Commentary for Esther 1:8
וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה כַדָּ֖ת אֵ֣ין אֹנֵ֑ס כִּי־כֵ֣ן ׀ יִסַּ֣ד הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עַ֚ל כָּל־רַ֣ב בֵּית֔וֹ לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת כִּרְצ֥וֹן אִישׁ־וָאִֽישׁ׃
And the drinking was according to the law; none did compel; for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do according to every man’s pleasure.
Rashi on Esther
Proper. Because there are feasts in which they coerce those seated to drink [the contents] of a large vessel, and some can only drink it with difficulty, but here it was “with no coercion.”20Alternatively, no one was coerced into finishing his drink quickly in order to make his cup available to someone else because there were enough cups for all [השתיה כדת].
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Rashi on Esther
Basically instructed. An expression referring to a foundation [יְסוֹד], meaning, so he instituted and commanded.
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All his palace officials. All stewards of the feast: the chief baker, the chief butcher and the chief butler.
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To satisfy each individual’s desire. For each one his desire.21Each person was served wine from his native land. (See Maseches Megillah 12a)
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