Drinks ¹  were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.

biblegateway Est 1:7

Drinks were served in golden vessels of various kinds, and the royal wine was plentiful according to the king’s bounty.

Beverages were served in an array of gold goblets, each with a different design. Royal wine flowed freely, according to the king's bounty

People drank from golden cups. No two cups were alike. The king also provided plenty of royal wine out of his royal generosity.

biblegateway Est 1:7

Wine was served in goblets of gold, each one different from the other, and the royal wine was abundant, in keeping with the king’s liberality.

Drinks were served in golden vessels, vessels of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.

bibleoremus Est 1:7

Drinks were served in golden goblets, goblets of different kinds, and the royal wine was lavished according to the bounty of the king.

Wine was served in golden goblets, each of a different design: the king's wine flowed in royal style,

biblegateway Est 1:7

And they served drinks in golden vessels, each vessel being different from the other, with royal wine in abundance, according to the generosity of the king.

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.

biblegateway Est 1:7

Drinks ¹  were served in golden containers, all of which differed from one another. Royal wine was available in abundance at the king’s expense.

¹ tn Heb “to cause to drink” (Hiphil infinitive construct of שָׁקָה, shaqah). As the etymology of the Hebrew word for “banquet” (מִשְׁתֶּה, mishteh, from שָׁתָה, shatah, “to drink”) hints, drinking was a prominent feature of ancient Near Eastern banquets.