New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 8:10-14

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.

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