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Esther 1:3

In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

KJV

Tertio igitur anno imperii sui fecit grande convivium cunctis principibus et pueris suis, fortissimis Persarum, et Medorum inclytis, et præfectis provinciarum coram se,

Vulgate

ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἔτει βασιλεύοντος αὐτοῦ, δοχὴν ἐποίησεν τοῖς φίλοις καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς ἔθνεσιν καὶ τοῖς Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων ἐνδόξοις καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσιν τῶν σατραπῶν.

LXX

in the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him;

ASV

בִּ/שְׁנַ֤ת שָׁלוֹשׁ֙ לְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ עָשָׂ֣ה מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה לְ/כָל שָׂרָ֖י/ו וַ/עֲבָדָ֑י/ו חֵ֣יל פָּרַ֣ס וּ/מָדַ֗י הַֽ/פַּרְתְּמִ֛ים וְ/שָׂרֵ֥י הַ/מְּדִינ֖וֹת לְ/פָנָֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 232×
וֹ
v
verb · 349×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה
mshth
noun · 46×
מָדַ֖י
mdy
proper_noun · 16×
מְּדִינ֑וֹת
mdynvt
noun · 53×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
פַּרְתְּמִֽים
prtmym
noun · 3×
פָּרַ֔ס
prs
proper_noun · 28×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:16 — For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
  • 1Kgs 3:15 — And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a
  • 1Kgs 3:15 — And Solomon awoke; and, behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jerusalem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and offered up burnt offerings, and offered peace offerings, and made a
  • Dan 5:1 — Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
  • Dan 5:1 — Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand.
  • Esth 2:18 — 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.
  • Esth 2:18 — 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.
  • Gen 40:20 — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
  • Gen 40:20 — And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast unto all his servants: and he lifted up the head of the chief butler and of the chief baker among his servants.
  • Isa 21:2 — A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
  • Jer 51:11 — Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the
  • Mark 6:21 — And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;