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Now it
took place in the
days of
Ahasuerus, the
Ahasuerus who
reigned from
India to
Ethiopia over * * provinces,
.$el{M;h vw{rew.v;x]avwrwvxa a.Wh vw{rew.v;x]a yemyiB yih.y;w ? h'nyid.m h'aem.W ~yir.f,[.w<#st06242 [;b,v v.WK -d;[.w .WD{hem
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in
those days as
King Ahasuerus sat on his
royal throne which was at the
citadel in
Susa,
l;[ vw{rew.v;x]a .$,l,M;h t,b,v.K ~eh'h ~yim'Y;B ? h'ryiB;h !;v.Wv.B r,v]a w{t.Wk.l;m aeSiK
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in the
third year of his
reign he
gave a
banquet for
all his
princes and
attendants, the
army officers of
Persia and
Media, the
nobles and the
princes of his
provinces being in his
presence.
wy'r'f -l'k.l h,T.vim h'f'[ w{k.l'm.l vw{l'v t;n.viB ? yer'f.w ~yim.T.r;P;h y;d'm.W s;r'P lyex wy'd'b][;w ? wy'n'p.l tw{nyid.M;h
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And he
displayed the
riches of his
royal glory and the
splendor of his
great majesty for
many days,
180 * days.
r'q.y -t,a.w w{t.Wk.l;m dw{b.K r,v{[ -t,a w{t{a.r;h.B ? t;a.m.W ~yinw{m.v ~yiB;r ~yim'y w{t'L.Wd.G t,r,a.piT ? ~w{y
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When
these days were
completed, the
king gave a
banquet lasting
seven days for
all the
people who were
present at the
citadel in
Susa, from the
greatest to the
least, in the
court of the
garden of the
king's palace.
~'['h -l'k.l .$,l,M;h h'f'[ h,Lea'h ~yim'Y;h taw{l.mib.W ? !'j'q -d;[.w lw{d'Gim.l h'ryiB;h !;v.Wv.B ~yia.c.miN;h ? .$,l,M;h !;tyiB t;NiG r;c]x;B ~yim'y t;[.biv h,T.vim
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There were hangings of
fine white and
violet linen held by
cords of
fine purple linen on
silver rings and
marble columns, and
couches of
gold and
silver on a
mosaic pavement of
porphyry,
marble,
mother-of-pearl and
precious stones.
#.Wb -yel.b;x.B z.Wx'a t,lek.t.W s;P.r;K r.Wx ? vev yed.WM;[.w @,s,k yelyil.G -l;[ !'m'G.r;a.w ? vev'w -j;h;B t;p.cir l;[ @,s,k'w b'h'z tw{Jim ? t,r'x{s.w r;d.w
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Drinks were
served in
golden vessels of
various kinds, and the
royal wine was
plentiful according to the
king's bounty.
~yinw{v ~yileKim ~yilek.w b'h'z(the(the yel.kiB tw{q.v;h.w ? .$,l,M;h d;y.K b'r t.Wk.l;m !yey.w
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The
drinking was done according to the
law,
there was
no compulsion, for
so the
king had
given orders to
each official of his
household that he should
do according to the
desires of
each person.
d;SIy !ek -yiK sen{a !yea t'D;k h'Yit.V;h.w ? vyia'w -vyia !w{c.riK tw{f][;l w{tyeB b;r -l'K l;[ .$,l,M;h
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Queen Vashti also gave a
banquet for the
women in the
palace which belonged to
King Ahasuerus.
tyeB ~yiv'n heT.vim h't.f'[ h'K.l;M;h yiT.v;w ~;G ? vw{rew.v;x]a .$,l,M;l r,v]a t.Wk.l;M;h