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OET interlinear EST 1:10

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Hebrew word order

    1. Hebrew word
    2. Hebrew lemma
    3. OET-LV words
    4. OET-RV words
    5. Strongs
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. בַּ,יּוֹם
    2. 330139,330140
    3. in the day
    4. day
    5. 3117
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    7. in_the=day
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228661
    1. הַ,שְּׁבִיעִי
    2. 330141,330142
    3. the seventh
    4. -
    5. 7637
    6. S-Td,Aomsa
    7. the=seventh
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228662
    1. כְּ,טוֹב
    2. 330143,330144
    3. just as was good
    4. -
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    7. just,as_was_good
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228663
    1. לֵב
    2. 330145
    3. the heart of
    4. -
    6. S-Ncmsc
    7. the_heart_of
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228664
    2. 330146
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 228665
    1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 330147,330148
    3. the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228666
    1. בַּ,יָּיִן
    2. 330149,330150
    3. by wine
    4. -
    5. 3196
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    7. by,wine
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228667
    1. אָמַר
    2. 330151
    3. he said
    4. -
    5. 559
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    7. he_said
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228668
    1. לִ,מְהוּמָן
    2. 330152,330153
    3. to Mehuman
    4. (Mehuman
    5. 4104
    6. S-R,Np
    7. to,Mehuman
    8. -
    9. Person=Mehuman; Y-462
    10. 228669
    1. בִּזְּתָא
    2. 330154
    3. Biztha
    4. Biztha
    5. 968
    6. S-Np
    7. Biztha
    8. -
    9. Person=Biztha; Y-462
    10. 228670
    1. חַרְבוֹנָא
    2. 330155
    3. Harbona
    4. Harbona
    5. 2726
    6. S-Np
    7. Harbona
    8. -
    9. Person=Harbona; Y-462
    10. 228671
    1. בִּגְתָא
    2. 330156
    3. Bigtha
    4. Bigtha
    5. 903
    6. S-Np
    7. Bigtha
    8. -
    9. Person=Bigtha; Y-462
    10. 228672
    1. וַ,אֲבַגְתָא
    2. 330157,330158
    3. and Abagtha
    4. Abagtha
    5. 5
    6. S-C,Np
    7. and,Abagtha
    8. -
    9. Person=Abagtha; Y-462
    10. 228673
    1. זֵתַר
    2. 330159
    3. Zethar
    4. Zethar
    5. 2242
    6. S-Np
    7. Zethar
    8. -
    9. Person=Zethar; Y-462
    10. 228674
    1. וְ,כַרְכַּס
    2. 330160,330161
    3. and Carcas
    4. -
    5. 3752
    6. S-C,Np
    7. and,Carcas
    8. -
    9. Person=Carcas; Y-462
    10. 228675
    1. שִׁבְעַת
    2. 330162
    3. the seven of
    4. -
    5. 7651
    6. S-Acmsc
    7. the_seven_of
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228676
    1. הַ,סָּרִיסִים
    2. 330163,330164
    3. the officials
    4. -
    5. 5631
    6. S-Td,Ncmpa
    7. the=officials
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228677
    1. הַ,מְשָׁרְתִים
    2. 330165,330166
    3. who served
    4. -
    5. 8334
    6. SV-Td,Vprmpa
    7. [who],served
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228678
    1. אֶת
    2. 330167
    3. DOM
    4. -
    5. 854
    6. S-R
    7. DOM
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228679
    2. 330168
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-maqqef
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 228680
    1. פְּנֵי
    2. 330169
    3. the presence of
    4. -
    5. 6440
    6. S-Ncbpc
    7. the_presence_of
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228681
    1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
    2. 330170,330171
    3. the king
    4. -
    5. 4428
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    7. the=king
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228682
    1. אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
    2. 330172
    3. ʼAḩashvērōsh
    4. -
    5. 325
    6. S-Np
    7. Ahasuerus
    8. -
    9. Person=Ahasuerus; Y-462
    10. 228683
    2. 330173
    3. -
    4. -
    6. -x-sof-pasuq
    8. -
    9. -
    10. 228684

OET (OET-LV) in_the_day the_seventh just_as_was_good the_heart_of the_king by_wine he_said to_Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and_Abagtha Zethar and_Carcas the_seven_of the_officials who_served DOM the_presence_of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh.

OET (OET-RV) On the seventh day of the celebrations, when the king was feeling cheery from his wine-drinking, he ordered seven of his chief servants (Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas)

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:10–22: Queen Vashti disobeyed the king and he removed her from her position as queen

Towards the end of the feast, when he had drunk too much wine, the king sent a message, ordering the queen to come to him so that he could show off her beauty to his guests. But she probably did not wish to be seen by a crowd of drunken, leering men, and so she refused. The king was very angry about the queen’s disobedience and asked his advisors what the law said about how she should be punished. The advisors said that the king should divorce the queen, in order to show all wives in the empire that they must obey their husbands. The king was pleased with this advice and issued a decree to inform everyone about it.

1:10a

On the seventh day, when the king’s heart was merry with wine,

the king’s heart was merry with wine: Literally, “the heart of the king was good with wine.” By the last day of the feast, the king had drunk a lot of wine. If you have alcoholic drinks in your area, you probably have an expression to describe a person who has drunk enough wine to make him think he is very happy. You should use that expression here.

1:10b

he ordered the seven eunuchs who served him—Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carkas—

eunuchs: Many of the king’s servants were eunuchs, that is, men who had been castrated and therefore could no longer have sexual relations with a women. In ancient times a king would use such men to protect his wives because they would not try to have sexual relations with the women. If a literal translation would shock your readers or be too difficult to translate, then use a word for an important servant, and explain the meaning of “eunuch” in a footnote or in the glossary.

who served him: Literally “who served the face of the king.” This probably refers to the king’s personal servants, who were responsible for looking after him.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-ordinal

בַּ⁠יּוֹם֙ הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִ֔י

in_the=day the=seventh

Alternate translation: [after six days]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כְּ⁠ט֥וֹב לֵב־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּ⁠יָּ֑יִן

just,as_was_good heart_of the=king by,wine

Here, heart means the action of thinking or feeling. Alternate translation: [when King Ahasuerus was in a good mood from drinking wine] or [when the king was drunk with wine]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

לִ֠⁠מְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָ֨א חַרְבוֹנָ֜א בִּגְתָ֤א וַ⁠אֲבַגְתָא֙ זֵתַ֣ר וְ⁠כַרְכַּ֔ס

to,Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and,Abagtha Zethar and,Carcas

These are names of seven men.

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

הַ⁠סָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים

the=officials

This term occurs a dozen times in the story. It describes male royal officials who served as guardians for the women who lived in the palace. They were both guardians of the door, to keep unwanted people out of the women’s quarters, and guardians of the women inside, to take care of them and look after their needs. (As we learn in 2:21, some of these officials also protected the king’s private quarters.) As we see here, and as will also be seen in 2:14 and 2:16, their duties included escorting women from place to place. The term likely indicates that, in keeping with the practices of the time, these men were castrated because their work brought them into such close contact with the king’s wives and concubines. If your language has a term for such an official and you think your readers would recognize it, you could use it. Otherwise, you could use a term that describes the role that these officials played in the royal court. Alternate translation: [guardians] or [officials] or [castrated servants]

Note 5 topic: writing-background

הַ⁠מְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ

[who],served DOM face/surface_of the=king ʼAḩashvērōsh

This is background information to explain who these men were. Alternate translation: [who attended him personally]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י הַ⁠מֶּ֥לֶךְ

DOM face/surface_of the=king

Here, face means the presence of a person. The phrase means that these seven men served King Ahasuerus personally.

TSN Tyndale Study Notes:

1:10 Xerxes was in high spirits: He was probably fairly drunk and apt to do something foolish.
• Eunuchs were servants who had been castrated because their roles brought them into frequent contact with the women of the royal harem.

OET-LV English word order (‘Reverse’ interlinear)

    1. OET-LV words
    2. OET-RV words
    3. Strongs
    4. Hebrew word
    5. Hebrew lemma
    6. Role/Morphology
    7. Gloss
    8. CAPS codes
    9. OET tags
    10. OET word #
    1. in the day
    2. day
    3. 846,3371
    5. 330139,330140
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228661
    1. the seventh
    2. -
    3. 1893,7424
    5. 330141,330142
    6. S-Td,Aomsa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228662
    1. just as was good
    2. -
    3. 3418,2866
    5. 330143,330144
    6. SV-R,Vqc
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228663
    1. the heart of
    2. -
    3. 3747
    5. 330145
    6. S-Ncmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228664
    1. the king
    2. -
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 330147,330148
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228666
    1. by wine
    2. -
    3. 846,3140
    5. 330149,330150
    6. S-Rd,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228667
    1. he said
    2. -
    3. 683
    5. 330151
    6. V-Vqp3ms
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228668
    1. to Mehuman
    2. (Mehuman
    3. 3705,3897
    5. 330152,330153
    6. S-R,Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Mehuman; Y-462
    10. 228669
    1. Biztha
    2. Biztha
    3. 934
    5. 330154
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Biztha; Y-462
    10. 228670
    1. Harbona
    2. Harbona
    3. 2484
    5. 330155
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Harbona; Y-462
    10. 228671
    1. Bigtha
    2. Bigtha
    3. 930
    5. 330156
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Bigtha; Y-462
    10. 228672
    1. and Abagtha
    2. Abagtha
    3. 1987,80
    5. 330157,330158
    6. S-C,Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Abagtha; Y-462
    10. 228673
    1. Zethar
    2. Zethar
    3. 2062
    5. 330159
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Zethar; Y-462
    10. 228674
    1. and Carcas
    2. -
    3. 1987,3574
    5. 330160,330161
    6. S-C,Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Carcas; Y-462
    10. 228675
    1. the seven of
    2. -
    3. 7652
    5. 330162
    6. S-Acmsc
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228676
    1. the officials
    2. -
    3. 1893,5466
    5. 330163,330164
    6. S-Td,Ncmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228677
    1. who served
    2. -
    3. 1893,7885
    5. 330165,330166
    6. SV-Td,Vprmpa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228678
    1. DOM
    2. -
    3. 347
    5. 330167
    6. S-R
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228679
    1. the presence of
    2. -
    3. 6376
    5. 330169
    6. S-Ncbpc
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228681
    1. the king
    2. -
    3. 1893,4308
    5. 330170,330171
    6. S-Td,Ncmsa
    8. -
    9. Y-462
    10. 228682
    1. ʼAḩashvērōsh
    2. -
    3. 152
    5. 330172
    6. S-Np
    8. -
    9. Person=Ahasuerus; Y-462
    10. 228683

OET (OET-LV) in_the_day the_seventh just_as_was_good the_heart_of the_king by_wine he_said to_Mehuman Biztha Harbona Bigtha and_Abagtha Zethar and_Carcas the_seven_of the_officials who_served DOM the_presence_of the_king ʼAḩashvērōsh.

OET (OET-RV) On the seventh day of the celebrations, when the king was feeling cheery from his wine-drinking, he ordered seven of his chief servants (Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Karkas)

Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.

Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.OET logo mark

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