New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 9:19-32

19Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of the ruralH6521areasH6521,who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthe ruralהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,makeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143aholidayוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH2896 H3117for rejoicingשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and feastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960andsendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490of foodto oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782recordedוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, bothnearהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

21obligingלְקַיֵּם֮ עֲלֵיהֶם֒le.kai.Yem 'a.lei.HemH6965 H5921them to celebrateעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,and the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the same month, annuallyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605 H8141,

22because on those daysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064ridH5117themselvesH5117of their enemiesH340, and it was amonthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320whichH834wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֨ךְneh.PakhH2015for them from griefמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015into joyלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057,and from mourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60into aholidayלְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבle.Yom TovH2896 H3117;that they were to makeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960and rejoicingוְשִׂמְחָ֔הve.sim.ChahH8057, andsendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490of foodto oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and giftsוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃La.'ev.yo.NimH34.

23So the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064undertookוְקִבֵּל֙ve.ki.BelH6901whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had startedהֵחֵ֖לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213,and whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789to them.

24For Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of HammedathaH1992,the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,the adversaryצֹרֵר֙tzo.RerH6887of allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,had schemedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064to eliminateלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6them, andhad castוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307Purפּוּר֙purH6332,that is the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486,to disturbלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000them and eliminateוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6them.

25Butwhen it cameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮u.ve.vo.'AhH935to the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428attentionלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440,he commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559by letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that his wickedהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451schemeמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had devisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstH5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064was to returnיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725on his own headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and that he and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121were to be hangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518on the woodenהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086gallows.

26ThereforeH5921 H3651they calledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332afterH5921the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofPurהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332. AndbecauseH5921of the instructionsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697in thisH2088letterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107,both whatוּמָֽה־u.mah-H4100they had seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200in thisH3602regardH3602and whatוּמָ֥הu.MahH4100had happenedהִגִּ֖יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to them,

27the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֩׀hai.ye.hu.DimH3064establishedקִיְּמ֣וּki.ye.MuH6965andmadeH6901aH6901customH6901for themselves, theirdescendantsזַרְעָ֜םzar.'AmH2233, and forallכָּל־kol-H3605those who alliedהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves with them, so thatthey would not failיַעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674to celebrateעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117according to theirregulationכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791and according to their appointedH2163timeוְכִזְמַנָּ֑םve.khiz.ma.NamH2165annuallyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605 H8141.

28So theseהָ֠אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428daysוְהַיָּמִ֣יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117were to be rememberedנִזְכָּרִ֨יםniz.ka.RimH2142and celebratedוְנַעֲשִׂ֜יםve.na.'a.SimH6213throughout everyדּ֣וֹרDorH1755generationוָד֗וֹרva.DorH1755,everyמִשְׁפָּחָה֙mish.pa.ChahH4940familyוּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔הu.mish.pa.ChahH4940,everyמְדִינָ֥הme.di.NahH4082provinceוּמְדִינָ֖הu.me.di.NahH4082,and everyוְעִ֣ירve.'IrH5892cityוָעִ֑ירva.'IrH5892;and theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysוִימֵ֞יvi.MeiH3117of Purimהַפּוּרִ֣יםha.pu.RimH6332were not tobe neglectedיַֽעַבְרוּ֙ya.'av.RuH5674by the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,or their memoryוְזִכְרָ֖םve.zikh.RamH2143fadeיָס֥וּףya.SufH5486from theirdescendantsמִזַּרְעָֽם׃ סmi.zar.'AmH2233.

29Then Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635,daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,with Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,wroteוַ֠תִּכְתֹּבva.tikh.toH3789with fullכָּל־kol-H3605authorityתֹּ֑קֶףTo.kefH8633to confirmלְקַיֵּ֗םle.kai.YemH6965thisH2088secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145letterאִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.retH107about Purimהַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.RimH6332.

30He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,to the 127שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651 H6242 H3967provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082of the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely,wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571,

31to establishלְקַיֵּ֡םle.kai.YemH6965theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysיְמֵי֩ye.MeiH3117of Purimהַפֻּרִ֨יםha.pu.RimH6332at their appointedH2163timesבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םbiz.ma.nei.HemH2165,justH3512asH3512Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִי֙hai.ye.hu.DiH3064and Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רve.'es.TerH635had establishedקִיַּ֨םki.YamH6965for them, and justH3512asH3512they had establishedקִיְּמ֥וּki.ye.MuH6965for themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315and for theirdescendantsזַרְעָ֑םzar.'AmH2233, withinstructionsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697for their timesH6685ofH6685fastingH6685and their mourningוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ve.za.'a.ka.TamH2201.

32The commandוּמַאֲמַ֣רu.ma.'a.MarH3982of Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635establishedקִיַּ֕םki.YamH6965theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428customsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697forPurimהַפֻּרִ֖יםha.pu.RimH6332,and it was writtenוְנִכְתָּ֖בve.nikh.TavH3789in the bookבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פba.Se.ferH5612.

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