Revised Literal Translation

Esther 1:16-22

16And Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436hath not done wrongעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428only, but also to all the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,and to all the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that arein all the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17For thisdeedדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436shall come abroadיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318unto all womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,so that they shall despiseלְהַבְז֥וֹתle.hav.ZotH959their husbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167in their eyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןbe.'ei.nei.HenH5869,when it shall be reportedבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559,The kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436to be brought inלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but she cameבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935not.

18Likewiseshall the ladiesשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282of Persiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559this dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117unto all the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,which have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085of the deedדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. Thus shall there arisetoo muchוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963and wrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

19If it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let there goיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318a royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438commandmentדְבַר־de.var-H1697from himמִלְּפָנָ֔יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440,and let it be writtenוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789among the lawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of the Persiansפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and the Medesוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074,that it be not alteredיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,That Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935no more beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325;and let the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414her royal estateוּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙u.mal.khu.TahH4438unto anotherלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468that is betterH2896than she.

20And when the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428decreeפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599which he shall makeיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213shall be publishedוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughout all his empireמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, (for it is greatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227,)all the wivesהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802shall giveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414to their husbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honourיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366,both to greatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419and smallקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996.

21And the sayingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH5869 H3190the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269;and the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Memucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462:

22For he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612into all the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082,into every provinceH4082according to the writingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791thereof, and to every peopleH5971after their languageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,that every manאִישׁ֙'ishH376should bear ruleשֹׂרֵ֣רso.RerH8323in his own houseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and that itshould be publishedוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696according to the languageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956of every peopleH5971.

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