New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:10-15

10On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,when the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wascheerfulכְּט֥וֹבke.TovH2895with wineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,he orderedאָמַ֡ר'a.MarH559Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monH4104,Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'H968,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'H903,Abagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'H5,Zetharזֵתַ֣רze.TarH2242,and Carkasוְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.KasH3752,the sevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651eunuchsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.SimH5631who servedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.TimH8334in the presenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,

11to bringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428with herroyalמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438turbanבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804in order to displayלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200her beautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308to the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.MimH5971and the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269,for she was beautifulטוֹבַ֥ת מַרְאֶ֖הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758.

12But Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935at the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428orderבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697deliveredבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027by the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631.So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428becameH7107veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּקְצֹ֤ףvai.yik.TzofH7107,and his wrathוַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.ToH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197within him.

13Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tothe wiseלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menH2450who understoodיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045the timesהָֽעִתִּ֑יםha.'i.TimH6256--for it was the customדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to speakthisH3651wayH3651beforeלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440allכָּל־kol-H3605who knewיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045Persianlawדָּ֥תdatH1881and justiceוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779

14and were closeוְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.RoH7138to him, namely,Carshenaכַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'H3771,Shetharשֵׁתָר֙she.TarH8369,Admathaאַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'H133,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meresמֶ֥רֶסMe.resH4825,Marsenaמַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'H4826,and Memucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,the sevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651officialsשָׂרֵ֣י׀sa.ReiH8269of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whohadH7200accessH7200to the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428presenceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440and satהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the firstרִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223place in the kingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438--

15“According to lawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,whatמַֽה־mah-H4100is to be doneלַּעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with Queenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060,sinceעַ֣ל׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834she did notobeyעָשְׂתָ֗ה'a.se.TahH6213the commandמַאֲמַר֙ma.'a.MarH3982of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325delivered by the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ סha.sa.ri.SimH5631?”

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