Translations
Modern
Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
Traditional
And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
Literal
And serving drinks in vessels of gold, and the vessels were varying vessels, and the wine of royalty was abundant, according to the hand of the king.
Latin
Bibebant autem qui invitati erant aureis poculis, et aliis atque aliis vasis cibi inferebantur. Vinum quoque, ut magnificentia regia dignum erat, abundans, et præcipuum ponebatur.
Original
Hebrew
English
Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
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Topics
Feasts: Given by Kings Gold was Used for Vessels King: Ahasuerus Medo-Persian Kingdom: Kings of Entertained Magnificently Temperance: General Scriptures Concerning Wine was Used: At all Feasts and Entertainments