New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 5:9-13

9Then Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117gladשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056and pleasedוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;but when Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782in the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179andthat he did not standקָם֙kamH6965up ortrembleזָ֣עza'H2111beforeמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480him, Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with angerחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001controlledוַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קvai.yit.'a.PakH662himself, however, wentH935to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971for his friendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157and his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Zereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238.

11Then Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608to them the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of his richesעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239, and thenumberוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230of his sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605instancewhereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428had magnifiedגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431him and howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadpromotedנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375him aboveעַל־'al-H5921the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001alsoאַ֣ף'afH637saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “EvenH637Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436let noלֹא־lo'-H3808one but me comeהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935with the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had preparedעָשָׂ֖תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213; andtomorrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I aminvitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121by her with the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Yet allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thisזֶ֕הzehH2088does not satisfyשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737me everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timeעֵ֗ת'EtH6256I seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atthe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.”

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