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Esther 1

1Nowitcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325(thisisAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325whoreignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427fromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912evenuntoEthiopia,overahundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967andsevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242provincesמְדִינָֽה׃me.di.NahH4082),

2thatinthosedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,whenthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325satonthethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofhiskingdomH4438,whichwasinShushanthepalace,

3inthethirdyearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,hemadeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960untoallhisprincesH8269andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.DavH5650;thepowerofPersiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,thenoblesandprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082, beingbeforehim;

4whenheshowedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200therichesH6239ofhisgloriouskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438andthehonorH3519ofhisexcellentmajestymanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,evenahundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andfourscoredaysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

5Andwhenthesedaysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117werefulfilled,thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960untoallthepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatwerepresentinShushanthepalaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055,bothgreatלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419andsmallH6996,sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,inthecourtבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691ofthegardenגִּנַּ֥תgi.NatH1594oftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceH1055.

6Therewerehangingsofwhiteח֣וּר׀churH2353cloth,ofgreen,andofblueH8504,fastenedwithcordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256offineH8336linenH8336andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713tosilverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsandpillarsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982ofmarble:thecouchesH4296wereofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,uponapavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531ofred,andwhiteH2353,andyellow,andblack marble.

7AndtheygaveH8248themdrinkוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtH8248invesselsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091(thevesselsH3627being diverseonefromanother),androyalwineוְיֵ֥יןve.YeinH3196inabundance,accordingtothebountyofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Andthedrinkingwasaccordingtothelawכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881;nonecouldcompel:forsothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245toalltheofficersofhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,thattheyshoulddoaccordingtoeveryman’sH376pleasureכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522.

9Alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436madeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960forthewomenH802intheroyalhouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004whichbelongedtokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

10Ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,whentheheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wasmerrywithwineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,hecommandedMehuman,Biztha,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigtha,andAbagtha,Zethar,andCarcas,thesevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651chamberlainsthatministeredinthepresenceH6440ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,

11tobringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withthecrownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804royal,toshowלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200thepeoplesH5971andtheprincesH8269herbeautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308;forshewasfairtolookH7200on.

12Butthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedH3985tocomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935attheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentbythechamberlains:thereforewasthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428veryH3966wroth,andhisangerH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197inhim.

13Thenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tothewiseלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450men,whoknewH3045thetimesH6256(forsoH3651wastheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697towardallthatknewH3045lawדָּ֥תdatH1881andjudgmentוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779;

14andthenextuntohimwereCarshena,Shethar,Admatha,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meres,Marsena,andMemucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,thesevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesH8269ofPersiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,whosawH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,andsatH3427firstH7223inthekingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438),

15Whatshallwedountothequeenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060accordingtolawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,becauseshehathnotdonethebiddingofthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325bythechamberlains?

16AndMemucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462answeredbeforethekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269,Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436hathnotdonewrongtothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,butalsotoalltheprincesH8269,andtoallthepeoplesH5971thatareinalltheprovincesH4082ofthekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17Forthisdeedofthequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436willcomeH935abroad untoallwomenH802,tomaketheirhusbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167contemptibleintheireyesH5869,whenitshallbereported,Thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436tobebroughtH935inbeforehim,butshecameH935not.

18Andthisdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117willtheprincessesofPersiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whohaveheardH8085ofthedeedofthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559thelikeuntoalltheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesH8269.SowilltherearisemuchcontemptandwrathH7110.

19Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,lettheregoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318aroyalcommandmentfromhim,andletitbewrittenH3789amongthelawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881ofthePersiansandtheMedes,thatitbenotaltered,thatVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935nomoreמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480beforekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325;andletthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414herroyalestate untoanotherthatisbetterH2896thanshe.

20Andwhentheking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428decreewhichheshallmakeH5414shallbepublishedthroughoutallhiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438(foritisgreatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419),allthewivesH802willgiveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414totheirhusbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honorיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366,bothtogreatH1419andsmallH6996.

21Andthesayingpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269;andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didaccordingtothewordH1697ofMemucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462:

22forhesentH7971lettersH5612intoalltheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082,intoeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingthereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971aftertheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,thateverymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shouldbearruleH8323inhisownhouseH1004,andshouldspeakוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696accordingtothelanguageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956ofhispeopleH5971.

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