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Esther 5

1Nowitcametopassonthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635putוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847onherroyalapparel,andstoodH5975intheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691oftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,overagainsttheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:andthekingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428satH3427uponhisroyalthroneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678intheroyalhouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,overagainsttheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2AnditwasH1961so,whenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975inthecourtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,thatsheobtainedfavorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inhissight;andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldouttoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thegoldensceptrethatwasH1961inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635drewH7126near,andtouchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060thetopבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthesceptre.

3ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untoher,Whatwilt thou,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635?andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?itshallbegivenH5414theeeventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

4AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidH559,IfitseemgoodH2895untothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, letthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117untothebanquetthatIhavepreparedforhim.

5Thenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,CauseHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001tomakeH6213hasteH4116,thatitmaybedoneasEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635hathsaidH559.Sothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameH935tothebanquetthatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadprepared.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635atthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?anditshallbegrantedthee:andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?eventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438itshallbeperformed.

7ThenansweredEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,andsaidH559,Mypetitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596andmyrequestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is:

8IfIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580inthesightofthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tograntmypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596,andtoperformmyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246,letthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935tothebanquetthatIshallprepareforthem,andIwilldoto-morrowasthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaid.

9ThenwentH3318HamanH2001forthH3318thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056andgladofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820:butwhenHamanH2001sawH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782intheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,thathestoodH6965notupnormovedforhim,hewasfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390withwrathH2534againstMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10NeverthelessHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001refrainedhimself,andwentH935home;andhesentH7971andfetchedhisfriendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157andZereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11AndHamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608untothemthegloryH3519ofhisrichesH6239,andthemultitudeוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230ofhischildren,andallthethingswhereinthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadpromotedhim,andhowhehadadvancedhimabovetheprincesH8269andservantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001saidH559moreover,Yea,Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436didletnomancomeהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935inwiththekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untothebanquetthatshehadpreparedbutmyself;andto-morrowalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571amIinvitedbyhertogetherwiththekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13YetallthisavailethmenothingH369,solongasIseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingH3427attheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

14ThensaidH559Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802andallhisfriendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157untohim,Letagallowsעֵץ֮'etzH6086bemadeH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,andinthemorningוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242speakthou untothekingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782maybehangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518thereon:thengoוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935thouinmerrilywiththekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untothebanquet.AndthethingH1697pleasedHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001;andhecausedthegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086tobemadeH6213.

Commentaries on Esther 5

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