Esther 1:21

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• וַיִּיטַב֙and it was good

  vaiyitavH3190 →117 times

• הַדָּבָ֔רthe word

  hadavarH1697 →1440 times

• בְּעֵינֵ֥יin [the] eyes of

  beeineiH5869 →887 times

• הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• וְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםand the officials

  vehasarimH8269 →421 times

• וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he did

  vaiyaasH6213 →2628 times

• הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe king

  hamelekhH4428 →2525 times

• כִּדְבַ֥רaccording to [the] word of

  kidvarH1697 →1440 times

• מְמוּכָֽן׃Memucan

  memukhanH4462 →3 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  Esther 2:4

  Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.

  it leads to

  • Matthew 14:6

    On Herod’s birthday, however, the daughter of Herodias danced before them and pleased Herod

  • Matthew 20:16

    So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

  • Esther 3:9–10

    If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”

• Through

  Esther 1:19

  So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never…

  it leads to

  • 1 Samuel 15:28

    So Samuel said to him, “The LORD has torn the kingdom of Israel from you today and has given it to your neighbor who is better than you.

  • Esther 8:8

    Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king…

  • Daniel 6:8–15

    Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”

  • Esther 3:9

    If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”

  • Daniel 6:17

    A stone was brought and placed over the mouth of the den, and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the rings of his nobles, so that nothing concerning Daniel…