tsonacceptanceאִישׁ־H376 · ishmanוָאִֽישׁ׃H376 · ishman
Cross-references
Habakkuk 2:15-16Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to [him], and makest [him] drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!Jeremiah 51:7Babylon [hath been] a golden cup in the LORD’S hand, that made all the earth drunken: the nations have drunken of her wine; therefore the nations are mad.Jeremiah 35:8Thus have we obeyed the voice of Jonadab the son of Rechab our father in all that he hath charged us, to drink no wine all our days, we, our wives, our sons, nor our daughters;John 2:8And he saith unto them, Draw out now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare [it].
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