Esther 1:8
New English Translation
8 There were no restrictions on the drinking,[a] for the king had instructed all his supervisors[b] that they should do as everyone so desired.[c]
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- Esther 1:8 tn Heb “the drinking was according to law; there was no one compelling.”
- Esther 1:8 tn Heb “every chief of his house”; KJV “all the officers of his house”; NLT “his staff.”
- Esther 1:8 tn Heb “according to the desire of man and man.”
Esther 1:8
New International Version
8 By the king’s command each guest was allowed to drink with no restrictions, for the king instructed all the wine stewards to serve each man what he wished.
Esther 1:8
King James Version
8 And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel: for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.
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