New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 4:4-10

4Then Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635maidensנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291and her eunuchsוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sa.ri.Sei.haH5631cameוַ֠תָּבֹאינָהva.te.vo.'ei.nahH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046her, and the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436writhedוַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥לva.tit.chal.ChalH2342in greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966anguish. And she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חva.tish.LachH7971garmentsבְּגָדִ֜יםbe.ga.DimH899to clotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782that he might removeוּלְהָסִ֥ירu.le.ha.SirH5493his sackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242from him, but he did not acceptקִבֵּֽל׃ki.BelH6901them.

5Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635summonedוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121Hathachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047from the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmi.sa.ri.SeiH5631,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the king had appointedהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe.'e.MidH5975to attendלְפָנֶ֔יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440her, and orderedוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680him to goto Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782to learnלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100thisH2088wasand whyמַה־mah-H4100it was.

6So Hathachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047wentוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782to the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareרְח֣וֹבre.ChovH7339in frontלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

7Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him allכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136to him, andthe exactH6575amountH6575of moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001had promisedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to payלִ֠שְׁקוֹלLish.kolH8254to the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595for the destructionלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6of the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8He also gaveנִתַּ֨ןni.TanH5414hima copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the textכְּתָֽב־ke.tav-H3791of the edictהַ֠דָּתHa.dotH1881whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been issuedנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןbe.shu.ShanH7800for their destructionלְהַשְׁמִידָם֙le.hash.mi.DamH8045,that he might showלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635and informוּלְהַגִּ֣ידu.le.ha.GidH5046her, and to orderוּלְצַוּ֣וֹתu.le.tza.VotH6680her to goלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935in to the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to imploreH2603his favorלְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־le.hit.cha.nen-H2603and to pleadוּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245with him for her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

9Hathachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047cameוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935back and relatedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.

10Then Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spokeוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Hathachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047and orderedוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680him to replyto Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782:

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