New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:13-19

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?”

16And in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the otherofficialsוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060has wrongedעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753not onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428but alsoallכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17For the queen’sהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436conductדְבַר־de.var-H1697willbecomeH3318knownH3318to allכָּל־kol-H3605the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802so as to makeH959their own husbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167despicableלְהַבְז֥וֹתle.hav.ZotH959in their sightבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןbe.'ei.nei.HenH5869,when they sayבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559, ‘Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559that Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060be broughtH935inH935to his presenceלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,but she did not comeH935.’

18And thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117the wivesH8282ofH8282theH8282officialsH8282of Persiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085about the queen’sהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436conductדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697will talkתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559about itto allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,and there will be plentyוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767of contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963and angerוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let a royalH4438edictדְבַר־de.var-H1697be issuedיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318by him and let it be writtenוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789in the lawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of Persiaפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074sothat it cannotH3808be repealedיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,that Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060may not comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935into the presenceH6440of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and let the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414her royalH4438positionH4438toanotherלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468who is moreH4480worthyH2896thanH4480she.

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