Berean Standard Bible

Esther 7

1So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to dineלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354withעִם־'im-H5973Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436,

2and as they drankבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196on that secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559once moreגַּ֣םgamH1571לְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635,whatמַה־mah-H4100isyour petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?It will be givenוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.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.”

3Queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030וַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesט֑וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428עַל־'al-H5921,grantתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414memy lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315as my petitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,and the lives of my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971as my requestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246.

4Forכִּ֤יkiH3588my peopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971and Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589have been sold outנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376to destructionלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045,deathלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026,and annihilationוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6.Ifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had merely been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376as menservantsלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and maidservantsוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198,I would have remained silentהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiH2790,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588noאֵ֥ין'einH369such distressהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862would justifyשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737burdeningבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.”

5Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325spoke upוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559and askedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is thisזֶה֙zehH2088,and whereה֥וּא וְאֵֽי־ זֶ֣הhu' ve.'ei- zehH335 H2088 H1931is the oneה֔וּאHu'H1931whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wouldמְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹme.la.'O li.BoH4390 H3820deviseלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213such a schemeכֵּֽן׃KenH3651?”

6Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ'es.Ter 'ishH635 H376repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559, “The adversaryצַ֣רtzarH6862and enemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wicked manהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451—Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001!”And Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stood in terrorנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and queenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

The Hanging of Haman

7In his furyבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534,the kingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428aroseקָ֤םkamH6965from drinkingמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960his wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196and went toאֶל־'el-H413the palaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594,while Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stayed behindעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975to begלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635forעַל־'al-H5921his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he realizedרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428was planningכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615a terrible fateהָרָעָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥תha.ra.'Ah me.'EtH7451 H854for himאֵלָ֛יו'e.LavH413.

8Just as the kingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725from the palaceהַבִּיתָ֜ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594toאֶל־'el-H413the banquet hallבֵּ֣ית׀ מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֗יִןbeit mish.Teh hai.Ya.yinH1004 H4960 H3196,Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001was fallingנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307onעַל־'al-H5921the couchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was recliningעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428exclaimedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Would he actuallyהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571assaultלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁlikh.Bo.oshH3533אֶת־'et-H853the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436whileעִמִּ֖י'i.MiH5973I am in the palaceבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?”As soon as the wordsהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697had leftיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,they coveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9Then Harbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259ofמִן־min-H4480the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631attendingלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ גַּ֣םha.Me.lekh gamH4428 H1571,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Thereהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009is a gallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364at Haman’sהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004. Heהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001had it builtעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213for Mordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834gave the reportדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696that savedט֣וֹב עַל־Tov 'al-H2896 H5921the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹמֵד֙ha.Me.lekh 'o.MedH4428 H5975.” “Hang himתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518on itעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921!”declaredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

10So they hangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518אֶת־'et-H853Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559for Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.Then the furyוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428subsidedשָׁכָֽכָה׃ פsha.Kha.khahH7918.

The Hanging of Haman

Commentaries on Esther 7