New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 2:17-18

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.

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