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Esther 1

Bible in Basic English, Verse 15

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15 What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?

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Relevant source witnesses currently attached to Esther 1:15. Some ancient sources use different book or verse structures, so availability notes call out gaps honestly instead of forcing five panels everywhere.

Panels 4
Word Entries 63
Editorial Notes 0
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Westminster Leningrad Codex Hebrew · Hebrew Bible · Public Domain

Coverage: Old Testament / Hebrew Bible

Primary Hebrew source-text witness for the Hebrew Bible.

כְּדָת֙ מַֽה־לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה וַשְׁתִּ֑י עַ֣ל ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־עָשְׂתָ֗ה אֶֽת־מַאֲמַר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ בְּיַ֖ד הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ ס

15 word entries
כְּדָת֙
Lemma
k/1881
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H1881
Occurrences
5
מַֽה
Lemma
4100
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4100
Occurrences
449
לַּעֲשׂ֔וֹת
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + verb qal infinitive construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H6213
Occurrences
243
בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה
Lemma
b/4436
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common feminine singular absolute
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H4436
Occurrences
1
וַשְׁתִּ֑י
Lemma
2060
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H2060
Occurrences
10
עַ֣ל
Lemma
5921 a
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H5921
Occurrences
4903
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
Lemma
834 a
Morphology
Hebrew: particle relative
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H834
Occurrences
4808
לֹֽא
Lemma
3808
Morphology
Hebrew: particle
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H3808
Occurrences
3277
עָשְׂתָ֗ה
Lemma
6213 a
Morphology
Hebrew: verb qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular
Part of Speech
verb
Strong's
H6213
Occurrences
1634
אֶֽת
Lemma
853
Morphology
Hebrew: particle direct object marker
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H853
Occurrences
8730
מַאֲמַר֙
Lemma
3982
Morphology
Hebrew: noun common masculine singular construct
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H3982
Occurrences
2
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
Lemma
d/4428
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine singular absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H4428
Occurrences
1083
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
Lemma
325
Morphology
Hebrew: noun proper
Part of Speech
noun
Strong's
H325
Occurrences
32
בְּיַ֖ד
Lemma
b/3027
Morphology
Hebrew: preposition + noun common both gender singular construct
Part of Speech
preposition
Strong's
H3027
Occurrences
546
הַסָּרִיסִֽים
Lemma
d/5631
Morphology
Hebrew: particle definite article + noun common masculine plural absolute
Part of Speech
particle
Strong's
H5631
Occurrences
14
Syriac Peshitta Old Testament Syriac · Syriac Peshitta · MIT License

Coverage: Old Testament and selected Apocrypha

Ancient Syriac translation tradition. Text coverage is imported; word-level morphology is marked pending until a dedicated Syriac morphology source is attached.

ܐܡ̇ܪ. ܡܢܐ ܘ̇ܠܐ ܠܡܥܒܕ ܠܗ̇. ܠܡܠܟܬܐ ܘܫܬܝ̇. ܥܠ ܕܠܐ ܥ̣ܒܕܬ ܡܠܬܗ ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܐܚܫܝܪܝܫ ܕܫܠ̣ܚ ܒܐܝ̣ܕܐ ܕܡܗܝܡ̈ܢܐ܆

16 word entries
ܐܡ̇ܪ
Confidence
medium preliminary Syriac rule/lexicon alignment
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac lexicon alignment. Useful for search and first-pass study; review before labeling as verified scholarship.
Lemma
ܐܡܪ
Transliteration
emar
Morphology
verb root/form
Gloss
said, spoke
Occurrences
1127
ܡܢܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܡܢܐ
Transliteration
mn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a
Occurrences
299
ܘ̇ܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܘܠܐ
Transliteration
wl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
1993
ܠܡܥܒܕ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lm'bd
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
152
ܠܗ̇
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܠܗ
Transliteration
lh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
2252
ܠܡܠܟܬܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
lmlkt'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition l-
Occurrences
2
ܘܫܬܝ̇
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
wshty
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
6
ܥܠ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܥܠ
Transliteration
'l
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
3346
ܕܠܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Lemma
ܕܠܐ
Transliteration
dl'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
1157
ܥ̣ܒܕܬ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'bdt
Morphology
possible feminine singular, construct, or verbal ending
Occurrences
105
ܡܠܬܗ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
mlth
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
40
ܕܡ̇ܠܟܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmlk'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
458
ܐܚܫܝܪܝܫ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
'hshyrysh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review
Occurrences
25
ܕܫܠ̣ܚ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dshlh
Morphology
Syriac source token; morphology requires contextual review; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
8
ܒܐܝ̣ܕܐ
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
b'yd'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed preposition b-
Occurrences
121
ܕܡܗܝܡ̈ܢܐ܆
Confidence
low preliminary Syriac pattern
Note
Spirit Nation preliminary Syriac pattern classification. It improves searchability and display coverage, but exact parsing requires human or dataset review.
Transliteration
dmhymn'
Morphology
probable emphatic-state noun/adjective or verbal form ending in -a; possible prefixed relative/genitive marker d-
Occurrences
3
Targumim on Prophets and Writings Aramaic · Targum Jonathan and Writings Targumim · Public Domain

Coverage: Prophets, Psalms, Job, Proverbs, Megillot, and Chronicles. Torah Onkelos excluded pending commercial-safe licensing.

Jewish Aramaic interpretive translation tradition. Use as a Targum witness, not as a one-for-one original-language replacement.

כְּאוֹרַיְתָא מַה לְאִתְעֲבָדָא מִמַלְכְּתָא וַשְׁתִּי בְּגִין דִי לָא עָבְדַת יַת מֵימַר מַלְכָּא אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ דִגְזַר עֲלָהּ בְּיַד רַבְרְבָנַיָא׃

17 word entries
כְּאוֹרַיְתָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Transliteration
k'wryt'
Morphology
prefixed comparative כ + noun feminine singular emphatic
Gloss
as/like law, Torah
Occurrences
299
מַה
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
מה
Transliteration
mh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
417
לְאִתְעֲבָדָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
l't'bd'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
5
מִמַלְכְּתָא
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
mmlkt'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
5
וַשְׁתִּי
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
שתי
Transliteration
wshty
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with prefixed conjunction
Occurrences
44
בְּגִין
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
גין
Transliteration
bgyn
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
102
דִי
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
די
Transliteration
dy
Morphology
relative/genitive particle
Gloss
of, that, which
Occurrences
1711
לָא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
לא
Transliteration
l'
Morphology
negative particle
Gloss
not
Occurrences
2611
עָבְדַת
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'bdt
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
80
יַת
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
ית
Transliteration
yt
Morphology
accusative/direct object marker
Gloss
direct object marker
Occurrences
4303
מֵימַר
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
אמר
Transliteration
mymr
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + speech root/form
Gloss
from to say, saying
Occurrences
3728
מַלְכָּא
Confidence
medium aramaic rule-aligned
Note
Matched Spirit Nation Aramaic rule lexicon. Verify before labeling as hand-reviewed scholarship.
Lemma
מלך
Transliteration
mlk'
Morphology
prefixed preposition מ + noun masculine singular emphatic
Gloss
from king
Occurrences
2509
אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
'chshwrwsh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
35
דִגְזַר
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
גזר
Transliteration
dgzr
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic token with stripped prefix/suffix
Occurrences
78
עֲלָהּ
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
עלה
Transliteration
'lh
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
188
בְּיַד
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Lemma
ביד
Transliteration
byd
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic source token
Occurrences
191
רַבְרְבָנַיָא׃
Status
Preliminary machine alignment
Confidence
low aramaic preliminary
Note
Preliminary Aramaic token normalization. Lemma/gloss/morphology require later review.
Transliteration
rbrbny'
Morphology
preliminary Aramaic emphatic noun/adjective candidate
Occurrences
17
Latin Vulgate Clementine Latin · Latin Vulgate · Public Domain text; CC BY-SA 4.0 morphology

Coverage: Bible and Apocrypha where imported

Latin textual tradition with GreLa-backed lemma/POS morphology for most tokens.

cui sententiæ Vasthi regina subjaceret, quæ Assueri regis imperium, quod per eunuchos mandaverat, facere noluisset.

15 word entries
cui
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
cui
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
sententiae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
sententiae
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
38
Vasthi
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Uasthi
Transliteration
Vasthi
Morphology
GreLa POS: adjective
Occurrences
9
regina
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
regina
Transliteration
regina
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
47
subiaceret
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
subiaceret
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
17
quae
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quae
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
Asueri
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
Asueri
Transliteration
Asueri
Morphology
GreLa POS: proper noun
Occurrences
1
regis
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
rex
Transliteration
regis
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
2981
imperium
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
imperium
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
78
quod
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
qui
Transliteration
quod
Morphology
GreLa POS: pronoun
Occurrences
15011
per
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
per
Transliteration
per
Morphology
GreLa POS: adposition/preposition
Occurrences
1915
eunuchos
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Transliteration
eunuchos
Morphology
GreLa POS: noun
Occurrences
52
mandaverat
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
mando
Transliteration
mandaverat
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
118
facere
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
facio
Transliteration
facere
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
4719
noluisset
Status
Dataset-backed morphology
Lemma
nolo
Transliteration
noluisset
Morphology
GreLa POS: verb
Occurrences
620
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  • Greek LXX alternate tradition

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Esther 6:6

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?

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