Berean Standard Bible

Esther 8

1That sameהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325awardedנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436אֶת־'et-H853Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the estateבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001,the enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.And Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782enteredבָּ֚אba'H935the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר מַ֥ה'es.Ter mahH635 H4100had revealedהִגִּ֥ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046his relationהוּא־hu'-H1931to her.

2The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853removedוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the signet ringטַבַּעְתּ֗וֹta.ba'.ToH2885אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he had recoveredהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.VirH5674from Hamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001and presented itוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635אֶֽת־'et-H853appointedוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overעַל־'al-H5921the estateבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3And once againוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254,Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635addressedוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.She fellלִפְנֵ֣י וַתִּפֹּ֖לlif.Nei va.ti.PolH5307 H6440atלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272weepingוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058and beggedוַתִּתְחַנֶּן־va.tit.cha.nen-H2603himto revokeלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674אֶת־'et-H853the evilרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853schemeמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284of Hamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275toward Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635אֵ֖ת'etH853,andאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635shearoseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5“Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־ ט֜וֹב וְאִם־'al- Tov ve.'im-H5921 H2896 H518the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,”she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “and if I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580in his sightלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440,and the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemsproperוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am pleasingוְטוֹבָ֥הve.to.VahH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,may an order be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789to revokeלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the lettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612that the schemingמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284Hamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,wroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789to destroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082.

6Forכִּ֠יkiH3588howאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349could I bearאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the disasterבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834would befallיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971?Howוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349could I bearאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the destructionבְּאָבְדַ֖ןbe.'a.ve.DanH13of my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?”

The Decree of Xerxes

7So Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436and Mordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Haman’sהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001estateבֵית־veit-H1004to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635וְאֹתוֹ֙ve.'o.ToH853,and he was hangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086becauseעַ֛ל'alH5921אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he attackedשָׁלַ֥ח יָד֖וֹsha.Lach ya.DoH7971 H3027the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8Now youוְ֠אַתֶּםVe.'a.temH859may writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034asכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896you pleaseבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869regardingעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,and seal itוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856with the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּֽי־ha.Me.lekh ki-H4428 H3588signet ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.For a decreeכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is writtenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and sealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with the royalהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signet ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885cannotאֵ֥ין'einH369be revokedלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.”

9At onceבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256the royalהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵֽי־so.fe.rei-H5613were summonedוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121,and on the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֮bish.lo.Shah ve.'es.RimH7969 H6242dayof the thirdהַ֠הִיא הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יHa.hi' ha.she.li.ShiH7992 H1931monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320(the monthהוּא־ חֹ֣דֶשׁhu'- Cho.deshH1931 H2320of Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510),they recordedוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789all ofכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782ordersצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680toאֶל־'el-H413the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064and toוְאֶ֣לve.'ElH413the satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346,and princesוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the 127שֶׁ֣בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651 H6242 H3967provincesH4082אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834from Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Cushכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568—writingto each provinceH4082in its own scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH4082 H3791,to every peopleH5971in their own languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,and toוְאֶ֨ל־ve.'El-H413the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064in their own scriptכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791and languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10Mordecai wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325and sealed itוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856with the royalהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signet ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971the documentsסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027mountedבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483couriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323riding onרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392swift horsesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409bredבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121from the royalהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327maresהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424.

11By these lettersאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428permittedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in eachבְּכָל־be.kholH3605and every cityH5892the right to assembleלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950and defendוְלַעֲמֹ֣ד עַל־ve.la.'a.Mod 'al-H5921 H5975themselvesנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045,killוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026,and annihilateוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the forcesחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of any peopleעַ֧ם'amH5971or provinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082hostile to themהַצָּרִ֥יםha.tza.RimH6696אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853,including womenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802and childrenטַ֣ףtafH2945,and to plunderוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998their possessionsלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962.

12The singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117appointedthroughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325wasthe thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240day of the twelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־she.neim- 'a.Sar hu'-H8147 H6240 H1931monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,the monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143.

13A copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the textהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791of the edictדָּת֙datH1881was to be issuedלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414in everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605provinceH4082and publishedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,so that the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064would beוְלִהְי֨וֹתve.lih.YotH1961readyH6259on thatהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117to avenge themselvesלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358on their enemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

14The couriersהָרָצִ֞יםha.ra.TzimH7323rodeרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392outיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318in hasteמְבֹהָלִ֥יםme.vo.ha.LimH926on their royalהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327horsesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409,pressed onוּדְחוּפִ֖יםu.de.chu.FimH1765by the commandבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And the edictוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881was also issuedנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414in the citadelהַבִּירָֽה׃ פha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800.

15Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782went outיָצָ֣א׀ya.Tza'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in royal garmentsבִּלְב֤וּשׁ מַלְכוּת֙bil.Vush mal.KhutH3830 H4438of blueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and whiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,with a largeגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850and a purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713robeוְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.RikhH8509of fine linenבּ֖וּץbutzH948.And the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892of Susaשׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanH7800shoutedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and rejoicedוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃ve.sa.Me.chahH8055.

16For the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064it was a time ofהָֽיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961lightאוֹרָ֖ה'o.RahH219and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,of joyוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.SonH8342and honorוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17In everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605provinceH4082and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityH5892,whereverמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881reachedמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060,there was joyשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnH8342among the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,with feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and celebratingוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH3117 H2896.And manyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227of the peopleמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776themselves became Jewsמִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.DimH3054,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the fearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064had fallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.

The Decree of Xerxes

Commentaries on Esther 8