New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:3-12

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.

6There were hangings offineH3768whiteח֣וּר׀churH2353and violetוּתְכֵ֗לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504linenH3768heldאָחוּז֙'a.ChuzH270by cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of fineב֣וּץvutzH948purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713linenH948on silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsH1551and marbleH8337columnsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982, andcouchesמִטּ֣וֹת׀mi.TotH4296of goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701on a mosaicH7531pavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531of porphyryבַּהַט־ba.hat-H923,marbleH8337,mother-of-pearlוְדַ֥רve.DarH1858and preciousH5508stonesH5508.

7Drinksוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtH8248were servedH8248in goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091vesselsH3627of variousH8132kindsH3627,and the royalמַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutH4438wineוְיֵ֥יןve.YeinH3196was plentifulרָ֖בravH7227according to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.

8The drinkingוְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥הve.ha.she.ti.YahH8360was doneaccording to the lawכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881,thereH369was noH369compulsionאֹנֵ֑ס'o.NesH597,for soכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had givenH3245ordersH3245to eachכָּל־kol-H3605officialרַ֣בravH7227of his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004that he should doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to the desiresכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522of eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376personוָאִֽישׁ׃va.'IshH376.

9Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571gaveעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213a banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960for the womenנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802in thepalaceבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834belonged to Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

10On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,when the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wasmerryכְּט֥וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,he commandedאָמַ֡ר'a.MarH559Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monH4104,Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'H968,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'H903,Abagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'H5,Zetharזֵתַ֣רze.TarH2242and Carkasוְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.KasH3752,the sevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651eunuchsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.SimH5631who servedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.TimH8334in the presenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,

11to bringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428with herroyalמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438crownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804in order to displayלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200her beautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308to the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.MimH5971and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269,for she was beautifulטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896.

12But Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935at the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697deliveredבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027by the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631.Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428becameH7107veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּקְצֹ֤ףvai.yik.TzofH7107and his wrathוַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.ToH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197within him.

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