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Esther 9

1Nowinthetwelfthmonthחֹ֜דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֗ר'a.DarH143,onthethirteenthdayיוֹם֙yOmH3117ofthesame,whentheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentandhisdecreedrewneartobeputinexecution,onthedayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117thattheenemiesאֹיְבֵ֤י'o.ye.VeiH341oftheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hopedtohaveruleoverthem(whereasitwasturnedH2015tothecontrary,thattheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadruleoverthemthathatedבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃be.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them),

2theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064gatheredthemselvestogetherintheircitiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892throughoutalltheprovincesH4082ofthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'o.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,tolayhandיָ֔דYadH3027onsuchassoughtבִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbim.vak.SheiH1245theirhurt:andnomanH376couldwithstandthem;forthefearH6343ofthemwasfallenH5307uponallthepeoplesH5971.

3AndalltheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082,andthesatrapsוְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.NimH323,andthegovernorsוְהַפַּח֗וֹתve.ha.pa.ChotH6346,andtheythatdidtheking’sלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428businessH4399, helpedtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064;becausethefearH6343ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wasfallenH5307uponthem.

4ForMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wasgreatגָ֤דוֹלGa.dolH1419intheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,andhisfamewentH1980forththroughoutalltheprovincesH4082;forthemanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782waxedgreaterH1419andgreaterH1419.

5AndtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064smotealltheirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341withthestrokeoftheswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719,andwithslaughterH4347anddestruction,anddidwhattheywoulduntothemthathatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.

6AndinShushanthepalacetheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064slewH2026anddestroyedוְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

7AndParshandatha,andDalphon,andAspatha,

8andPoratha,andAdalia,andAridatha,

9andParmashta,andArisai,andAridai,andVaizatha,

10thetenעֲ֠שֶׂרֶת'A.se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofHamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedatha,theJews’הַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064enemy,slewH2026they;butonthespoiltheylaidnottheirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

11Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thenumberמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557ofthosethatwereslainH2026inShushanthepalacewasbroughtH935beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436,TheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064haveslainH2026anddestroyedוְאַבֵּ֜דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376inShushanthepalace,andthetenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001;whatthenhavetheydoneintherestבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7605oftheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082!Nowwhatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙she.'e.la.teKhH7596?anditshallbegrantedthee:orwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246further?anditshallbedone.

13ThensaidH559Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letitbegrantedtotheJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatareinShushantodoto-morrowalsoגַּם־gam-H1571accordinguntothisday’sהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117decree,andletHaman’stenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121behangedיִתְל֥וּyit.LuH8518uponthegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

14Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandeditsoH3651tobedone:andadecreewasgivenH5414outinShushan;andtheyhangedתָּלֽוּ׃ta.LuH8518Haman’stenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121.

15AndtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064thatwereinShushangatheredthemselvestogetheronthefourteenthdayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117alsoגַּ֠םgamH1571ofthemonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,andslewH2026threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376inShushan;butonthespoiltheylaidnottheirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

16AndtheotherJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereintheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082gatheredthemselvestogether,andstoodוְעָמֹ֣דve.'a.ModH5975fortheirlivesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315,andhadrestH7605fromtheirenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ye.vei.HemH341,andslewH2026ofthemthathatedבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130themseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657andfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;butonthespoiltheylaidnottheirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

17Thiswasdoneonthethirteenthdayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117ofthemonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143;andonthefourteenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117ofthesametheyrestedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117,andmadeH6213itadayH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960andgladnessH8057.

18ButtheJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064thatwereinShushanassembledH6950togetherH6950onthethirteenthdayי֖וֹםYomH3117thereof,andonthefourteenth thereof;andonthefifteenthdayH3117ofthesametheyrestedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117,andmadeH6213itadayH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960andgladnessH8057.

19ThereforeH3651dotheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064ofthevillages,thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427intheunwalledtowns,makeH6213thefourteenthdayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143adayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117ofgladnessH8057andfeastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960,andagoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayH3117,andofsendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490oneH376toanother.

20AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wroteH3789thesethingsH1697,andsentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612untoalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereinalltheprovincesH4082ofthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,bothnighandfarוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

21toenjointhemthattheyshouldkeepthefourteenthdayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofthemonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,andthefifteenthdayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofthesame,yearly,

22asthedaysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117whereintheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadrestנָ֨חוּNa.chuH5117fromtheirenemiesמֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'oy.vei.HemH341,andthemonthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320whichwasturnedH2015untothemfromsorrowמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015togladnessH8057,andfrommourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60intoagoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117;thattheyshouldmakeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213themdaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960andgladnessH8057,andofsendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490oneH376toanother,andgiftsוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979tothepoor.

23AndtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064undertooktodoastheyhadbegunH2490,andasMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadwrittenH3789untothem;

24becauseHamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedatha,theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,theenemyofalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,hadplottedH2803againsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064todestroyלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6them,andhadcastוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307Purפּוּר֙purH6332,thatisthelotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486,toconsumethem,andtodestroyוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6them;

25butwhenH834themattercameH935beforethekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,hecommandedbylettersהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thathiswickedH7451device,whichhehaddevisedagainsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,shouldreturnיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725uponhisownheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,andthatheandhissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121shouldbehangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518onthegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

26Whereforetheycalledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thesedaysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332,afterthenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofPurהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332.ThereforeH3651becauseofallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthisletterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107,andofthatwhichtheyhadseenH7200concerningthismatterH1697,andthatwhichhadcomeuntothem,

27theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֩׀hai.ye.hu.DimH3064ordained,andtookuponthem,andupontheirseedH2233,anduponallsuchasjoinedthemselvesuntothem,sothatitshouldnotfail,thattheywouldkeepthesetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117accordingtothewritingthereof,andaccordingtotheappointedוְכִזְמַנָּ֑םve.khiz.ma.NamH2165timethereof,everyyearH8141;

28andthatthesedaysוְהַיָּמִ֣יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117shouldberememberedנִזְכָּרִ֨יםniz.ka.RimH2142andkeptthroughouteverygenerationH1755,everyfamilyH4940,everyprovinceH4082,andeverycityH5892;andthatthesedaysוִימֵ֞יvi.MeiH3117ofPurimהַפּוּרִ֣יםha.pu.RimH6332shouldnotfailfromamongtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,northeremembranceH2142ofthemperishfromtheirseedH2233.

29ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436,thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,andMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,wroteH3789withallauthoritytoconfirmthissecondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145letterאִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.retH107ofPurimהַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.RimH6332.

30AndhesentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612untoalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,tothehundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andsevenשֶׁ֨בַעShe.va'H7651provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082ofthekingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571,

31toconfirmthesedaysיְמֵי֩ye.MeiH3117ofPurimהַפֻּרִ֨יםha.pu.RimH6332intheirappointedבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םbiz.ma.nei.HemH2165times,accordingasMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤יma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִי֙hai.ye.hu.DiH3064andEstherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רve.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436hadenjoinedthem,andastheyhadordainedforthemselvesandfortheirseedH2233,inthematterH1697ofthefastingsandtheircryוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ve.za.'a.ka.TamH2201.

32AndthecommandmentofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635confirmedthesemattersH1697ofPurimהַפֻּרִ֖יםha.pu.RimH6332;anditwaswrittenH3789inthebookבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פba.Se.ferH5612.

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