Footnotes

1. Esther 1:8 tn Heb “the drinking was according to law; there was no one compelling.”
2. Esther 1:8 tn Heb “every chief of his house”; KJV “all the officers of his house”; NLT “his staff.”
3. Esther 1:8 tn Heb “according to the desire of man and man.”