New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 6

The King Plans to Honor Mordecai

1During that nightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428couldנָדְדָ֖הna.de.DahH5074not sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142so he gaveH559an orderH559to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935the bookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612of recordsהַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ha.zikh.ro.nOtH2146,the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117,and they were readנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2It was foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֣אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672writtenכָת֗וּבkha.TuvH3789whatH834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had reportedהִגִּ֨ידhi.GidH5046concerningעַל־'al-H5921Bigthanaבִּגְתָ֣נָאbig.Ta.na'H904and Tereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsסָרִיסֵ֣יsa.ri.SeiH5631who were doorkeepersמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖י הַסַּ֑ףmi.sho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104 H5592,that they had soughtבִּקְשׁוּ֙bik.ShuH1245to layלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handsיָ֔דYadH3027on Kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100honorיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366or dignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420has been bestowedנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213on Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782for thisזֶ֑הZehH2088?”Then the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288who attendedמְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוme.Sha.re.TavH8334him saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Nothingלֹא־ דָּבָֽר׃lo'- da.VarH3808 H1697has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for him.”

4So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is in the courtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?”Now Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001had justenteredבָּ֗אBa'H935the outerהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004in order to speakלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428abouthangingלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782on the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5The king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001is standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in the courtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.”And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Let him comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935in.”

6So Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935in and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is to be doneH6213for the manבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428desiresחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?”And Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himselfבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Whomלְמִ֞יle.MiH4310would the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428desireיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654to honorיְקָ֖רye.KarH3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148thanמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480me?”

7Then Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “For the manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428desiresחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8let them bringיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935a royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438robeלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has wornלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847, andthe horseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has riddenרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392,and on whoseוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218a royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438crownכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804has been placedנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414;

9and let the robeהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483be handedיַד־yad-H3027overוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414to oneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428most nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269and let them arrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428desiresחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366and leadוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392him on horsebackהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,and proclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, ‘Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602it shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428desiresחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.’”

Haman Must Honor Mordecai

10Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001, “Takeקַ֣חkachH3947quicklyמַ֠הֵרMa.herH4116the robesהַלְּב֤וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483as you have saidדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,and doוַֽעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213soכֵן֙khenH3651for Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,who is sittingהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179;do not fallתַּפֵּ֣לta.PelH5307short in anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697of allמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that you have saidדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.”

11So Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the robeהַלְּב֣וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483,and arrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and ledוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392him on horsebackthrough the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,and proclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, “Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602it shall be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428desiresחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.”

12Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179.But Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hurriedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765homeבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57, with hisheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608to Zereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his friendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136to him. Then his wiseחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450menH2450and Zereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩vai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Ifאִ֣ם'imH518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whomH834you have begunהַחִלּ֨וֹתָha.chi.Lo.taH2490to fallלִנְפֹּ֤לlin.PolH5307, isof Jewishהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064originמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233,you will not overcomeתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201him, but will surelyנָפ֥וֹלna.FolH5307fallתִּפּ֖וֹלti.PolH5307beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.”

14While they were stillעוֹדָם֙o.DamH5750talkingמְדַבְּרִ֣יםme.da.be.RimH1696with him, the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsוְסָרִיסֵ֥יve.sa.ri.SeiH5631arrivedהִגִּ֑יעוּhi.Gi.'uH5060and hastilyוַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙vai.yav.Hi.luH926broughtלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

The King Plans to Honor Mordecai

Haman Must Honor Mordecai

Commentaries on Esther 6