Verse 10

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  På den syvende dagen, da kong Akasverus var overmåte på vin, befalte han de syv evnukkene som tjente ham—Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas—

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  På den syvende dagen, da kongen var glad i hjertet av vinen, befalte han Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar og Carcas, de syv hoffmenn som tjente i kong Ahasverus' nærvær,

• Norsk King James

  På den syvende dagen, da kongens hjerte var fylt med glede av vin, befalte han Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar og Carcas, de syv kammerherrene som tjente foran kong Ahasuerus,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  På den syvende dagen, da kongens hjerte var lett av vinen, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv kammerherrer som tjente for kong Ahasverus,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  På den syvende dagen, da kongens hjerte var fylt med vin, sa han til Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv hoffmennene som tjente kong Ahasverus personlig,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  På den syvende dagen, da kongen var i godt humør av vinen, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv hoffmennene som tjente hos kong Ahasverus,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  På den syvende dag, da kongens hjerte var beruset av vin, befalte han Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar og Carcas, de syv kammersjefer som tjenestegjorde i kong Ahasuerus' nærvær,

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  På den syvende dagen, da kongen var i godt humør av vinen, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv hoffmennene som tjente hos kong Ahasverus,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  På den syvende dagen, da kongens hjerte var i god stemning på grunn av vinen, sa han til Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv kammerherrene som betjente kongen Ahasverus ansikt til ansikt,

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  On the seventh day, when the king was in high spirits from the wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of King Ahasuerus,

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Esther.1.10", "source": "בַּיּוֹם֙ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י כְּט֥וֹב לֵב־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בַּיָּ֑יִן אָמַ֡ר לִ֠מְהוּמָן בִּזְּתָ֨א חַרְבוֹנָ֜א בִּגְתָ֤א וַאֲבַגְתָא֙ זֵתַ֣ר וְכַרְכַּ֔ס שִׁבְעַת֙ הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃", "text": "On the *yôm* the *šəḇîʿî*, when *ṭôḇ* *lēḇ* the *meleḵ* with *yayin*, he *ʾāmar* to *məhûmān*, *bizzeṯāʾ*, *ḥarḇônāʾ*, *biḡṯāʾ*, and *ʾăḇaḡṯāʾ*, *zēṯar*, and *karkas*, seven the *sārîsîm* the *məšārəṯîm* *ʾeṯ* *pənê* the *meleḵ* *ʾăḥašwērôš*", "grammar": { "*yôm*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the day", "*šəḇîʿî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular with definite article - the seventh", "*ṭôḇ*": "qal infinitive construct - being good/merry", "*lēḇ*": "masculine singular construct - heart of", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king", "*yayin*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the wine", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said", "*məhûmān*": "proper noun - Mehuman", "*bizzeṯāʾ*": "proper noun - Biztha", "*ḥarḇônāʾ*": "proper noun - Harbona", "*biḡṯāʾ*": "proper noun - Bigtha", "*ʾăḇaḡṯāʾ*": "proper noun - Abagtha", "*zēṯar*": "proper noun - Zethar", "*karkas*": "proper noun - Carcas", "*sārîsîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the eunuchs/chamberlains", "*məšārəṯîm*": "piel participle, masculine plural with definite article - the ones serving", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face of", "*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king", "*ʾăḥašwērôš*": "proper noun - Ahasuerus" }, "variants": { "*ṭôḇ* *lēḇ*": "merry heart/heart was good/cheerful mood", "*sārîsîm*": "eunuchs/chamberlains/court officials", "*məšārəṯîm*": "serving/ministering/attending", "*pənê*": "face/presence/person" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  På den syvende dagen, da kongen var glad i sitt hjerte av vinen, befalte han sine syv evnukker - Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas - som tjente foran kong Ahasverus,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Paa den syvende Dag, der Kongens Hjerte var vel (tilmode) af Vinen, sagde han til Mehuman, Vistha, Harbona, Bigtha og Abagtha, Sethar og Charchas, de syv Kammertjenere, de, som tjente for Kong Ahasveri Ansigt,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the prence of Ahasuerus the king,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  På den syvende dagen, da kongen var glad i hjertet av vinen, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv hoffmenn som tjente i nærværet av kong Ahasverus,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  På den sjuende dagen, da kongens hjerte var muntert av vin, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta, Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de sju hoffmestrene som tjente i kong Ahasverus' nærvær,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  På den syvende dagen, når kongens hjerte var godt av vinen, bød han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de syv evnukker som tjente i kong Ahasverus' nærvær,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  På den sjuende dagen, da kongens hjerte var gledet av vinen, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bikta og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de sju hoffmennene som tjente i kong Ahasverus' nærvær,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Den sjuende dagen, da kongen var munter av vin, befalte han Mehuman, Bizta, Harbona, Bigta og Abagta, Zetar og Karkas, de sju evnukkene som tjente kong Ahasverus,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And on the seuenth daye whan the kynge was mery of the wine, he comaunded Mehuman, Bistha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Sethar and Charcas, the seuen chamberlaynes (that dyd seruyce in the presence of kynge Ahasuerus)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Vpon the seuenth daye when the King was merie with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, & Carcas, the seuen eunuches, (that serued in the presence of King Ahashuerosh)

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And on the seuenth day when the king was mery after the wine, he commaunded Nehuma, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagthan, Zethar, and Charchas, the seuen chamberlayns that did seruice in the presence of king Ahasuerus,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven chamberlains who ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  On the seventh day, as the heart of the king is glad with wine, he hath said to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who are ministering in the presence of the king Ahasuerus,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that ministered in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

• World English Bible (2000)

  On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcass, the seven eunuchs who served in the presence of Ahasuerus the king,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Queen Vashti is Removed from Her Royal Position On the seventh day, as King Ahasuerus was feeling the effects of the wine, he ordered Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven eunuchs who attended him,

Referenced Verses

• Judg 16:25 : 25 So it happened, when their hearts were merry, that they said, "Call for Samson, that he may perform for us." So they called for Samson from the prison, and he performed for them, and they stationed him between the pillars.
• Esth 7:9 : 9 And Harbonah, one of the eunuchs, said before the king, Behold, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken good for the king, stands in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him on it.
• Prov 20:1 : 1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by it is not wise.
• Eccl 7:2-4 : 2 It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting, for that is the end of all men, and the living will take it to heart. 3 Sorrow is better than laughter, for by the sadness of the face the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of laughter.
• 2 Sam 13:28 : 28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Watch now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Strike Amnon; then kill him, do not fear: have not I commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.
• Gen 43:34 : 34 And he took and sent portions to them from before him: but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
• 1 Sam 25:36-37 : 36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light. 37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.
• Eccl 10:19 : 19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine makes merry: but money answers all things.
• Dan 1:3-5 : 3 And the king spoke to Ashpenaz, the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring some of the children of Israel, and of the king's descendants, and of the nobles; 4 Young men in whom there was no blemish, but handsome, and skillful in all wisdom, endowed with knowledge, and understanding science, and those who had ability in them to serve in the king's palace, whom they might teach the literature and language of the Chaldeans. 5 And the king appointed for them a daily portion of the king's delicacies and of the wine which he drank, so nourishing them three years, that at the end of that time they might serve before the king.
• Dan 1:18-19 : 18 Now at the end of the days, when the king had said they should be brought in, the chief of the eunuchs brought them before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king conversed with them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore they served before the king.
• Eph 5:18-19 : 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19 Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;