Revised Literal Translation

Esther 1:13-15

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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