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Esther 1:10-15

10On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,when the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heartלֵב־lev-H3820was merryכְּט֥וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,he orderedאָמַ֡ר'a.MarH559the sevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651eunuchsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.SimH5631who servedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים אֶת־ פְּנֵ֖י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְham.Sha.re.Tim 'et- pe.Nei ha.Me.lekhH8334 H854 H6440 H4428himאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325—Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monH4104,Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'H968,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'H903,Abagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'H5,Zetharזֵתַ֣רze.TarH2242,and Carkasוְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.KasH3752—

11to bringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440himהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, wearingher royalמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438crownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804,to displayלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200her beautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308to the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.MimH5971and officialsוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269אֶת־'et-H853.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588sheהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931wasbeautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to beholdמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

12Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashti, howeverוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060,refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935at the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834broughtbyבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027hiseunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631.And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428became furiousוַיִּקְצֹ֤ף מְאֹ֔דvai.yik.Tzof me.'OdH7107 H3966,and his angerוַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.ToH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197within him.

13Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428consultedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the wise menלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450who knewיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045the timesהָֽעִתִּ֑יםha.'i.TimH6256,for it wasכִּי־ki-H3588customaryכֵן֙khenH3651for himהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to conferדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697withלִפְנֵ֕י כָּל־lif.Nei kol-H6440 H3605the expertsיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045in lawדָּ֥תdatH1881and justiceוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779.

14His closest advisorsוְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.RoH7138wereאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413Carshenaכַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'H3771,Shetharשֵׁתָר֙she.TarH8369,Admathaאַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'H133,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meresמֶ֥רֶסMe.resH4825,Marsenaמַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'H4826,and Memucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,the sevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesשָׂרֵ֣י׀sa.ReiH8269of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074who had personal access toרֹאֵי֙ פְּנֵ֣יro.'Ei pe.NeiH7200 H6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andrankedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427highestרִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223in the kingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438.

15“According to lawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,”he asked, “whatמַֽה־mah-H4100should be doneלַּעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with Queenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060,sinceעַ֣ל׀'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she refused to obeyלֹֽא־ עָשְׂתָ֗הlo'- 'a.se.TahH3808 H6213אֶֽת־'et-H853the commandמַאֲמַר֙ma.'a.MarH3982of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325delivered byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ סha.sa.ri.SimH5631?”

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