New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 5:1-2

1Now it cameוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961abouton the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635putוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847on her royalH4438robesH4438and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004in frontנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roomsבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and the kingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.ShevH3427on his royalH4438throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678in thethroneH4438roomבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the entranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607to the palaceהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,she obtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869; andthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635the goldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635cameH7126nearH7126and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the topבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the scepterהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

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