New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:16-22

16Nowthe restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834werein the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתbim.di.NotH4082assembledנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀nik.ha.LuH6950,to defendוְעָמֹ֣דve.'a.ModH5975their livesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315andridH5117themselvesH5117of their enemiesH340,and killוְהָרֹג֙ve.ha.RogH202675,000חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָ֑לֶףcha.mi.Shah ve.shiv.'Im 'A.lefH2568 H7657 H505of those who hatedבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130them; but they did not layשָֽׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on the plunderוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961.

17This was done onthe thirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143, andon the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240day they restedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and rejoicingוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

18But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240andthe fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the same month, and they restedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240day and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and rejoicingוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

19Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of the ruralH6521areasH6521,who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthe ruralהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,makeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143aholidayוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH2896 H3117for rejoicingשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and feastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960andsendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490of foodto oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782recordedוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,both nearהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

21obligingלְקַיֵּם֮ עֲלֵיהֶם֒le.kai.Yem 'a.lei.HemH6965 H5921them to celebrateעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,and the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the same month, annuallyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605 H8141,

22because on those daysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064ridH5117themselvesH5117of their enemiesH340, and it was amonthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320whichH834wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֨ךְneh.PakhH2015for them from sorrowמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015into gladnessלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057and from mourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60into aholidayלְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבle.Yom TovH2896 H3117;that they should makeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960and rejoicingוְשִׂמְחָ֔הve.sim.ChahH8057andsendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490of foodto oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453and giftsוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃La.'ev.yo.NimH34.

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