Revised Literal Translation

Esther 1:1-4

1Now it came to pass in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, (this isAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325which reignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427,from Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912even unto Ethiopiaכּ֔וּשׁKushH3568, overan hundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967and sevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242provincesמְדִינָֽה׃me.di.NahH4082:)

2Thatin those daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117,when the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325satכְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀ke.She.vetH3427on the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, which wasin Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002,

3In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.VoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,he madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960unto all his princesשָׂרָ֖יוsa.RavH8269and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.DavH5650;the powerחֵ֣יל׀cheilH2428of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,the noblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.MimH6579and princesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, beingbeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him:

4When he shewedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200the richesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of his gloriousכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438and the honourיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of his excellentתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597majestyגְּדוּלָּת֑וֹge.du.la.ToH1420manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, evenan hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and fourscoreשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

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