New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:13-15

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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