וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֗וֹל לְכָל־שָׂרָיו֙ וַעֲבָדָ֔יו אֵ֖ת מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה אֶסְתֵּ֑ר וַהֲנָחָ֤ה לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן מַשְׂאֵ֖ת כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
Lalu raja mengadakan perjamuan besar bagi semua pembesar dan pegawainya, yaitu perjamuan Ester. Ia juga memberikan keringanan pajak kepada provinsi-provinsi dan membagikan hadiah-hadiah, sesuai dengan kemurahan raja.
Megillah
“Then the king made a great feast” (Esther 2: 18). He made a feast for her, and she did not tell him [who she was]. He remitted taxes, and she did not tell him. He sent gifts, and she [still] did not tell him.