New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:20-23

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.

23Thus the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064undertookוְקִבֵּל֙ve.ki.BelH6901whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had startedהֵחֵ֖לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,and whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789to them.

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