EST 1:5 Interlinear View

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. וּ,בִ,מְלוֹאת
2. 330001,330002,330003
3. And when were completed
4. Then at but
5. 4390
6. SV-C,R,Vqc
7. and,when,were_completed
8. S
9. Y-462
10. 228564
2. 330004
3. -
4. -
6. -x-paseq
8. -
9. -
10. 228565
1. הַ,יָּמִים
2. 330005,330006
3. the days
4. -
5. 3117
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
7. the=days
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228566
1. הָ,אֵלֶּה
2. 330007,330008
3. the these
4. -
5. 428
6. S-Td,Pdxcp
7. the=these
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228567
1. עָשָׂה
2. 330009
3. he made
4. -
6. V-Vqp3ms
7. he_made
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228568
1. הַ,מֶּלֶךְ
2. 330010,330011
3. the king
4. king
5. 4428
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the=king
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228569
1. לְ,כָל
2. 330012,330013
3. to/from all/each/any/every
4. -
5. 3605
6. S-R,Ncmsc
7. to/from=all/each/any/every
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228570
2. 330014
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 228571
1. הָ,עָם
2. 330015,330016
3. the people
4. people
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. the,people
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228572
1. הַ,נִּמְצְאִים
2. 330017,330018
3. who were found
4. -
5. 4672
6. SV-Td,VNrmpa
7. [who,were]_found
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228573
1. בְּ,שׁוּשַׁן
2. 330019,330020
3. in Shūshan
4. Shushan
5. 7800
6. S-R,Np
7. in,Susa
8. -
9. Location=Susa; Y-462
10. 228574
1. הַ,בִּירָה
2. 330021,330022
3. the citadel
4. -
5. 1002
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
7. the,citadel
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228575
1. לְ,מִ,גָּדוֹל
2. 330023,330024,330025
3. (to) from great
4. -
6. S-R,R,Aamsa
7. (to),from,great
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228576
1. וְ,עַד
2. 330026,330027
3. and unto
4. -
5. 5704
6. S-C,R
7. and=unto
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228577
2. 330028
3. -
4. -
6. -x-maqqef
8. -
9. -
10. 228578
1. קָטָן
2. 330029
3. insignificant
4. -
6. S-Aamsa
7. insignificant
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228579
1. מִשְׁתֶּה
2. 330030
3. a feast
4. -
5. 4960
6. O-Ncmsa
7. a_feast
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228580
1. שִׁבְעַת
2. 330031
3. seven of
4. -
5. 7651
6. S-Acmsc
7. seven_of
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228581
1. יָמִים
2. 330032
3. days
4. -
5. 3117
6. S-Ncmpa
7. days
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228582
1. בַּ,חֲצַר
2. 330033,330034
3. in the courtyard of
4. -
6. S-R,Ncbsc
7. in,the_courtyard_of
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228583
1. גִּנַּת
2. 330035
3. the garden of
4. garden
5. 1594
6. S-Ncfsc
7. of_the_garden_of
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228584
1. בִּיתַן
2. 330036
3. the palace of
4. palace
5. 1055
6. S-Ncmsc
7. of_the_palace_of
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228585
1. הַ,מֶּֽלֶךְ
2. 330037,330038
3. the king
4. -
5. 4428
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
7. of,the_king
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228586
2. 330039
3. -
4. -
6. -x-sof-pasuq
8. -
9. -
10. 228587

SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 1:1–9: King Xerxes gave a big feast

This section describes the setting for the story. It begins with a description of the Persian Empire and the feast which King Xerxes held in the third year of his reign to show his people how rich he was.

1:5a

At the end of this time,

¶ At the end of the six months,

At the end of this time: That is, at the end of the six months.

1:5b

in the garden court of the royal palace, the king held a seven-day feast

the king held another big feast in the enclosed gardens surrounding his palace. This feast lasted seven days.

garden court: This means an area outside where there were grass, trees and flowers, and possibly paved areas. It does not mean a place where food is grown. It was probably surrounded by hedges or walls. The BSB states this explicitly by saying garden court.

Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

enclosed garden (NIV)

courtyard (NCV)

the royal palace: The Hebrew word which the BSB translates palace probably refers to a small building apart from the main palace buildings. It was a roof set on columns to shelter people from the sun, but allowing the breezes to pass through.

the king held a seven-day feast: It isn’t clear whether this refers to another banquet or the same banquet as the one mentioned in 1:3. In those days, banquets could last as long as six months. However, it is more logical in the context to understand it to mean a separate banquet which was held at the end of the six months. CEV and NCV have stated that meaning explicitly by adding “another.”

1:5c

for all the people in the citadel of Susa, from the least to the greatest.

He invited everyone from the city of Susa to the feast, rich and poor alike.

in the citadel of Susa: See note on 1:2.

from the least to the greatest: This was a way of including everyone. least probably refers to the poorest and greatest to the richest in this context.

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בִ⁠מְל֣וֹאת ׀ הַ⁠יָּמִ֣ים הָ⁠אֵ֗לֶּה

and,when,were_completed the=days the=these

This implies “at the end of that feast.” You could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [after those 180 days were over] or [at the end of those six months]

Note 2 topic: translate-numbers

עָשָׂ֣ה הַ⁠מֶּ֡לֶךְ & מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה

he/it_had_made the=king & banquet

This was a second feast that the king hosted. He likely did this to thank the people who had worked so hard in hosting the first feast. You could say that explicitly.

Note 3 topic: translate-unknown

בְּ⁠שׁוּשַׁ֨ן הַ⁠בִּירָ֜ה

in,Susa the,citadel

The expression in this case seems to refer specifically to the royal citadel from which the city got its name. This second feast would not have been for everyone in the entire city. It was specifically for the people who served the king in the citadel and who had worked so hard over the previous six months hosting the first feast. Alternate translation: [for every man who worked for him in the palace at Susa]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַ⁠נִּמְצְאִים֩

[who,were]_found

Here, found is an idiom that means could be found or were there.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הַ⁠נִּמְצְאִים֩

[who,were]_found

You can say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [who worked for him in]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

לְ⁠מִ⁠גָּ֧דוֹל וְ⁠עַד־קָטָ֛ן

(to),from,great and=unto least

The person telling this story is referring to the staff of the palace by speaking of two extreme parts of it, the most important and the least important people who worked there, in order to include everyone in between. You could just explain this meaning, as UST does. Alternate translation: [from the most important official to the least important servant]

שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים

seven_of days

The story does not suggest that this was an unusually long time by saying, “for many days.” But you could also say something like “a whole week” to show that this was a generous gesture of thanks on the part of the king. Alternate translation: [another feast that lasted seven days]

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. And when were completed
2. Then at but
3. 1987,846,4691
5. 330001,330002,330003
6. SV-C,R,Vqc
8. S
9. Y-462
10. 228564
1. the days
2. -
3. 1893,3371
5. 330005,330006
6. S-Td,Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228566
1. the these
2. -
3. 1893,332
5. 330007,330008
6. S-Td,Pdxcp
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228567
1. he made
2. -
3. 6035
5. 330009
6. V-Vqp3ms
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228568
1. the king
2. king
3. 1893,4308
5. 330010,330011
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228569
1. to/from all/each/any/every
2. -
3. 3705,3671
5. 330012,330013
6. S-R,Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228570
1. the people
2. people
3. 1893,5847
5. 330015,330016
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228572
1. who were found
2. -
3. 1893,4733
5. 330017,330018
6. SV-Td,VNrmpa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228573
1. in Shūshan
2. Shushan
3. 846,7974
5. 330019,330020
6. S-R,Np
8. -
9. Location=Susa; Y-462
10. 228574
1. the citadel
2. -
3. 1893,942
5. 330021,330022
6. S-Td,Ncfsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228575
1. (to) from great
2. -
3. 3705,4129,1513
5. 330023,330024,330025
6. S-R,R,Aamsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228576
1. and unto
2. -
3. 1987,5798
5. 330026,330027
6. S-C,R
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228577
1. insignificant
2. -
3. 6944
5. 330029
6. S-Aamsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228579
1. a feast
2. -
3. 4252
5. 330030
6. O-Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228580
1. seven of
2. -
3. 7652
5. 330031
6. S-Acmsc
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228581
1. days
2. -
3. 3371
5. 330032
6. S-Ncmpa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228582
1. in the courtyard of
2. -
3. 846,2613
5. 330033,330034
6. S-R,Ncbsc
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228583
1. the garden of
2. garden
3. 1401
5. 330035
6. S-Ncfsc
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228584
1. the palace of
2. palace
3. 945
5. 330036
6. S-Ncmsc
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228585
1. the king
2. -
3. 1893,4308
5. 330037,330038
6. S-Td,Ncmsa
8. -
9. Y-462
10. 228586

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 interlinear EST 1:5

Hebrew word order

Section 1:1–9: King Xerxes gave a big feast

1:5a

1:5b

1:5c

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