Esther 1:21 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּיטַב֙	vai.yi.Tav	and it was good	H3190 →
הַדָּבָ֔ר	ha.da.Var	the word	H1697 →
בְּעֵינֵ֥י	be.'ei.Nei	in [the] eyes of	H5869 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים	ve.ha.sa.Rim	and the officials	H8269 →
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	vai.Ya.'as	and he did	H6213 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
כִּדְבַ֥ר	kid.Var	according to [the] word of	H1697 →
מְמוּכָֽן׃	me.mu.Khan	Memucan	H4462 →

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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
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.
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the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never…
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sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”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

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.

Genesis 41:37This proposal pleased Pharaoh and all his officials.Esther 2:4Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen in place of Vashti.” This suggestion pleased the king, and he acted accordingly.2 Samuel 17:4This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.Genesis 45:16When the news reached Pharaoh’s house that Joseph’s brothers had come, Pharaoh and his servants were pleased.Joshua 22:30When Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation—the heads of Israel’s clans who were with him—heard what the descendants of Reuben, Gad, and Manasseh had to say, they were satisfied.Esther 1:19So 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 again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.

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