New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 8:8-11

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.

11In them the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoH834were in eachעִיר־'ir-H5892and everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cityוָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892the rightto assembleלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950and to defendוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975their livesנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045,to killוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026and to annihilateוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of any peopleעַ֧ם'amH5971or provinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082which might attackהַצָּרִ֥יםha.tza.RimH6696them, includingH854childrenטַ֣ףtafH2945and womenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802, andto plunderלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962their spoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998,

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