Rashi, on Esth 1:19

“If it please thee, let an edict go out from thy presence, and let it be written according to the law of the Persians and of the Medes, which must not be altered, that Vasthi come in no more to the king, but another, that is better than her, be made queen in her place.”

“a royal edict a royal edict of revenge, i.e., that he commanded to execute her. and let it be inscribed in the laws of Persia and Media in the books of the statutes and the customs of the kingdom. and let it not be revoked this statute from among them; this should be a statute and a law for anyone who shows contempt for her husband. that Vashti did not come and therefore, she was executed.”

Hebrew and Aramaic words are the commentator’s citations of the sacred text; the English translation that follows each is the translator’s.

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.