Esther 1:11 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
לְ֠הָבִיא	Le.ha.vi'	to bring	H935 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
וַשְׁתִּ֧י	vash.Ti	Vashti	H2060 →
הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה	ha.mal.Kah	the queen	H4436 →
לִפְנֵ֥י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
בְּכֶ֣תֶר	be.Khe.ter	with a crown of	H3804 →
מַלְכ֑וּת	mal.Khut	royalty	H4438 →
לְהַרְא֨וֹת	le.har.'ot	to show	H7200 →
הָֽעַמִּ֤ים	ha.'a.Mim	the peoples	H5971 →
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙	ve.ha.sa.Rim	and the officials	H8269 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יָפְיָ֔הּ	ya.fe.Yah	beauty her	H3308 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
טוֹבַ֥ת	to.Vat	[was] good of	H2896 →
מַרְאֶ֖ה	mar.'Eh	appearance	H4758 →
הִֽיא׃	Hi'	she	H1931 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
leads to
- Proverbs 19:21
  Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
- Psalms 37:23
  The steps of a man are ordered by the LORD who takes delight in his journey.
- Proverbs 16:1
  The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 20:24
  A man’s steps are from the LORD, so how can anyone understand his own way?
- Jeremiah 10:23
  I know, O LORD, that a man’s way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.
Through
Proverbs 31:30
Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.
leads to
- Proverbs 1:7
  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
- 1 Peter 3:4–5
  but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
- Proverbs 11:22
  Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Proverbs 31:30Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting, but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.Mark 6:21–22On Herod’s birthday, her opportunity arose. Herod held a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.Proverbs 16:9A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.2 Samuel 14:25Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.1 Samuel 25:3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.Esther 6:8have them bring a royal robe that the king himself has worn and a horse on which the king himself has ridden—one with a royal crest placed on its head.Esther 2:17And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.Proverbs 23:29–33Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has contentions? Who has complaints? Who has needless wounds? Who has bloodshot eyes?Esther 5:1On the third day, Esther put on her royal attire and stood in the inner court of the palace across from the king’s quarters. The king was sitting on his royal throne in the royal courtroom, facing the entrance.Esther 2:7And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.Ezra 2:1Now these are the people of the province who came up from the captivity of the exiles carried away to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar its king. They returned to Jerusalem and Judah, each to his own town,Luke 7:25Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.

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