New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 8:15-17

15Then Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentיָצָ֣א׀ya.Tza'H3318out from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438robesבִּלְב֤וּשׁbil.VushH3830ofblueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and whiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,with a largeגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091anda garmentוְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.RikhH8509of fineבּ֖וּץbutzH948linenH948and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713; andthe cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892of Susaשׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanH7800shoutedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and rejoicedוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃ve.sa.Me.chahH8055.

16For the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064there waslightאוֹרָ֖ה'o.RahH219and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057and joyוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.SonH8342and honorוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17In eachמְדִינָ֨הme.di.NahH4082and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605provinceוּמְדִינָ֜הu.me.di.NahH4082and in eachעִ֣יר'irH5892and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityוָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892,whereverמְקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨רme.kOm 'a.SherH4725 H834the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and his decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881arrivedמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060,there was gladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and joyוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnH8342for the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and aholidayוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH2896 H3117. Andmanyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227amongH4480the peoplesמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becameH3054JewsH3054,for the dreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064had fallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307on them.

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