Esther

Esther 1:15

¹⁵“According to law,” he asked, “what should be done with Queen Vashti, since she refused to obey the command of King Xerxes delivered by the eunuchs?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
According to law	כְּדָת֙	kə·ḏāṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H1881 decree, law, usage
he asked	מַֽה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
what	מַֽה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
should be done	לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
with Queen	בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה	bam·mal·kāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4436 queen
Vashti	וַשְׁתִּ֑י	waš·tî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2060 Vashti
since	עַ֣ל׀	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
she refused to obey	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the command	מַאֲמַר֙	ma·’ă·mar	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3982 word, command
of King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Xerxes	אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ	’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H325 Ahasuerus
delivered by	בְּיַ֖ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the eunuchs	הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ס	has·sā·rî·sîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5631 eunuch

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.