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Esther 1:7

Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.

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ASV

And they gave them drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the bounty of the king.

KJV

And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtand they gave to drinkH8248 →
בִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.Leiin vessels ofH3627 →
זָהָ֔בza.HavgoldH2091 →
וְכֵלִ֖יםve.khe.Limand vesselsH3627 →
מִכֵּלִ֣יםmi.ke.Limfrom vesselsH3627 →
שׁוֹנִ֑יםsho.Nim[were] differingH8138 →
וְיֵ֥יןve.Yeinand wine ofH3196 →
מַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutroyaltyH4438 →
רָ֖בrav[was] muchH7227 →
כְּיַ֥דke.Yadaccording to [the] hand ofH3027 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Daniel 5:2–4Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king could drink from them, along with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.2 Chronicles 9:20All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.Esther 2:18Then the king held a great banquet, Esther’s banquet, for all his officials and servants. He proclaimed a tax holiday in the provinces and gave gifts worthy of the king’s bounty.1 Kings 10:21All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.2 Kings 7:15And they tracked them as far as the Jordan, and indeed, the whole way was littered with the clothing and equipment the Arameans had thrown off in haste. So the scouts returned and told the king.

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