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Esther 3

1Afterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697didkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325promoteHamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91,andadvancedhim,andsetH7760hisseatכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678abovealltheprincesH8269thatwerewithhim.

2Andalltheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650,thatwereintheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,bowedH7812downוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812,anddidreverencetoHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001;forthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsoH3651commandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680concerninghim.ButMordecaiוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedH7812notdownיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃Yish.ta.cha.VehH7812,nordidhimreverence.

3Thentheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,thatwereintheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,saidH559untoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069transgressest thoutheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687?

4Nowitcametopass,whentheyspakedailyuntohim,andhehearkenednotuntothem,thattheytoldH5046Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001,toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whetherMordecai’smattersH1697wouldstandהֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ha.ya.'am.DuH5975:forhehadtoldH5046themthathewasH1961aJewיְהוּדִֽי׃ye.hu.DiH3064.

5AndwhenHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001sawH7200thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedH7812notdownוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הu.mish.ta.cha.VehH7812,nordidhimreverence,thenwasHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001fullH4390ofwrathH2534.

6Buthethoughtscorntolayhandsיָד֙yadH3027onMordecaiבְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יbe.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782aloneH905;fortheyhadmadeknowntohimthepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782: whereforeHamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001soughtH1245todestroyH8045alltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwerethroughoutthewholekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,eventhepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

7Inthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֔ןni.SanH5212,inthetwelfthyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,theycastH5307Purפּוּר֩purH6332,thatis,thelotH1486,beforeHamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001fromdayH3117todayH3117,andfrommonthוּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁu.me.Cho.deshH2320tomonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,tothetwelfthmonthלְחֹדֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃ ס'a.DarH143.

8AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidH559untokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,ThereisacertainpeopleH5971scatteredמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340abroadanddispersedamongthepeoplesH5971inalltheprovincesH4082ofthykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438;andtheirlawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881arediversefromthoseofeverypeopleH5971;neitherkeeptheytheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881: thereforeitisnotfortheking’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428profittosufferthem.

9Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, letitbewrittenH3789thattheybedestroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6:andIwillpaytenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701intothehandsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027ofthosethathavethechargeoftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428businessH4399,tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935itintotheking’sH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookhisringH2885fromhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,andgaveH5414ituntoHamanלְהָמָ֧ןle.ha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91,theJews’הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064enemy.

11Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001,Thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isgivenH5414tothee,thepeopleוְהָעָ֕םve.ha.'AmH5971also,todowiththemasitseemethgoodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896tothee.

12Thenweretheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledH7121inthefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthethirteenthdayיוֹם֮yOmH3117thereof;andtherewaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatHamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680untotheking’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,andtothegovernorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346thatwereovereveryprovinceH4082,andtotheprincesH8269ofeverypeopleH5971,toeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971aftertheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956;inthenameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034ofkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325wasitwrittenH3789,anditwassealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856withtheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428ringH2885.

13AndlettersH5612weresentH7971bypostsintoalltheking’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesH4082,todestroyH8045,toslayH2026,andtocausetoperishH6,allJewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064,bothyoungמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,littleטַ֤ףtafH2945childrenandwomenH802,inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,evenuponthethirteenthdayH3117ofthetwelfthmonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143,andtotakeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998ofthemforaprey.

14Acopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewriting,thatthedecreeshouldbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961givenH5414outineveryprovinceH4082,wasH1961publisheduntoallthepeoplesH5971,thattheyshouldbeH1961readyעֲתִדִ֖ים'a.ti.DimH6264againstthatdayלַיּ֥וֹםlai.YomH3117.

15ThepostswentH3318forthH3318inhastebytheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandment,andthedecreewasgivenH5414outinShushanthepalace.Andthekingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001satH3427downיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427todrinkלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354;butthecityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892ofShushanwasperplexed.

Commentaries on Esther 3

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