Esther 1:7-22

  7 G4221 with cups G5552 of gold G2532 and G693 silver, G3631 wine G4183 abundant G2532 and G2238.1 agreeable, G3739 which G1473 [³himself G3588 ¹the G935 ²king] G4095 drank.

  8 G3588   G1161 But G4224 this banquet G3778   G3756 [²not G2596 ³according to G4295 ⁵being situated G3551 ⁴ the law G1096 ¹took place]; G3779 but thus G1161   G2309 [³wanted G3588 ¹the G935 ²king], G2532 and G2004 he gave orders G3588 to the G3623 managers G4160 to do G3588   G2307 his will, G1473   G2532 and G3588 for the G444 men.

  9 G2532 And G* Vashti G3588 the G938 queen G4160 made G4224 a banquet G3588 for the G1135 women G1722 in G3588 the G933 palace G3699 where G3588   G935 king G* Artaxerxes was .

  10 G1722 And on G1161   G3588 the G2250 [²day G3588   G1442 ¹seventh] G2234 [⁴with pleasure G1096 ³being G3588 ¹the G935 ²king], G2036 said G3588 to G* Mehuman, G2532 and G* Biztha, G2532 and G* Harbona, G2532 and G* Bigtha, G2532 and G* Abagtha, G2532 and G* Zethar, G2532 and G* Carcas, G3588 the G2033 seven G2135 eunuchs G3588   G935 of king G* Artaxerxes,

  11 G1521 to bring in G3588 the G938 queen G4314 to G1473 him, G936 to give her reign, G1473   G2532 and G4060 to put on G1473 her G3588 the G1238 diadem, G2532 and G1166 to show G1473 her G3956 to all G3588 the G758 rulers G2532 and G3588 to the G1484 nations G3588   G2566.3 of her beauty, G1473   G3754 for G2570 she was beautiful. G1510.7.3  

  12 G2532 And G3756 [³did not G1522 ⁴listen to G1473 ⁵him G* ²Vashti G3588   G938 ¹queen] G2064 to come G3326 with G3588 the G2135 eunuchs. G2532 And G3076 [³fretted G3588 ¹the G935 ²king], G2532 and G3710 he was provoked to anger.

  13 G2532 And G2036 he said G3588 to G5384 his friends, G1473   G2596 Thus G3778 these things G2980 Vashti spoke, G*   G4160 you deal G3767 then G4012 concerning G3778 this G3551 law G2532 and G2920 judgment!

  14 G2532 And G4334 came forward G1473 to him G* Carshena, G2532 and G* Shethar G2532 and G* Admatha, G2532 and G* Tarshish, G2532 and G* Meres G2532 and G* Marsena G2532 and G* Memucan G2033 seven G758 rulers G* of the Persians G2532 and G* Medes, G3588 the ones G1451 near G3588 the G935 king, G3588 the ones G4413 foremost G3868.1 being seated near G3588 the G935 king.

  15 G2532 And G518 they reported G1473 to him G2596 according to G3588 the G3551 laws G5613 as what G1163 [⁴must G4160 ⁵do G* ¹Vashti G3588 ²the G938 ³queen], G3754 for G3756 she had not G4160 done G3588 the things G5259 [²by G3588 ³the G935 ⁴king, G4367 ¹having been assigned] G1223 through G3588 the G2135 eunuchs.

  16 G2532 And G2036 Memucan said G3588   G*   G4314 to G3588 the G935 king G2532 and G4314 to G3588 the G758 rulers, G3756 Not G3588 [⁵the G935 ⁶king G3440 ¹only G91 ⁴wronged G* ³Vashti G3588   G938 ²queen], G235 but G2532 also G3956 all G3588 the G758 rulers, G2532 and G3588 the G2233 leaders G3588 of the G935 king,

  17 G2532 (for G1063   G1334 he described G1473 to them G3588 the G4487 sayings G3588 of the G938 queen) G2532 and G5613 how G302 ever G471 she contradicted G3588 the G935 king, G5613 as G3767 then G471 she did contradict G3588 to G935 king G* Artaxerxes,

  18 G3779 so G4594 today, G3588 the G5180.2 wives of the sovereigns G3588 of the G3062 rest G3588 of the G758 rulers G* of the Persians G2532 and G* Medes G191 hearing G3588 the things G3588 [²against the G935 ³king G3004 ¹having been said] G5259 by G1473 her, G5111 they shall dare G3668 in like manner G818 to dishonor G3588   G435 their husbands. G1473  

  19 G1487 If G3767 then G1380 it seems good G3588 to the G935 king, G4367 let him assign G937 a royal decree, G2532 and G1125 let him write it G2596 according to G3588 the G3551 laws G* of the Medes G2532 and G* Persians! G2532 and G3361 not G247 otherwise G5530 treat G3366 nor G1525 let [⁴enter G2089 ³any longer G3588 ¹the G938 ²queen] G4314 to G1473 him, G2532 and G3588   G932 [⁵her royalty G1473   G1325 ¹let ⁴give G3588 ²the G935 ³king] G1135 to a woman G2908 better than G1473 her!

  20 G2532 And G191 let [⁶be heard G3588 ¹the G3551 ²law G3588   G5259 ³by G3588 ⁴the G935 ⁵king]! G3739 which G302 ever G4160 he should make G1722 for G3588   G932 his kingdom. G1473   G2532 And G3779 thus G3956 all G3588 the G1135 women G4060 shall invest G5092 honor G3588 to G435 their own husbands, G1438   G575 from G4434 poor G2193 unto G4145 rich.

  21 G2532 And G700 [³pleased G3588 ¹the G3056 ²word] G3588 the G935 king G2532 and G3588 the G758 rulers. G2532 And G4160 [³did G3588 ¹the G935 ²king] G2505 as G2980 Memucan said. G3588   G*  

  22 G2532 And G649 he sent letters G1519 into G3956 all G3588 the G932 kingdom, G2596 according to G5561 place, G2596 according to G3588   G3012.1 their form of speech, G1473   G5620 so as G1510.1 to be G5401 fearing G1473 them G1722 in G3588   G3614 their households. G1473