Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6213 [e] וַיַּ֨עַשׂ way-ya-‘aś And made Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 4428 [e] הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham-me-leḵ the king Art | N-ms 4960 [e] מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה miš-teh feast N-ms 1419 [e] גָד֗וֹל ḡā-ḏō-wl, a great Adj-ms 3605 [e] לְכָל־ lə-ḵāl for all Prep-l | N-msc 8269 [e] שָׂרָיו֙ śā-rāw his officials N-mpc | 3ms 5650 [e] וַעֲבָדָ֔יו wa-‘ă-ḇā-ḏāw, and servants Conj-w | N-mpc | 3ms 853 [e] אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - DirObjM 4960 [e] מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה miš-têh the Feast N-msc 635 [e] אֶסְתֵּ֑ר ’es-têr; of Esther N-proper-fs 2010 [e] וַהֲנָחָ֤ה wa-hă-nā-ḥāh and a holiday Conj-w | N-fs 4082 [e] לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ lam-mə-ḏî-nō-wṯ in the provinces Prep-l, Art | N-fp 6213 [e] עָשָׂ֔ה ‘ā-śāh, he proclaimed V-Qal-Perf-3ms 5414 [e] וַיִּתֵּ֥ן way-yit-tên and gave Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 4864 [e] מַשְׂאֵ֖ת maś-’êṯ gifts N-fs 3027 [e] כְּיַ֥ד kə-yaḏ according to generosity Prep-k | N-fsc 4428 [e] הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ham-me-leḵ. of the king Art | N-ms

New American Standard Bible
Then the king gave a great banquet, Esther's banquet, for all his princes and his servants; he also made a holiday for the provinces and gave gifts according to the king's bounty.

King James Bible
Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the state of the king.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The king held a great banquet for all his officials and staff. It was Esther's banquet. He freed his provinces from tax payments and gave gifts worthy of the king's bounty.

A.M.

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he made. We learn from Herodotus and Atheneus, that the Persian monarchs were accustomed to give their wives distinct cities and provinces for the purpose of supplying them with different articles of dress: one was assigned for ornamenting the head and neck; another provided robes, zones, etc.; and the city of Anthilla was given to a Persian queen, we read, to supply her with shoes and sandals. It is probable, therefore, that, at the desire of Esther, Ahasuerus relieved those cities and provinces that had before paid it, from this expense.

release. Heb. rest. gave gifts.

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