Berean Standard Bible

Esther 8:2-10

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?”

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.

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