New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:14-16

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.

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