New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:16-22

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.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let a royalH4438edictדְבַר־de.var-H1697be issuedיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318by him and let it be writtenוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789in the lawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of Persiaפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074sothat it cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be repealedיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,that Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060may noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935into the presenceH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and let the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414her royalH4438positionH4438toanotherלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468who is moreH4480worthyH2896thanH4480she.

20When the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834he will makeיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213is heardוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438,greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227as it is, thenallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802will giveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414honorיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366to their husbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167,greatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419and smallקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996.”

21Thiswordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213as Memucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462proposedכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.

22So he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612to allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082,to eachמְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.NahH4082according to its scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791and to everyעַ֥ם'amH5971peopleוָעָ֖םva.'AmH5971according to their languageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,that everyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִישׁ֙'ishH376shouldbe the masterשֹׂרֵ֣רso.RerH8323in his own houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004and the one who speaksוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696in the languageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956of his own peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ פa.MoH5971.

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