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King James Bible - Esther 1:10

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 1:10

¶ El séptimo día, estando el corazón del rey alegre del vino, mandó a Mehumán, y a Bizta, y a Harbona, y a Bigta, y a Abagta, y a Zetar, y a Carcas, siete eunucos que servían delante del rey Asuero,

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Clarke's Bible Commentary - Esther 1:10

Verse 10. He commanded Mehuman] All these are doubtless Persian names; but so disguised by passing through a Hebrew medium, that some of them can scarcely be known. Mehuman signifies a stranger or guest. We shall find other names and words in this book, the Persian etymology of which may be easily traced.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 10. On the seventh day , etc.] Of the feast, the last day of it, which the Rabbins, as Jarchi observes, say was the sabbath day, and so the Targum: when the heart of the king was merry with wine ; when he was intoxicated with it, and knew not well what he said or did; and the discourse at table ran upon the beauty of women, as the latter Targum; when the king asserted there were no women so beautiful as those of Babylon, and, as a proof of it, ordered his queen to be brought in: he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains, that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king ; or “eunuchs”, as the word is sometimes rendered; and such persons were made use of in the eastern countries to, wait upon women, and so were proper to be sent on the king’s errand to the queen.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 10-22 - Ahasuerus's feast ended in heaviness, by his own folly. Seasons of peculiar festivity often end in vexation. Superiors should be carefu not to command what may reasonably be disobeyed. But when wine is in men's reason departs from them. He that had rule over 127 provinces had no rule over his own spirit. But whether the passion or the polic of the king was served by this decree, God's providence made way for Esther to the crown, and defeated Haman's wicked project, even befor it had entered into his heart, and he arrived at his power. Let u rejoice that the Lord reigns, and will overrule the madness or folly of mankind to promote his own glory, and the safety and happiness of his people __________________________________________________________________

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Original Hebrew

ביום 3117 השׁביעי 7637 כטוב 2896 לב 3820  המלך 4428  ביין 3196  אמר 559  למהומן 4104 בזתא 968 חרבונא 2726 בגתא 903 ואבגתא 5  זתר 2242  וכרכס 3752  שׁבעת 7651  הסריסים 5631 המשׁרתים 8334 את 854  פני 6440  המלך 4428  אחשׁורושׁ׃ 325