Revised Literal Translation

Esther 1:20-22

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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