Revised Literal Translation

Esther 10

1And the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁ'a.cha.she.roshH325laidוַיָּשֶׂם֩vai.ya.SemH7760a tributeמַ֛סmasH4522upon the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and uponthe islesוְאִיֵּ֥יve.'i.YeiH339of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

2And all the actsמַעֲשֵׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639of his powerתָקְפּוֹ֙ta.ke.PoH8633and of his mightוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369,and the declarationוּפָרָשַׁת֙u.fa.ra.ShatH6575of the greatnessגְּדֻלַּ֣תge.du.LatH1420of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,whereunto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428advancedגִּדְּל֖וֹgi.de.LoH1431him, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֙פֶר֙se.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֖יle.mal.KheiH4428of Mediaמָדַ֥יma.DaiH4074and Persiaוּפָרָֽס׃u.fa.RasH6539?

3For Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֗יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064wasnextמִשְׁנֶה֙mish.NehH4932unto kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,and greatוְגָדוֹל֙ve.ga.dOlH1419among the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,and acceptedוְרָצ֖וּיve.ra.TzuiH7521of the multitudeלְרֹ֣בle.RoH7230of his brethrenאֶחָ֑יו'e.ChavH251,seekingדֹּרֵ֥שׁdo.ReshH1875the wealthטוֹב֙tOvH2896of his peopleלְעַמּ֔וֹle.'a.MoH5971,and speakingוְדֹבֵ֥רve.do.VerH1696peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965to all his seedזַרְעֽוֹ׃zar.'OH2233.

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