New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 8:2-10

2The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5493offH5493his signetH2885ringH2885whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he had takenH5674awayהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.VirH5674from Hamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001,and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696againוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,fellוַתִּפֹּ֖לva.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,weptוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058and imploredוַתִּתְחַנֶּן־va.tit.cha.nen-H2603him to avertלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674the evilH7463schemeof Hamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91and his plotמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5Then she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921 H2895the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580beforeH6440him and the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemsproperוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and I am pleasingH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,let it be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789to revokeלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by Hamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of HammedathaH1992the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he wroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789to destroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082.

6ForhowH351canH3201I endureH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the calamityH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will befallיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,and howH351canH3201I endureH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the destructionH12of my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?”

7So Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635and to Mordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635,and him they have hangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518on the gallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H5921 H834he had stretchedשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971out his handsיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027against the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8Now you writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064as you seeבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869fitכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896,in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856itwith the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885;for a decreeכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is writtenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and sealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885may not be revokedלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.”

9So the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵֽי־so.fe.rei-H5613were calledוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at that timeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320(that is, the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510),on the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֮bish.lo.Shah ve.'es.RimH6242 H7969day; and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to allכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605that Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,the satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,the governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346and the princesוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082whichH834extendedfrom Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toEthiopiaכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568,127שֶׁ֣בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651 H6242 H3967provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082, toeveryמְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.NahH4082according to its scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791,and to everyוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971peopleוָעָ֖םva.'AmH5971according to their languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956as well as to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to their scriptכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791and their languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10He wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325,and sealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612by couriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsesבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483,ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392on steedsהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409siredבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121by the royalH7424studH7424.

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