New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:24-26

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.

26ThereforeH5921 H3651they 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,

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