Esther 1:1
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Now it took placeוַיְהִ֖יvay·hi1961to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi·mei3117daya prim. root
of Ahasuerus,אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֑ושׁa·chash·ve·ro·vsh;325king of Persiaof foreign origin
the Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֗ושׁa·chash·ve·ro·vsh325king of Persiaof foreign origin
who reignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ham·mo·lech4427ato be or become king or queen, to reigndenominative verb from melek
from Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme·hod·du1912Indiaof foreign origin
to Ethiopiaכּ֔וּשׁkush,3568aa son of Ham, also his desc., also a land in the S. Nile Valleyprobably of foreign origin
over 127שֶׁ֛בַעshe·va7651sevena prim. card. number
provinces,מְדִינָֽה׃me·di·nah.4082a provincefrom din
KJV Lexicon
Now it came to pass in the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh  (akh-ash-vay-rosh')
of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.
this is Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh  (akh-ash-vay-rosh')
of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.
which reigned
malak  (maw-lak')
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
from India
Hoduw  (ho'-doo)
Hodu (i.e. Hindu-stan) -- India.
even unto Ethiopia
Kuwsh  (koosh)
Cush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite -- Chush, Cush, Ethiopia.
over an hundred
me'ah  (may-aw')
a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction -- hundred(-fold), -th), + sixscore.
and seven
sheba`  (sheh'-bah)
a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
and twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
provinces
mdiynah  (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
New American Standard (©1995)
Now it took place in the days of Ahasuerus, the Ahasuerus who reigned from India to Ethiopia over 127 provinces,

King James Bible
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

American King James Version
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even to Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

American Standard Version
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even unto Ethiopia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces),

Darby Bible Translation
And it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus (that is, the Ahasuerus that reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces),

English Revised Version
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

Webster's Bible Translation
Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Cush, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces:)

World English Bible
Now it happened in the days of Ahasuerus (this is Ahasuerus who reigned from India even to Ethiopia, over one hundred twenty-seven provinces),

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the days of Ahasuerus -- he is Ahasuerus who is reigning from Hodu even unto Cush, seven and twenty and a hundred provinces --

אסתר 1:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיְהִ֖י בִּימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֑ושׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֗ושׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵהֹ֣דּוּ וְעַד־כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּמֵאָ֖ה מְדִינָֽה׃

אסתר 1:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויהי בימי אחשורוש הוא אחשורוש המלך מהדו ועד־כוש שבע ועשרים ומאה מדינה׃

אסתר 1:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויהי בימי אחשורוש הוא אחשורוש המלך מהדו ועד־כוש שבע ועשרים ומאה מדינה׃

אסתר 1:1 Hebrew Bible
ויהי בימי אחשורוש הוא אחשורוש המלך מהדו ועד כוש שבע ועשרים ומאה מדינה׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
in diebus Asueri qui regnavit ab India usque Aethiopiam super centum viginti septem provincias

127 Ahasu-e'rus Cush Divisions Ethiopia Hodu Hundred India Kingdom Pass Provinces Reigned Reigning Ruled Ruler Seven Stretching Twenty Twenty-seven Xerxes

Ahasuerus Ahasu-E'rus Cush Divisions Ethiopia Hundred India Kingdom Provinces Reigned Reigning Ruled Ruler Seven Time Twenty Twenty-Seven Xerxes

Ahasuerus Ahasu-E'rus Cush Divisions Ethiopia Hundred India Kingdom Provinces Reigned Reigning Ruled Ruler Seven Time Twenty Twenty-Seven Xerxes

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