Revised Literal Translation

Esther 1:10-15

10On the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,when the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428was merryH2896with wineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,he commandedאָמַ֡ר'a.MarH559Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monH4104,Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'H968,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'H903,and Abagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'H5,Zetharזֵתַ֣רze.TarH2242,and Carcasוְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.KasH3752,the sevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651chamberlainsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.SimH5631that servedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.TimH8334in the presenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,

11To bringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428with the crownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438,to shewלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.MimH5971and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269her beautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308: for she wasfairטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to look onמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

12But the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985to comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935at the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027hischamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631:therefore was the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966wrothוַיִּקְצֹ֤ףvai.yik.TzofH7107,and his angerוַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.ToH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197in him.

13Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the wise menלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450,which knewיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045the timesהָֽעִתִּ֑יםha.'i.TimH6256, (for so wasthe king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697towardלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440all that knewיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045lawדָּ֥תdatH1881and judgmentוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779:

14And the nextוְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.RoH7138unto him wasCarshenaכַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'H3771,Shetharשֵׁתָר֙she.TarH8369,Admathaאַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'H133,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meresמֶ֥רֶסMe.resH4825,Marsenaמַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'H4826, andMemucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,the sevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesשָׂרֵ֣י׀sa.ReiH8269of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,which sawרֹאֵי֙ro.'EiH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, andwhich satהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427the firstרִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223in the kingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438;)

15What shall we doלַּעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto the queenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060according to lawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,because she hath not performedעָשְׂתָ֗ה'a.se.TahH6213the commandmentמַאֲמַר֙ma.'a.MarH3982of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the chamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ סha.sa.ri.SimH5631?

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