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Adam Clarke, on Esth 1:11
Adam Clarke · 1762–1832
Esth 1:11 · Douay-Rheims
“To bring in queen Vasthi before the king, with the crown set upon her head, to shew her beauty to all the people and the princes: for she was exceeding beautiful.”
On this verse:
“To bring Vashti the queen - The Targum adds naked. For she was fair to look on - Hence she had her name Vashti, which signifies beautiful. See Est 1:9.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.