New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 7:1-6

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.

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