Berean Standard Bible

Esther 6

1Thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142escapedנָדְדָ֖הna.de.DahH5074the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;so he orderedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the Bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of Recordsהַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ha.zikh.ro.nOtH2146,the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117,to beוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961brought inלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853and readנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121toלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440himהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2And there it was foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֣אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672recordedכָת֗וּבkha.TuvH3789thatאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had exposedהִגִּ֨יד עַל־hi.Gid 'al-H5046 H5921Bigthanaבִּגְתָ֣נָאbig.Ta.na'H904and Tereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147of the eunuchsסָרִיסֵ֣יsa.ri.SeiH5631who guardedמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428entranceהַסַּ֑ףha.SafH5592,whenאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had conspiredבִּקְשׁוּ֙bik.ShuH1245to assassinateלִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔דlish.Lo.ach YadH7971 H3027Kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100honorיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366or dignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420has been bestowedנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213on Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782forעַל־'al-H5921this actזֶ֑הZehH2088?” “Nothingלֹא־ דָּבָֽר׃lo'- da.VarH3808 H1697has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428attendantsנַעֲרֵ֤י מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוna.'a.Rei me.Sha.re.TavH5288 H8334.

4“Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is in the courtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?”the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.Now Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001had just enteredבָּ֗אBa'H935the outerהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of the palaceבֵּית־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙beit- ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428to askלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428to hangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518אֶֽת־'et-H853Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5So the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יוha.Me.lekh 'e.LavH4428 H413attendantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288answered himוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001is thereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in the courtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.” “Bring him inיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935,”orderedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001enteredוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935,and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100should be doneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the manבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?”Now Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himselfבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Whomלְמִ֞יle.MiH4310would the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428be delightedיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654to honorלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת יְקָ֖רla.'a.Sot ye.KarH6213 H3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480?”

7And Hamanהָמָ֖ן אֶל־ha.Man 'el-H2001 H413toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “For the manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8have them bringיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935a royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438robeלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the king himselfהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has wornלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847and a horseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834עָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921the king himselfהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has riddenרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392—one withוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834a royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438crestכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804placedנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414on its headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

9Letוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414the robeהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483be entrustedעַל־ יַד־'al- yad-H5921 H3027to oneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428most nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269.Let them arrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847אֶת־'et-H853the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wantsחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366and parade himוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392onעַל־'al-H5921the horseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,proclaimingוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440, ‘This is whatכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602is doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213for the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366!’”

10“Hurryמַ֠הֵרMa.herH4116,”saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001, “and doוַֽעֲשֵׂה־ כֵן֙va.'a.seh- khenH6213 H3651just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834you proposedדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696.Takeקַ֣חkachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the robeהַלְּב֤וּשׁha.le.VushH3830andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the horseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,who is sittingהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.Do notאַל־'al-H408neglectתַּפֵּ֣לta.PelH5307anythingדָּבָ֔ר מִכֹּ֖לda.Var mi.KolH1697 H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have suggestedדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”

11So Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the robeהַלְּב֣וּשׁha.le.VushH3830וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the horseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,arrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847אֶֽת־'et-H853Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and paraded himוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392through the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,crying outוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440, “This is whatכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602is doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213for the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366!”

12Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.But Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001rushedנִדְחַ֣ף אֶל־nid.Chaf 'el-H1765 H413homeבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,with his headרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645in griefאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57.

13Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802Zereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his friendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157אֵ֖ת'etH853everythingכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had happenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136.His advisersחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802Zereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238saidוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩vai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Sinceאִ֣ם מִזֶּ֣רַע'im mi.Ze.ra'H518 H2233Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834your downfallH5307has begunהַחִלּ֨וֹתָha.chi.Lo.taH2490,is Jewishהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,you will not prevailלֹא־ תוּכַ֣לlo'- tu.KhalH3808 H3201against him—forכִּֽי־ki-H3588surely you will fallH5307before himלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.”

14While they were stillעוֹדָם֙o.DamH5750speakingמְדַבְּרִ֣יםme.da.be.RimH1696withעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973Haman,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsוְסָרִיסֵ֥יve.sa.ri.SeiH5631arrivedהִגִּ֑יעוּhi.Gi.'uH5060and rushedוַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙ לְהָבִ֣יאvai.yav.Hi.lu le.ha.Vi'H926 H935אֶת־'et-H853himהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

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