New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 1:3-8

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.

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