New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 6:12-14

12Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,while Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hurriedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765homeבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57, with hisheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13And Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001informedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608Zereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his friendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157of everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136to him. Then his wiseחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450menH2450and Zereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802saidוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩vai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, “Ifאִ֣ם'imH518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whomH834you have begunהַחִלּ֨וֹתָha.chi.Lo.taH2490to fallלִנְפֹּ֤לlin.PolH5307, isof Jewishהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064originמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233,you will not prevailתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201over him, but will certainlyנָפ֥וֹלna.FolH5307fallתִּפּ֖וֹלti.PolH5307beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.”

14While they were stillעוֹדָם֙o.DamH5750talkingמְדַבְּרִ֣יםme.da.be.RimH1696with him, the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsוְסָרִיסֵ֥יve.sa.ri.SeiH5631arrivedהִגִּ֑יעוּhi.Gi.'uH5060and quicklyוַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙vai.yav.Hi.luH926broughtלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

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