Estherchapter 1
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Queen Vashti Refuses to Obey Ahasuerus' Command, Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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Esther 1— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
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A hundred and eighty days of splendor in Shushan the palace1
Esther 1:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Esther 1:1
It was in the days of Achashveirosh. He was the king of Persia. The Persians conquered the Babylonians, and Achashveirosh succeeded Koresh to the Persian throne in the year. who reigned in place of Koresh.
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Vashti refuses to come at the king's command10
Esther 1:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Esther 1:10
On the seventh day. Our Rabbis said. Maseches Megillah 12b. that it was on Shabbos. 23 Corresponding to “the seventh day” of the week.
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Targum Sheni on Esther 1:10
On the seventh day, when the king and the hundred and twenty-seven crowned princes who were with him were merry with wine, a dispute arose among them about indecent things. The kings of the West said, Our women are the handsomest. The others said the same of their women.
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Rashi on Esther 1:12
Queen Vashti refused. Our Rabbis said because leprosy broke out on her, 24 Ibid. Vashti did not refuse out of modesty. She was as lewd as her husband and would have attended had she not broken out with leprosy.
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The wise men's counsel and a decree sent to every province13
Esther 1:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Esther 1:13
For the king would thus place matters. For such was the king’s custom in every judgment, to present the matter “before all who were versed in procedural and legal concerns.” 27 The Midrash states that Achashveirosh originally sought the advice of the Sages and asked them to judge Vashti.
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Esther 1:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Esther 1:14
Most intimately associated with him. To present his affairs before them were the following: Carshena, Shesar, etc.
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Esther 1:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on Esther 1:15
Concerning the proper procedure to follow. This refers back to “The king consulted the sages.” 28 Above, v.
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