New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:5-14

5Thusthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064struckוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their enemiesH340withthe swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719,killingוְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regH2027and destroyingוְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.DanH12;and they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213whatH7522they pleasedH7522to those who hatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.

6At the citadelהַבִּירָ֗הha.bi.RahH1002in Susaוּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ןu.ve.shu.ShanH7800the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064killedהָרְג֤וּha.re.GuH2026and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376,

7and Parshandathaפַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָאpar.shan.Da.ta'H6577,Dalphonדַּֽלְפ֖וֹןdal.FonH1813,Aspathaאַסְפָּֽתָא׃'as.Pa.ta'H630,

8Porathaפּוֹרָ֛תָאpo.Ra.ta'H6334,Adaliaאֲדַלְיָ֖א'a.dal.Ya'H118,Aridathaאֲרִידָֽתָא׃'a.ri.Da.ta'H743,

9Parmashtaפַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙par.Mash.ta'H6534,Arisaiאֲרִיסַ֔י'a.ri.SaiH747,Aridaiאֲרִדַ֖י'a.ri.DaiH742and Vaizathaוַיְזָֽתָא׃vay.Za.ta'H2055,

10the tenעֲ֠שֶׂרֶת'A.se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Hamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of HammedathaH1992,the Jews’הַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064enemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887; butthey did not layשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on the plunderוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961.

11On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the numberמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557of those who were killedהַֽהֲרוּגִ֛יםha.ha.ru.GimH2026at the citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002in Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800was reportedבָּ֣אba'H935to the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635, “The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064have killedהָרְגוּ֩ha.re.GuH2026and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֜דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376and the tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001at the citadelהַבִּירָ֡הha.bi.RahH1002in Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800.Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100then have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213in the restבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7605of the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082!Now whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your petitionשְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙she.'e.la.teKhH7596?It shall even be grantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414you. And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your furtherע֖וֹדodH5750requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?It shall also be doneוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

13Then saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesH5921 H2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279alsoגַּם־gam-H1571be grantedיִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.TenH5414to the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ןbe.shu.ShanH7800to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to the edictכְּדָ֣תke.DatH1881of todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117;and let Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121be hangedיִתְל֥וּyit.LuH8518on the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.”

14So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that it should be doneלְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹתle.he.'a.SotH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651;and an edictדָּ֖תdatH1881was issuedוַתִּנָּתֵ֥ןva.ti.na.TenH5414in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,and Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121were hangedתָּלֽוּ׃ta.LuH8518.

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