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Esther 4

1NowwhenH834Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782knewH3045allthatwasdone,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782renthisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,andputוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242withashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665,andwentH3318outintothemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andcriedH2199withaloudandabitterוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751cryH2199;

2andhecameH935evenbeforetheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179:fornonemightenterwithintheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179clothedwithsackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

3AndineveryprovinceH4082, whithersoevertheking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentandhisdecreecame,therewasgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60amongtheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andfastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685,andweepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065,andwailingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.PedH4553;andmanyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227layinsackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242andashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.

4AndEsther’smaidensandherchamberlainscameH935andtoldH5046ither;andthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436wasexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grieved:andshesentH7971raimenttoclotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,andtotakehissackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242fromoffhim;buthereceiveditnot.

5ThencalledH7121Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635forHathachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047,oneH2088oftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlains,whomhehadappointedH5975toattenduponher,andchargedhimtogotoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,toknowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatthiswas,andwhyH4100itwas.

6SoHathachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047wentH3318forthH3318toMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782untothebroad placeofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichwasbeforetheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

7AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldH5046himofallthathadhappenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136untohim,andtheexactsumofthemoneyH3701thatHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001hadpromisedtopaytotheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595fortheJewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064,todestroyלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6them.

8AlsohegaveH5414himthecopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewritingofthedecreethatwasgivenH5414outinShushantodestroyH8045them,toshowלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200ituntoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,andtodeclareH5046ituntoher,andtochargeherthatsheshouldgoלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tomakeH5414supplication untohim,andtomakeH5414requestbeforehim,forherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

9AndHathachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047cameH935andtoldH5046Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spake untoHathachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047,andgavehimamessage untoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,sayingH559:

11Alltheking’sהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650,andthepeopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971oftheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082,doknowיֽוֹדְעִ֗יםyod.'ImH3045,thatwhosoever, whethermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802,shallcomeH935untothekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428intotheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֜יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691,whoisnotcalledH7121,thereisoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259lawדָּתוֹ֙da.ToH1881forhim,thathebeputלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191todeathH4191,exceptthosetowhomthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shallholdoutthegoldensceptre,thathemayliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421:butIhavenotbeencalledH7121tocomeH935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thesethirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

12AndtheytoldH5046toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782Esther’swordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697.

13ThenMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782badethemreturnH7725answeruntoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635,Thinknotwiththyselfthatthou shaltescapeלְהִמָּלֵ֥טle.hi.ma.LetH4422intheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,morethanalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

14Forifthou altogether holdest thy peaceatthistimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thenwillreliefanddeliveranceariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975totheJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064fromanotherplaceמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725,butthouandthyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004willperishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6:andwhoknowethwhetherthou artnotcometothekingdomH4438forsuchatimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256asthis?

15ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635badethemreturnH7725answeruntoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,

16Goאָב֤וֹא'a.Vo'H935,gatherכְּנ֨וֹסke.NosH3664togetheralltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatarepresentinShushan,andfastוְצ֣וּמוּve.Tzu.muH6684yeforme,andneithereatתֹּאכְל֨וּto.khe.LuH398nordrinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtish.TuH8354threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915ordayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117:Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571andmymaidenswillfastאָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6684inlikemanner;andsoH3651willIgoH935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whichisnotaccordingtothelawכַדָּ֔תkha.DatH1881:andifIperishאָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH6,Iperishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃'a.Va.de.tiH6.

17SoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wenthisway,anddidaccordingtoallthatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ ס'es.TerH635hadcommandedצִוְּתָ֥הtzi.ve.TahH6680him.

Commentaries on Esther 4

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