Esther · אֶסְתֵּר

Esther 1:8

וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה כַדָּ֖ת אֵ֣ין אֹנֵ֑ס כִּי כֵ֣ן ׀ יִסַּ֣ד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַ֚ל כָּל רַ֣ב בֵּית֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כִּרְצ֥וֹן אִישׁ וָאִֽישׁ׃
vhashtiyah kadat ʾeyn ʾones kiy ken yisad hamelek ʿal kal rab beytvo laʿasvot kirṣvon ʾiysh vaʾiysh
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

And drinking was according to this edict: there was no compulsion, for the king had given orders to all the staff of his palace to do as each man desired.

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