OLD TESTAMENT

Esther 1:16

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And Memucan said to the king and to the princes, “Queen Vashti has not wronged the king only, but also all the king’s rulers and princes;

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Verse 16. Mamuchan. Old Vulg. “Mardochæus.” Yet the Jews say this was the infamous Aman; and one Greek copy has Bilgaios, ( Calmet.) and Arabo, “Mouchaios.” Calmet. 3:1 and 12:6. He was the youngest, but spoke first, as was sometimes the case.

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