New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 8

Mordecai Promoted

1On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325gaveנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001,the enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064,to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635;and Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameבָּ֚אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635had disclosedהִגִּ֥ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046whatמַ֥הmahH4100he was to her.

2Thenthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5493offH5493his signetH2885ringH2885,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he had takenH5674awayהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.VirH5674from Hamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001,and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696againוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,fellוַתִּפֹּ֖לva.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,weptוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058,and pleadedH2603forH2603his compassionH2603to avertלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674the evilH7463schemeof Hamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91and his plotמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Andthe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635gotH6965upH6965and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5Then she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921 H2895the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580beforeH6440him, and the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemsproperוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and I am pleasingH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,let it be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789to revokeלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by Hamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of HammedathaH1992the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he wroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789to eliminateלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082.

6ForhowH351can I endureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will happenH4672toH4672my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,and howH351can I endureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the destructionH12of my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?”

7So Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635and to Mordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635,and they have hangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518him on the woodenהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086gallowsbecauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H5921 H834he had reachedH7971outH7971with his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027against the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

The King’s Decree Avenges the Jews

8Now you writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064as you seeבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869fitכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896,in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856itwith the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885;for a decreeכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is writtenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and sealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885may not be revokedלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.”

9So the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵֽי־so.fe.rei-H5613were summonedוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at that timeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320(that is, the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510),on the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה וְעֶשְׂרִים֮bish.lo.Shah ve.'es.RimH6242 H7969day; and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789in accordance with everythingכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605that Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,the satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,the governorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346,and the officialsוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082whichH834extendedfrom Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toCushכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568,127שֶׁ֣בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651 H6242 H3967provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082, toeveryמְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.NahH4082according to its scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791,and to everyוְעַ֥םve.'AmH5971peopleוָעָ֖םva.'AmH5971according to their languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,as well as to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to their scriptכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791and their languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10He wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325,and sealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428signetH2885ringH2885,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612by couriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsesבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483,ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392on royalהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327relayH7409horsesH7409,offspringבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of racingH7424maresH7424.

11In the letters the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoH834were in eachעִיר־'ir-H5892and everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cityוָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892the rightto assembleלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950and to defendוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975their livesנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045,killוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026,and eliminateוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6the entireכָּל־kol-H3605armyחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of anypeopleעַ֧ם'amH5971or provinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082which was going to attackהַצָּרִ֥יםha.tza.RimH6696them, includingchildrenטַ֣ףtafH2945and womenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802, andto plunderלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962their spoilsוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998,

12ononeאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240dayof the twelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320(that is, the monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143).

13A copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the edictהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791to beissuedלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414as lawדָּת֙datH1881in eachמְדִינָ֣הme.di.NahH4082and everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605provinceוּמְדִינָ֔הu.me.di.NahH4082was publishedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,so that the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064would be readyעֲתִידִים֙a.tu.dimH6264for thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117to avengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselves on their enemiesH340.

14The couriersהָרָצִ֞יםha.ra.TzimH7323,hurryingמְבֹהָלִ֥יםme.vo.ha.LimH926and speededוּדְחוּפִ֖יםu.de.chu.FimH1765by the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697,leftיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318,ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392on the royalהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327relayH7409horsesH7409;and the decreeוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881was issuedנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414at the citadelהַבִּירָֽה׃ פha.bi.RahH1002in Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800.

15Then Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentH3318outH3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in a royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438robeבִּלְב֤וּשׁbil.VushH3830of violetתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and whiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,with a largeגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091anda garmentוְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.RikhH8509of fineבּ֖וּץbutzH948linenH948and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713; andthe cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892of Susaשׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanH7800shoutedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and rejoicedוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃ve.sa.Me.chahH8055.

16For the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064there waslightאוֹרָ֖ה'o.RahH219,joyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,jubilationוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.SonH8342,and honorוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17In eachמְדִינָ֨הme.di.NahH4082and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605provinceוּמְדִינָ֜הu.me.di.NahH4082and in eachעִ֣יר'irH5892and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityוָעִ֗ירva.'IrH5892,whereverמְקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨רme.kOm 'a.SherH4725 H834the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and his decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881arrivedמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060,there was joyשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and jubilationוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnH8342for the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and aholidayוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH2896 H3117. Andmanyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227amongH4480the peoplesמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becameH3054JewsH3054,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the dreadפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064had fallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307on them.

Mordecai Promoted

The King’s Decree Avenges the Jews

Commentaries on Esther 8