New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:2-5

2in thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117as Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325satכְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀ke.She.vetH3427on his royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wasat the citadelהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002inSusaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,

3in the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.VoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427he gaveעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his princesשָׂרָ֖יוsa.RavH8269and attendantsוַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,the armyחֵ֣יל׀cheilH2428officersof Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,the noblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.MimH6579and the princesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of his provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082being in his presenceלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440.

4And he displayedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200the richesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of his royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519and the splendorיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of his greatH1420majestyH1420for manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,180שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תshe.mo.Nim u.me.'AtH8084 H3967daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

5When theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117were completedוּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀u.vim.LotH4390,the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gaveעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960lasting sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971who were presentהַנִּמְצְאִים֩ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672at the citadelהַבִּירָ֜הha.bi.RahH1002in Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,from the greatestלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419to the leastקָטָ֛ןka.TanH6996,in the courtבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691ofthe gardenH1593of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055.

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