New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 5:2-8

2When the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtyardבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,she obtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869; andthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635the goldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635approachedוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the topבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the scepterהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is troublingyou, Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635?And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Up to halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall be givenוְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.”

4Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that I have preparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for him.”

5Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Bringמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001quicklyH4116so that we may doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635desiresדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697.”So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6As they drankH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196atH4960theH4960banquetH4960,the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your requestשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,for it shall be grantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you. And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is your wishבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Up to halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall be doneוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

7So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “My requestשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and my wishוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is:

8ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesH2895the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to grantלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414my requestשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596and doוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213whatH1246I wishH1246,may the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935tothe banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will prepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them, and tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213as the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428saysכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”

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