With zucchinis: Small squash. Meaning to say, with the same exact variety, he commits adultery and she commits adultery. He wants to show her beauty and she intended that [as well] - that they gaze at her beauty.

She was peritzta: She was immodest.

This teaches that she broke out in leprosy: And it is learned by gezerah shavah (ירושלמי is a misreading of ג"ש): "and what had been decreed (nigzar) against her" (Esther 2:1); and it is written (II Chronicles 26:21), "He lived in isolated quarters as a leper, for he was cut off (nigzar) from the House of the Lord." Just like there it is leprosy, so too here is it leprosy.

Ahuraiarei: Horse guardians.

Drank wine against a thousand: So did Scripture testify about him (Daniel 5:1).

It will cease from him: His wine will abate a little from him.

On its lees: On its sediment.

And they told him a reason: And they spoke well to him, as it is certainly so. For from a man's being still, his mind is settled. As it is stated (Jeremiah 48:11), "Moav has been at ease from his youth; upon his sediment is he still." And [the verse's] end is, "therefore his fine flavor has remained and his bouquet is unspoiled."

This entire verse is stated on account of offerings: "And next (karov) to him," is an expression of offering a sacrifice (hakravat korban). The ministering angels mentioned before the Holy One, blessed be He, the offerings that Israel brought before him, [so as] to take vengeance upon Vashti for them and [that] Esther should come and rule in her stead.

Carshena: Did they ever offer before You lambs (karim) of the first year (shana)?

Shethar: Two turtledoves (shetei torim).

Meres: As they stirred (meirsu) the blood, such that it not coagulate and then not be fit for sprinkling.

Marsena: They stirred (meirsu) the meal-offerings to mix them. Memares is an expression of stirring.

Prepared (mukhan) for calamity: He stood to be hung.

From here [we see] that the common man jumps to the front: For behold, Scripture enumerated him at the end [of the list]. Hence he was inferior to all of [the others], yet he jumped to the front.

Were it not for the first letters: For through them, he was presumed in the eyes of the nations to be a fool.

There would not have been left among the enemies of the Jewish people a remnant or a refugee: As they would have hurried to kill them at the command of the king, in the middle letters, and they would have not waited for the appointed day.

They say, "What is this that he has sent us": The nations say, "What is this that he sent to us - saying to us, 'that every man shall wield authority in his house?' As even a weaver wield authority in his house!"

Paredashekha: An officer and a governor.

Maiden: David only sought one maiden. [So] every man showed his daughter to his messengers - perhaps she would be good in his eyes. Whereas Ahasuerus was foolish - he commanded to gather all of them. Everyone knew that he would only take (marry) one, but he would have intercourse with all of them. [So] whoever had a daughter hid her.

He was crowned with names: With pleasant names. Nimos is name in the Greek language.

We do not teach the version, ("The youths of"): Rather we teach this: Rabba bar bar Chana said that Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, etc.

Because David did not kill Shimei: As he was liable for the death penalty.

From the opposite perspective: As a cry and not as praise: The man of Judah and the man of Benyamin caused me this distress.