Berean Standard Bible

Esther 5

1וַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635put onוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847herroyalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438robesand stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691of the palaceבֵּית־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙beit- ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428across fromנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428quartersבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004.The kingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.ShevH3427onעַל־'al-H5921his royalמַלְכוּתוֹ֙mal.khu.ToH4438throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678in the royalהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438courtroomבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,facingנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227theהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607.

2וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961As soon as the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,she foundנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834scepterשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027toward Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635אֶת־'et-H853,and sheאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635approachedוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the tipבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the scepterהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

3“Whatמַה־mah-H4100is it,Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635?”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100isyour requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Even up toעַד־'ad-H5704halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438,it will be givenוְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.”

4“Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹבha.Me.lekh TovH4428 H2896,”Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “may the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have preparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for the king.”

5“Hurryמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116,”commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853, “and bring Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001,so we can doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853as Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635has requestedדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697.”So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6And as they drankבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?It will be givenוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100isyour requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Even up toעַד־'ad-H5704halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438,it will be fulfilledוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

7Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר וַתֹּאמַ֑ר'es.Ter va.to.MarH635 H559repliedוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “This is my petitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and my requestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

8Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ט֔וֹבha.Me.lekh TovH4428 H2896to grantלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853my petitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596and fulfillוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853my requestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246,may the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will prepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them.Then I will answerאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428questionכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”

Haman’s Plot against Mordecai

9Thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001went outוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318full of joyשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056and gladוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820.At the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gate, howeverבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, heהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001אֶֽת־'et-H853sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,who did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808riseקָם֙ וְלֹא־kam ve.lo'-H6965 H3808or tremble in fearזָ֣עza'H2111at his presenceמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.And Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with rageחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534towardעַֽל־'al-H5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10Nevertheless, Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001restrained himselfוַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קvai.yit.'a.PakH662and wentוַיָּב֖וֹא אֶל־vai.ya.Vo' 'el-H935 H413homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And calling forוַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח וַיָּבֵ֥אvai.yish.Lach vai.ya.Ve'H7971 H935אֶת־'et-H853his friendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Zereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238,

11Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001אֶת־'et-H853recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608to themhis gloriousכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519wealthעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239,his manyוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,andוְאֵת֩ve.'EtH853all the waysכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had honoredגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431and promoted himנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375overעַל־'al-H5921the other officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428and servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650.

12“What is moreאַ֣ף'afH637,”Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001addedוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635invitedהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935noלֹא־lo'-H3808oneכִּ֣יkiH3588butאִם־'im-H518meאוֹתִ֑י'o.TiH853to joinעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428atאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she preparedעָשָׂ֖תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213,and Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am invitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121backוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571tomorrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279along withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Yet noneוְכָל־ אֵינֶ֥נּוּve.khol 'ei.Ne.nuH3605 H369of thisזֶ֕הzehH2088satisfiesשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737measבְּכָל־be.kholH3605longעֵ֗ת'EtH6256asאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200אֶת־'et-H853Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.”

14His wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his friendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157toldוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559him, “Have them buildיַֽעֲשׂוּ־ya.'a.su-H6213a gallowsעֵץ֮'etzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,and askאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559the kingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428in the morningוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242to have Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782hangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518אֶֽת־'et-H853on itעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921.Then goוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and enjoy yourselfשָׂמֵ֑חַsa.Me.achH8056.”The adviceהַדָּבָ֛ר לִפְנֵ֥יha.da.Var lif.NeiH1697 H6440pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧בvai.yi.TavH3190Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001,and he had the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086constructedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

Haman’s Plot against Mordecai

Commentaries on Esther 5