New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 9:20-26
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.HemH6965H5921them to celebrateעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,and the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the same month, annuallyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605H8141,
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 TovH2896H3117;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.
24For Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of HammedathaH1992,the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,the adversaryצֹרֵר֙tzo.RerH6887of allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,had schemedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064to destroyלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6them andhad castוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307Purפּוּר֙purH6332,that is the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486,to disturbלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000them and destroyוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6them.
25Butwhen it cameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮u.ve.vo.'AhH935to the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428attentionלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,he commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559by letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that his wickedהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451schemeמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he haddevisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstH5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,should returnיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725on his own headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218and that he and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121should be hangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518on thegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.
26ThereforeH5921H3651they calledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332afterH5921the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Purהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332. AndbecauseH5921of the instructionsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697in thisH2088letterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107,both whatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100they had seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200in thisH3602regardH3602and whatוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100had happenedהִגִּ֖יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to them,
Commentaries on Esther 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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