New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 7

Esther’s Plea

1Now the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to drinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354winewith Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635on the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571as they drankH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196at the banquetH4960, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635?It shall be grantedוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenH5414you. And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Evenעַד־'ad-H5704to halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall be doneוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

3Then Queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315be givenתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414me as my petitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971as my requestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246;

4forwe have been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376,I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,to be destroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045,to be killedלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026and to be annihilatedוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6.Now ifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had only been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376as slavesלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH8198 H5650,men and womenH8198,I would have remainedH2790silentH2790, for thetroubleהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862would not be commensurateשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737with theannoyanceבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.”

5Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325askedH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635, “Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is he, and whereוְאֵֽי־ve.'ei-H335is he,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834would presumeמְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹme.la.'O li.BoH4390 H3820to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thusכֵּֽן׃KenH3651?”

6Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559, “A foeצַ֣רtzarH6862and an enemyH340is thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001!”Then Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001became terrifiedנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH4480 H6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and queenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

Haman Is Hanged

7The kingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428aroseקָ֤םkamH6965in his angerבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534fromdrinkingמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196and went intothe palaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenH1593;but Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stayedעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975to begלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315from Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635,for he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that harmH7463had been determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615againstH413him by the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Now when the kingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725from the palaceהַבִּיתָ֜ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenH1593into theplaceבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004whereH4960they were drinkingH4960wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001was fallingנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307onthe couchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834 H5921Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was. Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Will he evenהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571assaultלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁlikh.Bo.oshH3533the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436with me in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?”As the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697wentיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318out of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,they coveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9Then Harbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631who werebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009indeedגַּ֣םgamH1571,the gallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086standingעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975at Haman’sהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001madeעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213for Mordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782whoאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834spokeדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696goodט֣וֹבTovH2896on behalfH5921of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428!”And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518him on it.”

10So they hangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001on thegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559for Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428angerוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534subsidedשָׁכָֽכָה׃ פsha.Kha.khahH7918.

Esther’s Plea

Haman Is Hanged

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