Esther 1:15
“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”
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ASV
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
KJV
What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not performed the commandment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| כְּדָת֙ | ke.Dat | according to [the] law | H1881 → |
| מַֽה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → |
| לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת | la.'a.Sot | [is] to do | H6213 → |
| בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה | ba.mal.Kah | with the queen | H4436 → |
| וַשְׁתִּ֑י | vash.Ti | Vashti | H2060 → |
| עַ֣ל׀ | 'al | on | H5921 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| עָשְׂתָ֗ה | 'a.se.Tah | she did | H6213 → |
| אֶֽת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| מַאֲמַר֙ | ma.'a.Mar | [the] command of | H3982 → |
| הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | ha.Me.lekh | the king | H4428 → |
| אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ | 'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh | Ahasuerus | H325 → |
| בְּיַ֖ד | be.Yad | by [the] hand of | H3027 → |
| הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ ס | ha.sa.ri.Sim | the eunuchs | H5631 → |
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