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Esther 1:13-19

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?”

16And in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and his princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060has wrongedעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753notלֹ֤א עַל־lo' 'al-H3808 H5921onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,butכִּ֤י עַל־ki 'al-H3588 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ וְעַל־ha.sa.Rim ve.'al-H8269 H5921and the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834כָּל־kol-H3605in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the conductדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436will become knownיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,causing them to despiseלְהַבְז֥וֹת בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןle.hav.Zot be.'ei.nei.HenH959 H5869their husbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167and sayבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559, ‘Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325orderedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060to be broughtלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,but she did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808comeבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935.’

18Thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088very dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117the noble womenשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282of Persiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085aboutאֶת־'et-H853the queen’sהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436conductדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697will sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559the same thing to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,resulting in muchוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963and wrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

19So ifאִם־ עַל־'im- 'al-H518 H5921it pleasesט֗וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ מִלְּפָנָ֔יוha.Me.lekh mi.le.fa.NavH4428 H6440,let him issueיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318a royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438decreeדְבַר־de.var-H1697,and let it be recordedוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789in the lawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of Persiaפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074so that it cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be repealedיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060shall never againלֹֽא־lo'-H3808enterתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935the presenceלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and that her royal positionוּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙u.mal.khu.TahH4438shall be givenיִתֵּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְyi.Ten ha.Me.lekhH5414 H4428to a womanלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468betterהַטּוֹבָ֥הha.to.VahH2896than sheמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480.

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