Berean Standard Bible

Esther 2

1Some time laterאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310 H1697 H428,when the angerחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325had subsidedכְּשֹׁ֕ךְke.ShokhH7918,he rememberedזָכַ֤רza.KharH2142אֶת־'et-H853Vashtiוַשְׁתִּי֙vash.TiH2060andוְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had doneעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213,andוְאֵ֥תve.'EtH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been decreedנִגְזַ֖רnig.ZarH1504against herעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921.

2Then the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428attendantsנַעֲרֵֽי־ מְשָׁרְתָ֑יוna.'a.rei- me.sha.re.TavH5288 H8334proposedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Let a search be madeיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245for beautifulטוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃to.Vot mar.'EhH2896 H4758youngנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330for the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,

3and let the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointוְיַפְקֵ֨דve.yaf.KedH6485commissionersפְּקִידִים֮pe.ki.DimH6496in eachבְּכָל־be.kholH3605provinceמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of his kingdomמַלְכוּתוֹ֒mal.khu.ToH4438to assembleוְיִקְבְּצ֣וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the beautifulטוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758youngנַעֲרָֽה־na.'a.rah-H5291womenבְ֠תוּלָהVe.tu.lahH1330intoאֶל־'el-H413the haremבֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔יםbeit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802atאֶל־'el-H413the citadelהַבִּירָה֙ha.bi.RahH1002of Susaשׁוּשַׁ֤ןshu.ShanH7800.Let them be placedאֶל־'el-H413under the careיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגֶ֛אhe.Ge'H1896,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,and let them be givenוְנָת֖וֹןve.na.TonH5414beauty treatmentsתַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃tam.ru.kei.HenH8562.

4Then let the young womanוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834pleasesתִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יti.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428become queenתִּמְלֹ֖ךְtim.LokhH4427in placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060.”This suggestionהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧ב בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and he actedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213accordinglyכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651.

Esther Finds Favor

5Nowthere wasהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961at the citadelהַבִּירָ֑הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800a Jewishיְהוּדִ֔יye.hu.DiH3064manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אִ֥ישׁ'ishH376from the tribe of Benjaminיְמִינִֽי׃ye.mi.NiH1145namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782sonבֶּ֣ןbenH1121of Jairיָאִ֧ירya.'IrH2971,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֛יshim.'IH8096,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kishקִ֖ישׁkishH7027.

6Heאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834had been carried into exileהָגְלָה֙ha.ge.LahH1540from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִםmi.Ru.sha.La.yimH3389by Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894amongעִם־'im-H5973those taken captiveהַגֹּלָה֙ha.go.LahH1473אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הָגְלְתָ֔הha.ge.le.TahH1540withעִ֖ם'imH5973Jeconiahיְכָנְיָ֣הye.kha.ne.YahH3204kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834הֶגְלָ֔הheg.LahH1540.

7Andוַיְהִ֨יvay.HiH1961Mordecaihad brought upאֹמֵ֜ן'o.MenH539אֶת־'et-H853Hadassahהֲדַסָּ֗הha.da.SahH1919(that isהִ֤יאhi'H1931,Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635),the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of his uncleדֹּד֔וֹdo.DoH1730,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588she did notאֵ֥ין'einH369havea fatherאָ֣ב'avH1or motherוָאֵ֑םva.'EmH517.The young womanוְהַנַּעֲרָ֤הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291was lovelyיְפַת־ye.fat-H3303in formתֹּ֙אַר֙to.'arH8389andוְטוֹבַ֣תve.to.VatH2896appearanceמַרְאֶ֔הmar.'EhH4758,and when her fatherאָבִ֙יהָ֙'a.Vi.haH1and motherוְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517had diedוּבְמ֤וֹתu.ve.MotH4194,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had taken herלְקָחָ֧הּle.ka.ChahH3947as his owndaughterלְבַֽת׃le.VatH1323.

8Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and edictוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881had been proclaimedבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085,manyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227young womenנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291gatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908atאֶל־'el-H413the citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaשׁוּשַׁ֥ןshu.ShanH7800underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֣דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896.Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635was also takenוַתִּלָּקַ֤חva.ti.la.KachH3947toאֶל־'el-H413the palaceבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428and placed underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,the custodianשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

9And the young womanהַנַּעֲרָ֣הha.na.'a.RahH5291pleased himוַתִּיטַ֨ב בְעֵינָיו֮va.ti.Tav ve.'ei.NavH3190 H5869and obtainedוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375hisלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440favorחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617,so he quicklyוַ֠יְבַהֵלVay.va.helH926אֶת־'et-H853providedלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414herwith beauty treatmentsתַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָtam.ru.Kei.haH8562וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the special dietמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853.He assignedלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414to hersevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651selectהָרְאֻי֥וֹתha.re.'u.YotH7200maidservantsהַנְּעָר֔וֹתha.ne.'a.RotH5291from the palaceמִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְmi.Beit ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428and transferred herוַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָvay.sha.Ne.haH8138וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with themנַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291to the bestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896placeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004in the haremהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

10Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635אֶת־'et-H853did notלֹא־lo'-H3808revealהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046her peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853her lineageמֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.TahH4138,becauseכִּ֧יkiH3588Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had instructedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680herעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834notלֹא־lo'-H3808to do soתַגִּֽיד׃ta.GidH5046.

11And every dayוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605 H3117Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782would walk back and forthמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the haremבֵּית־ הַנָּשִׁ֑יםbeit- ha.na.ShimH1004 H802to learnלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045aboutאֶת־'et-H853Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635welfareשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965and whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100was happeningיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213to her.

12In the twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣יCho.desh ki ken yim.le.'U ye.MeiH2320 H3588 H3651 H4390 H3117beforeH5291herturnוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩u.ve.ha.Gi.a' torH8447 H5060to goלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh mi.Ketz he.YotH325 H7093 H1961,the haremהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802regulation requiredכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881each young womanהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802to receive beauty treatmentsמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795with oilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081of myrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753for sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320,and then with perfumesבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314and cosmeticsוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562for another sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320.

13Whenוּבָזֶ֕הu.va.ZehH2088the young womanהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291would goבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵת֩'etH853,she was givenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414whateverכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834she requestedתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559to takeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with herעִמָּ֔הּ'i.MahH5973from the haremמִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.Beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802toעַד־'ad-H5704the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14Sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931would goבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935therein the eveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153,and in the morningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931would returnשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413a secondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145haremבֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֧דyadH3027of Shaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370.She would notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnתָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ta.Vo' 'OdH935 H5750toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unlessכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518heהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in herand summoned herוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121by nameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15Now Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635wasthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,the uncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730from whom Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834had adoptedלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947heras his own daughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323.And when it was her turnוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־u.ve.ha.Gi.a' tor-H8447 H5060to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808ask forבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697exceptכִּ֠י אִ֣םki 'imH3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428trusted officialסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the haremהַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤יha.na.Shim va.te.HiH802 H1961,had advisedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559.And Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635foundנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favorחֵ֔ןChenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who saw herרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200.

16Sheאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635was takenוַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.KachH3947toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325inאֶל־'el-H413the royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־ha.'a.si.Ri hu'-H6224 H1931monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887,in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

Esther Becomes Queen

17And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the other womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,and she foundוַתִּשָּׂא־va.ti.sa'-H5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580and favorוָחֶ֛סֶדva.Che.sedH2617in his sightלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the other virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330.So he placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804upon her headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218and made her queenוַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָvai.yam.li.Khe.haH4427in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478Vashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960,Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960,for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his officialsשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and servantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650אֵ֖ת'etH853.He proclaimedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a tax holidayוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010in the provincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864worthy of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.

19When the virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330were assembledוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908a secondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145time,Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782was sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635still had notאֵ֣ין'einH369revealedמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046her lineageמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853or her peopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853had instructedצִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָtzi.Vah 'a.Lei.haH6680 H5921.Sheאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635obeyedעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834she had doneהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961under his careבְאָמְנָ֖ה אִתּֽוֹ׃ סve.'a.me.Nah 'i.ToH545 H854.

Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy

21In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,while Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179,Bigthanבִּגְתָ֨ןbig.TanH904and Tereshוָתֶ֜רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsסָרִיסֵ֤יsa.ri.SeiH5631who guardedמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104the entranceהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592,grew angryקָצַף֩ka.TzafH7107and conspiredוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245to assassinateלִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔דlish.Lo.ach YadH7971 H3027Kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃'a.chash.Ve.roshH325.

22When Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782learnedוַיִּוָּדַ֤עvai.yi.va.Da'H3045of the plotהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697,he reportedוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046it to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635,and sheאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635informedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428on Mordecai’s behalfבְּשֵׁ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃be.Shem ma.re.do.KhaiH4782 H8034.

23After the reportהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697had been investigatedוַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.KashH1245and verifiedוַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672,bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147officialswere hangedוַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.LuH8518onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086.And all this was recordedוַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789in the Bookבְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117in the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

Esther Finds Favor

Esther Becomes Queen

Mordecai Uncovers a Conspiracy

Commentaries on Esther 2