Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleIn the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces. Young's Literal Translation in the third year of his reign, he hath made a banquet to all his heads and his servants; of the force of Persia and Media, the chiefs and heads of the provinces [are] before him, King James Bible In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, [being] before him: Hebrew In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁ֙ (šā·lō·wōš) Number - feminine singular Strong's 7969: Three, third, thrice year בִּשְׁנַ֤ת (biš·naṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8141: A year of his reign, לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (lə·mā·lə·ḵōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel [Xerxes] held עָשָׂ֣ה (‘ā·śāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make a feast מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה (miš·teh) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast for all לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every his officials שָׂרָ֖יו (śā·rāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince and servants. וַעֲבָדָ֑יו (wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant The military leaders חֵ֣יל ׀ (ḥêl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2426: An army, an intrenchment of Persia פָּרַ֣ס (pā·ras) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 6539: Persia -- a country in west Asia which conquered Babylon and Media וּמָדַ֗י (ū·mā·ḏay) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4074: Media -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land [were there], לְפָנָֽיו׃ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face along with the nobles הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים (hap·par·tə·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6579: A grandee and princes וְשָׂרֵ֥י (wə·śā·rê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of the provinces. הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת (ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region |