American Standard Version

Esther 6

1Onthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915couldnotthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142;andhecommandedtobringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofrecordsofthechronicles,andtheywereH1961readנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2AnditwasfoundH4672writtenH3789,thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadtoldH5046ofBigthanaandTereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlains,ofthosethatkeptH8104thethreshold,whohadsoughtH1245tolayhandsיָ֔דYadH3027onthekingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Whathonorיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366anddignityhathbeenbestowedonMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782forthis?ThensaidH559theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsH5288thatministereduntohim,Thereisnothingdoneforhim.

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Whoisinthecourtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?NowHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001wascomeבָּ֗אBa'H935intotheoutwardcourtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691oftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,tospeakuntothekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428tohangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782onthegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086thathehadpreparedH3559forhim.

5Andtheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidH559untohim,Behold,Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001standethinthecourtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559, Lethimcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935in.

6SoHamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001cameH935in.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Whatshallbedoneuntothemanבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethtohonorבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?NowHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Towhomwouldthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightH2654todohonorיְקָ֖רye.KarH3366moreמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480thantomyself?

7AndHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Forthemanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethtohonorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8letroyalapparelbebroughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935whichthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428usethtowearH3847,andthehorseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483thatthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridethupon,andontheheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218ofwhichacrownH3804royalissetH5414:

9andlettheapparelandthehorseH5483bedeliveredtothehandיַד־yad-H3027ofoneH376oftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428mostnobleprincesH8269,thattheymayarraythemanH376therewithwhomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethtohonorבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366,andcausehimtorideוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392onhorsebackthroughthestreetofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andproclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforehim,Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602shallitbedonetothemanH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethtohonorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

10Thenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toHamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001,MakeH6213hasteH4116,andtakeקַ֣חkachH3947theapparelandthehorseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483,asthou hastsaidH559,anddoevensoכֵן֙khenH3651toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,thatsittethattheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:letnothingfailofallthatthou hastspokenH1696.

11ThentookH3947Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001theapparelandthehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,andarrayedMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,andcausedhimtorideוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392throughthestreetofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121beforehim,Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602shallitbedoneuntothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethtohonorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

12AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameagaintotheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.ButHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hastedtohishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57andhavinghisheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13AndHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608untoZereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802andallhisfriendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157everythingH3605thathadbefallenhim.ThensaidH559hiswiseחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450menandZereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802untohim,IfMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,beforewhomthou hastbegunH2490tofallH5307,beoftheseedH2233oftheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, thou shaltnotprevailתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201againsthim,butshaltsurelyfallH5307beforehim.

14WhiletheywereyetH5750talkingwithhim,cameH935theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlains,andhastedtobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001untothebanquetthatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadprepared.

Commentaries on Esther 6

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