New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 4:14-17

14For ifאִם־'im-H518you remainהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha.cha.ReshH2790silentתַּחֲרִישִׁי֮ta.cha.ri.ShiH2790at thisH2088timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,reliefרֶ֣וַחRe.vachH7305anddeliveranceוְהַצָּלָ֞הve.ha.tza.LahH2020will ariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975for the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064from anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312placeמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725and you and your father’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004will perishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6.And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherאִם־'im-H518you have not attainedהִגַּ֖עַתְּhi.Ga.'atH5060royaltyלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃la.mal.KhutH4438for such a timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256as thisH2088?”

15Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635toldוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559themto replyלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,

16“Goלֵךְ֩leKhH1980,assembleכְּנ֨וֹסke.NosH3664allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who are foundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,and fastוְצ֣וּמוּve.Tzu.muH6684for me;do not eatתֹּאכְל֨וּto.khe.LuH398or drinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtish.TuH8354forthreeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915or dayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117.I and my maidensוְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יve.na.'a.ro.TaiH5291alsoגַּם־gam-H1571will fastאָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6684in the sameH3651wayH3651.And thusH3651I will goאָב֤וֹא'a.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is not according to the lawכַדָּ֔תkha.DatH1881;and ifוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.kha.'a.SherH834I perishאָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH6,I perishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃'a.Va.de.tiH6.”

17So Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentH5674awayH5674and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justכְּכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־ke.Khol 'a.Sher-H3605 H834as Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ ס'es.TerH635had commandedצִוְּתָ֥הtzi.ve.TahH6680him.

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