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Esther 8

1Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325giveH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJews’הַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064enemyuntoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436.AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameH935beforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldH5046whathewasuntoher.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookoffhisringH2885,whichhehadtakenfromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001,andgaveH5414ituntoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spakeyetagainbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andfellH5307downH5307athisfeetH7272,andbesoughthimwithtearstoputawaythemischiefofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,andhisdevicethathehaddevisedagainsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Thenthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldouttoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thegoldensceptre.SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,andstoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5AndshesaidH559,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580inhissight,andthethingH1697seemrightbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andIbepleasinginhiseyesH5869, letitbewrittenH3789toreversethelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedbyHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001,thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichhewroteH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatareinalltheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082:

6forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349canIenduretoseeH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451thatshallcomeH4672untomypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971?orhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349canIenduretoseeH7200thedestructionofmykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

7Thenthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436andtoMordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,Behold,IhavegivenH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001,andhimtheyhavehangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518uponthegallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,becausehelaidhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027upontheJewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8WriteH3789yealsototheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,asitpleasethyou,intheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856itwiththeking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringH2885;forthewritingH3789whichiswrittenH3789intheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034,andsealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856withtheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringH2885,maynomanreverse.

9Thenweretheking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledH7121atthattimeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256,inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivan,onthethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethdaythereof;anditwaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680untotheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andtothesatrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,andthegovernorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346andprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082whicharefromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912untoEthiopia,ahundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyH6242andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651provincesH4082, untoeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,anduntoeverypeopleH5971aftertheirlanguageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,andtotheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064accordingtotheirwritingH3789,andaccordingtotheirlanguageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10AndhewroteH3789inthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325,andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856itwiththeking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringH2885,andsentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612bypostsonhorseback,ridingH7392onswiftsteedsהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409thatwereusedintheking’sH4428service, bredofthestud:

11whereinthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedtheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereineverycityH5892togatherthemselvestogether,andtostandוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975fortheirlifeנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315,todestroyH8045,toslayH2026,andtocausetoperishH6,allthepowerofthepeopleעַ֧ם'amH5971andprovinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082thatwouldassaultthem,theirlittleטַ֣ףtafH2945onesH2945andwomenH802,andtotakeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998ofthemforaprey,

12upononeאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117inalltheprovincesH4082ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely, uponthethirteenthdayH3117ofthetwelfthmonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143.

13Acopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewriting,thatthedecreeshouldbeוְלִהְי֨וֹתve.lih.YotH1961givenH5414outineveryprovinceH4082,wasH1961publisheduntoallthepeoplesH5971,andthattheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064shouldbeH1961readyagainstthatdayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117toavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselvesontheirenemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

14SothepoststhatrodeH7392uponswiftsteedsהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409thatwereusedintheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servicewentH3318out, beinghastenedandpressedonbytheking’sH4428commandment;andthedecreewasgivenH5414outinShushanthepalace.

15AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentH3318forthH3318fromthepresenceH6440ofthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inroyalapparelofblueH8504andwhiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,andwithagreatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091,andwitharobeoffineבּ֖וּץbutzH948linenH948andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713:andthecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892ofShushanshoutedandwasgladH8055.

16TheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadlightandgladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,andjoyH8057andhonorוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17AndineveryprovinceH4082,andineverycityH5892, whithersoevertheking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentandhisdecreecame,theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadgladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057andjoyH8057,afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960andagoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117.Andmanyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227fromamongthepeoplesH5971ofthelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becameJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064;forthefearH6343oftheJewsH3064wasfallenH5307uponthem.

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