New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:16-18

16In the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060has wrongedעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753not onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428but alsoallכָּל־kol-H3605the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17For the queen’sהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436conductדְבַר־de.var-H1697willbecomeH3318knownH3318to allכָּל־kol-H3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802causing themto lookבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןbe.'ei.nei.HenH5869with contemptלְהַבְז֥וֹתle.hav.ZotH959on their husbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167by sayingבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559, ‘Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060to be broughtלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935in to his presenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,but she did not comeבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935.’

18Thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117the ladiesשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282of Persiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085of the queen’sהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436conductדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697will speakתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559in the same wayto allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,and there will be plentyוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767of contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963and angerוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

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