פרק א, ג-ו
Esther – Chapter 1,3-6
(ז)וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ בִּכְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וְכֵלִ֖ים מִכֵּלִ֣ים שׁוֹנִ֑ים וְיֵ֥ין מַלְכ֛וּת רָ֖ב כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(ח)וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה כַדָּ֖ת אֵ֣ין אֹנֵ֑ס כִּי־כֵ֣ן ׀ יִסַּ֣ד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַ֚ל כָּל־רַ֣ב בֵּית֔וֹ לַֽעֲשׂ֖וֹת כִּרְצ֥וֹן אִישׁ־וָאִֽישׁ׃
Esther – Chapter 1, 7-8
(ז) וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ בִּכְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וְכֵלִ֖ים מִכֵּלִ֣ים שׁוֹנִ֑ים וְיֵ֥ין מַלְכ֛וּת רָ֖ב כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
(7) served in golden vessels, and assorted vessels ,and the royal wine was in abundance as befitting the king.
(7) Wine was served in golden vessels, and assorted vessels were placed before each person without lack, and the royal wine was in abundance so the vessels could all be filled as befitting the king.
(ח) וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה כַדָּ֖ת אֵ֣ין אֹנֵ֑ס כִּי־כֵ֣ן ׀ יִסַּ֣ד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַ֚ל כָּל־רַ֣ב בֵּית֔וֹ לַֽעֲשׂ֖וֹת כִּרְצ֥וֹן אִישׁ־וָאִֽישׁ׃
(8) The drinking was courteous, no one had to hurry, for so had the king ordered all the stewards of his household comply with the will of each man.
(8) The drinking was courteous since there were so many vessels that no one had to hurry to give his cup to someone else, for so had the king ordered all the stewards of his household to serve everyone equally to comply with the will of each man and not to serve the nobility first.
To further accentuate his unrestricted control Achashverosh decided to belittle Vashti’s influence on his dominion by not allowing her to participate in the royal reception but rather.
