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Esther 7

1Sothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameH935tobanquetwithEstherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559againuntoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635onthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117atthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635?anditshallbegrantedthee:andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?eventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438itshallbeperformed.

3ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredandsaidH559,IfIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580inthysight,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letmylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenH5414meatmypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971atmyrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4forwearesoldH4376,Iandmypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,tobedestroyedH8045,tobeslainH2026,andtoperishH6.ButifwehadbeensoldH4376forbondmenandbondwomen,Ihadheldmypeace,althoughtheadversarycouldnothavecompensatedfortheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428damage.

5Thenspakethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325andsaidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436,Whoishe,andwhereH834ishe,thatdurst presumeinhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820todosoH3651?

6AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidH559,Anadversaryandanenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341, eventhiswickedH7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001.ThenHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001wasafraidbeforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andthequeenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

7Andthekingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428aroseH6965inhiswrathH2534fromthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196andwentintothepalaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594:andHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stoodH5975uptomakerequestforhislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315toEstherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436;forhesawH7200thattherewasevilH7451determinedagainsthimbythekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Thenthekingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725outofthepalacegardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594intotheplaceofthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;andHamanH2001wasfallenנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307uponthecouchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereonEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was.ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Willheevenforcethequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforemeinthehouseH1004?Asthewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697wentH3318outoftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,theycoveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sfaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9ThensaidH559Harbonah,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259ofthechamberlainsthatwerebeforethekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdalsoגַּ֣םgamH1571,thegallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,whichHamanהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001hathmadeH6213forMordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,whospakegoodט֣וֹבTovH2896forthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, standethinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518himthereon.

10Sotheyhangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001onthegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086thathehadpreparedH3559forMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.Thenwastheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathH2534pacified.

Commentaries on Esther 7

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