New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 2:21-23

21In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,while Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782was sittingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179,Bigthanבִּגְתָ֨ןbig.TanH904and Tereshוָתֶ֜רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428officialsסָרִיסֵ֤יsa.ri.SeiH5631from those who guardedמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104the doorהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592,becameH7107angryקָצַף֩ka.TzafH7107and soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245toattackלִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔דlish.Lo.ach YadH7971 H3027Kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃'a.chash.Ve.roshH325.

22But theplotהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697became knownוַיִּוָּדַ֤עvai.yi.va.Da'H3045to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782andhe informedוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635,and Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635toldוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428in Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034.

23Then when the plotהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697was investigatedוַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.KashH1245and foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672to be so,they were bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147hangedוַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.LuH8518on a woodenעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086gallows;and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789inthe Bookבְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117in the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440.

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