New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:16-18

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.

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