Esther 1:14 BSB — MannaFest

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19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב	ve.ha.ka.Ro	and the [ones] close	H7138 →
אֵלָ֗יו	'e.Lav	to him	H413 →
כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א	kar.she.Na'	[were] Carshena	H3771 →
שֵׁתָר֙	she.Tar	Shethar	H8369 →
אַדְמָ֣תָא	'ad.Ma.ta'	Admatha	H133 →
תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ	tar.Shish	Tarshish	H8659 →
מֶ֥רֶס	Me.res	Meres	H4825 →
מַרְסְנָ֖א	mar.se.Na'	Marsena	H4826 →
מְמוּכָ֑ן	me.mu.Khan	Memucan	H4462 →
שִׁבְעַ֞ת	shiv.'At	[the] seven	H7651 →
שָׂרֵ֣י׀	sa.Rei	[the] officials of	H8269 →
פָּרַ֣ס	pa.Ras	Persia	H6539 →
וּמָדַ֗י	u.ma.Dai	and Media	H4074 →
רֹאֵי֙	ro.'Ei	[who] saw	H7200 →
פְּנֵ֣י	pe.Nei	<of> [the] face of	H6440 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים	hai.yo.she.Vim	who sat	H3427 →
רִאשֹׁנָ֖ה	ri.sho.Nah	foremost	H7223 →
בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃	ba.mal.Khut	in the kingdom	H4438 →

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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
Matthew 18:10
See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.
leads to
- Psalms 91:11
  For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
- Hebrews 1:14
  Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
- Psalms 34:7
  The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.
- Luke 16:22
  One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
Through
Revelation 22:4
They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.
leads to
- Revelation 14:1
  Then I looked and saw the Lamb standing on Mount Zion, and with Him 144,000 who had His name and His Father’s name written on their foreheads.
- Matthew 5:8
  Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
- Revelation 3:12
  The one who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of My God, and he will never again leave it. Upon him I will write the name of My God, and the…
- 1 John 3:2–3
  Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as…

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.

2 Kings 25:19Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as five royal advisors. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.Ezra 7:14You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand.Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.Jeremiah 52:25Of those still in the city, he took a court official who had been appointed over the men of war, as well as seven trusted royal advisers. He also took the scribe of the captain of the army, who had enlisted the people of the land, and sixty men who were found in the city.Revelation 22:4They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.Esther 3:1After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.Esther 8:1That same day King Xerxes awarded Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai entered the king’s presence because Esther had revealed his relation to her.Esther 1:3In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.Esther 2:2Then the king’s attendants proposed, “Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king,

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