- the banquet:
- Mishteh, from shathah, "to drink," a compotation. feast, or banquet accompanied with drinking; the drinking in the East being at the beginning, and not at the end of the entertainment. Olearius, describing an entertainment at the Persian court, says, "The floor of the hall was covered with cotton cloth, which was covered with all sorts of fruits and sweetmeats in basons of gold. With them was served up excellent Shiraz wine. After an hour's time, the sweetmeats were removed, to make way for the more substantial part of the entertainment, such as rice, boiled and roast mutton, etc. When the company had been at table an hour and a half, warm water was brought, in a ewer of gold, for washing; and grace being said, they began to retire without speaking a word, according to the custom of the country." "If¹ I have foundª° favourª in the sightª of the king,ª and if¹ it pleaseª°¹ the kingª to grantª°¹ my petition,ª and to performª°¹ my request,ª let the kingª and Hamanª comeª° to¹ the banquetª that¹ I shall prepareª° for them, and I will doª° to morrowª as the kingª hath said.ª" {Est 5:8} + "The postsª° went out,ª° being hastenedª° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª° to drink;ª° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª°" {Est 3:15} + "And he said,ª° Bring [it] nearª° to me, and I will eatª° of my son'sª venison,ª¹ that¹ my soulª may blessª° thee. And he brought [it] nearª° to him, and he did eat:ª° and he broughtª° him wine,ª and he drank.ª°" {Gen 27:25} + "And say¹ ye²° moreover,ª Behold,¹ thy servantª Jacobª [is] behind¹ us.² For¹ he said,ª° I will appeaseª°¹ him² with the presentª that goethª° before¹ me,² and afterwardª¹ I will seeª° his face;ª peradventure¹ he will acceptª°¹ of me.²" {Gen 32:20} + "A goodª manª sheweth favour,ª° and lendeth:ª° he will guideª° his affairsª with discretion.ª" {Psa 112:5} + "Brethren,ª beª° notª childrenª in understanding:ª howbeitª in maliceª be ye children,ª° butª in understandingª beª° men.ª" {1Co 14:20}
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