New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 2:15-20

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.

18Thenthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gaveוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960,Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960,for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his princesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650;he also madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a holidayוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010for the provincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864according to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.

19When the virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330were gatheredוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908together the secondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,then Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782was sittingיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635had not yet made knownH5046her kindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138or her peopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971,evenH3512as Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her; for Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635didעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213whatמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046her as she had doneהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961whenH3512under his careבְאָמְנָ֖הve.'a.me.NahH545.

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