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Esther 6

1Onthatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142fledH5074fromthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Andhecommandedtobringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofrecordsofthechronicles;andtheywereH1961readנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2AnditwasfoundH4672writtenH3789,thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadtoldH5046ofBigthanaandTereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147oftheking's chamberlains,keepersH8104ofthethreshold,whohadsoughtH1245tolayhandיָ֔דYadH3027onkingH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3AndthekingH4428saidH559,WhathonouranddignityhasbeendonetoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782forthis?Andtheking'sservantsH5288thatattendeduponhimsaidH559,Nothinghasbeendoneforhim.

4AndthekingH4428saidH559,Whoisinthecourtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?NowHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001hadcomeבָּ֗אBa'H935intotheoutwardcourtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691oftheking'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,tospeaktothekingH4428tohangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782onthegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086thathehadpreparedH3559forhim.

5Andtheking'sservantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidH559tohim,Behold,Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001isstandingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975inthecourtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.AndthekingH4428saidH559, Lethimcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935in.

6SoHamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001cameH935in.Andthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohim,Whatistobedonewiththemanבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightsחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654tohonour?NowHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtinhisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Towhomwouldthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654todohonourmoreמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480thantome?

7AndHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001answeredthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Forthemanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightsחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654tohonour,

8lettheroyalapparelbebroughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935withwhichthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428arrays himself,andthehorseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483thatthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridesH7392upon,andontheheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218ofwhichtheroyalcrownH3804issetH5414;

9andlettheapparelandhorseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483bedeliveredintothehandיַד־yad-H3027ofoneH376oftheking'smostnobleprincesH8269,andletthemarraythemanH376whomthekingH4428delightsחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654tohonour,andcausehimtorideוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392onthehorseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483throughthestreetofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andproclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforehim,Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602shallitbedonetothemanH376whomthekingH4428delightsחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654tohonour!

10AndthekingH4428saidH559toHamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001,MakeH6213hasteH4116,takeקַ֣חkachH3947theapparelandthehorseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483,asthou hastsaidH559,anddosoכֵן֙khenH3651toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,whositsהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427attheking'sgateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:letnothingfailofallthatthou hastsaidH559.

11AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001tookH3947theapparelandthehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,andarrayedMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,andcausedhimtorideוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392throughthestreetofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121beforehim,Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602shallitbedonetothemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightsחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654tohonour!

12AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameagaintotheking'sgateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.ButHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hastedtohishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57andhavinghisheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13AndHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608toZereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802andtoallhisfriendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157allthathadbefallenhim.ThensaidH559hiswiseחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450menandZereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802tohim,IfMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782beoftheseedH2233oftheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,beforewhomthou hastbegunH2490tofallH5307, thou shaltnotprevailתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201againsthim,butwiltcertainlyfallH5307beforehim.

14WhiletheywereyetH5750talkingwithhim,theking's chamberlainscameH935,andhastedtobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001tothebanquetthatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadprepared.

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