1:1 Ahasuerus (b-10) i.e. Xerxes, see Ezra 7:1 .
1:2 fortress, (c-20) Or 'fortified palace.'
1:3 feast (d-11) Specially for drinking, as elsewhere. power (e-20) Or 'army.'
1:6 marble. (a-40) Or 'mother of pearl.'
1:7 bounty. (b-25) Or 'power;' lit. 'hand;' and so ch. 2.18.
1:10 chamberlains (c-26) Or 'eunuchs;' and so vers. 12,15, &c.
1:22 people. (a-45) i.e. 'should speak his own tongue.'
Verse 1
1:1 Ahasuerus (b-10) i.e. Xerxes, see Ezra 7:1 .
Verse 2
1:2 fortress, (c-20) Or 'fortified palace.'
Verse 3
1:3 feast (d-11) Specially for drinking, as elsewhere. power (e-20) Or 'army.'
Verse 6
1:6 marble. (a-40) Or 'mother of pearl.'
Verse 7
1:7 bounty. (b-25) Or 'power;' lit. 'hand;' and so ch. 2.18.
Verse 10
1:10 chamberlains (c-26) Or 'eunuchs;' and so vers. 12,15, &c.
Verse 22
1:22 people. (a-45) i.e. 'should speak his own tongue.'