1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 10:1:1 ⧉וַיָּשֶׂם֩vayasemand he set or placed Esther 10:1:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֨לֶךְhamelekhthe king Esther 10:1:3 ⧉אחשרשakhshereshAhasuerus Esther 10:1:4 ⧉אֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁakhasheveroshAhasuerus Esther 10:1:5 ⧉מַ֛סmastax or forced labor Esther 10:1:6 ⧉עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץalhaaretsupon the land Esther 10:1:7 ⧉וְאִיֵּ֥יveiyeand the coastlands or islands of Esther 10:1:8 ⧉הַיָּֽם׃hayamthe sea |
1. Formal Translation And King Ahasuerus placed tribute upon the land and on the islands of the sea. |
1. Dynamic Translation King Ahasuerus imposed taxes across the land and the islands. |