New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 1:4-6

4At that time he displayedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200the richesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of his royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519and the splendorיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of his greatH1420majestyH1420for manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117,180שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תshe.mo.Nim u.me.'AtH8084 H3967daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

5When theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117were finishedוּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀u.vim.LotH4390,the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960lasting sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971who wereH4672presentH4672at the citadelהַבִּירָ֜הha.bi.RahH1002in Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,from the greatestלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419to the leastקָטָ֛ןka.TanH6996,in the courtyardבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691ofthe gardenH1593of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055.

6There were curtains offineH3768whiteח֣וּר׀churH2353and violetוּתְכֵ֗לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504linenH3768heldאָחוּז֙'a.ChuzH270by cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of fineב֣וּץvutzH948purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713linenH948on silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsH1551and marbleH8337columnsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982, andcouchesמִטּ֣וֹת׀mi.TotH4296of goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701on a mosaicH7531floorH7531of porphyryבַּהַט־ba.hat-H923,marbleH8337,mother-of-pearlוְדַ֥רve.DarH1858,and mineralH5508stonesH5508.

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