The Meaning of Esther 1:10 Explained

Esther 1:10

KJV: On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

YLT: On the seventh day, as the heart of the king is glad with wine, he hath said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who are ministering in the presence of the king Ahasuerus,

Darby: On the seventh day, when the king's heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus,

ASV: On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

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What is the context of Esther 1:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

What does Esther 1:10 Mean?

Study Notes

chamberlains
Or, enunchs.

Context Summary

Esther 1:1-22 - Vashti's Noble Refusal

The book opens with a royal festival, which lasted for six months, Esther 1:1-9. Perhaps the princes came up from their governments to partake of it in rotation. It finished with a banquet, open to all the people who dwelt in Shushan, great and small. Whenever men are overcome with wine, there is grave peril for women. Coarseness, indelicacy, and impurity troop in at the door, which has been unlocked by the excess of wine. Who can tell the anguish which has been caused to women, children, and the dumb creation through the intemperance of man! Here is given a glimpse of a noble woman, who respected herself too highly to yield to a demand, wholly foreign to the customs of the time, which forbade women to appear in public. Of course the king was incensed, all the more so because he knew that he was in the wrong. He had command over 127 provinces, but he could not rule his own spirit, and the sense of moral weakness is always irritating. He consulted his counselors, who were only too glad to fall in with and humor the royal whims; they counseled that the divorce of Vashti was a public duty, for the repression of wife-insubordination throughout the empire. Men are not always to be trusted when they legislate about women, or in respect to their own dignity. When wine is in them they may be expected to say and do very stupid things. It has been truly said that every Ahasuerus had his Memucan, a man who was sycophant and parasite, who held his influence by humoring caprice and lust. [source]

Chapter Summary: Esther 1

¹ Xerxes makes royal feasts
¹⁰ Vashti, sent for, refuses to come
¹³ Xerxes, by the counsel of Memucan, puts away Vashti, and decrees men's sovereignty

What do the individual words in Esther 1:10 mean?

On the day seventh when was merry the heart of the king with wine he commanded Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and Abagtha Zethar and Carcas seven eunuchs who served in in the presence of King Ahasuerus

בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י כְּט֥וֹב לֵב־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּיָּ֑יִן אָמַ֡ר לִ֠מְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָ֨א חַרְבוֹנָ֜א בִּגְתָ֤א וַאֲבַגְתָא֙ זֵתַ֣ר וְכַרְכַּ֔ס שִׁבְעַת֙ הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־ פְּנֵ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ

בַּיּוֹם֙	On the day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י	seventh
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular Root: שְׁבִיעִי Sense: seventh.
כְּט֥וֹב	when was merry
Parse: Preposition-k, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
לֵב־	the heart
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: לֵב Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	of the king
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
בַּיָּ֑יִן	with wine
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יַיִן Sense: wine.
אָמַ֡ר	he commanded
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לִ֠מְהוּמָן	Mehuman
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְהוּמָן Sense: one of the 7 eunuchs of Ahasuerus.
בִּזְּתָ֨א	Biztha
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּזְּתָא Sense: one of Ahasuerus’ (Xerxes’) eunuchs.
חַרְבוֹנָ֜א	Harbona
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: חַרְבֹונָא Sense: the 3rd of the seven chamberlains or eunuchs who served Ahasuerus.
בִּגְתָ֤א	Bigtha
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: בִּגְתָא Sense: a eunuch in king Ahasuerus’ (Xerxes) court.
וַאֲבַגְתָא֙	and Abagtha
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲבַגְתָא Sense: one of the seven eunuchs in the Persian court of Ahasuerus.
זֵתַ֣ר	Zethar
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: זֵתַר Sense: one of the seven eunuchs of Ahasuerus.
וְכַרְכַּ֔ס	and Carcas
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כַּרְכַּס Sense: the 7th of the 7 eunuchs of king Ahasuerus.
שִׁבְעַת֙	seven
Parse: Number, masculine singular construct Root: שֶׁבַע Sense: seven (cardinal number).
הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים	eunuchs
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: סָרִיס Sense: official, eunuch.
הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים	who served
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: שָׁרַת Sense: (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to.
פְּנֵ֖י	in the presence
Parse: Noun, common plural construct Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ	of King
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ	Ahasuerus
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹושׁ Sense: title of the king of Persia, probably Xerxes.

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