New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 2:12-17

12Now when the turnתֹּר֩torH8447of eachH5291youngH5291ladyH5291cameוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935in to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterH4480the endמִקֵּץ֩mi.KetzH7093of her twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320under the regulationsכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881for the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802--for the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of their beautificationמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795were completedיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390as followsכֵּ֥ןkenH3651:sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with oilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081of myrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with spicesבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314and the cosmeticsוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562for womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802--

13the youngהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291ladyH5291would goבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935in to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thisH2088wayH2088:anythingכָּל־kol-H3605that shedesiredתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559was givenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414her to takeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with her from the haremמִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.Beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14In the eveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153she would goבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935in and in the morningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242she would returnשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725to the secondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145haremבֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802, to thecustodyיַ֧דyadH3027of Shaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631who was in chargeשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370.She would not againעוֹד֙'OdH5750goתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unlessכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in her and she was summonedוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121by nameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15Now when the turnתֹּר־tor-H8447of Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32the uncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834had takenלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947her as his daughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323,cameוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she did not requestבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697exceptכִּ֠י אִ֣םki 'imH3588 H518whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631who was in chargeשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,advisedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559.And Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635foundנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favorחֵ֔ןChenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605who sawרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200her.

16So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635was takenוַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.KachH3947to Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325to his royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887,in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

17The kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,and she foundוַתִּשָּׂא־va.ti.sa'-H5375favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580and kindnessוָחֶ֛סֶדva.Che.sedH2617with him moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330, so thathe setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804on her headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218and madeH4427her queenH4427insteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478of Vashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

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