Revised Literal Translation

Esther 2:14-15

14In the eveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153she wentבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935,and on the morrowוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242she returnedשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725into the secondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the womenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802,to the custodyיַ֧דyadH3027of Shaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631,which keptשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370:she came inתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428no more, except the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in her, and that she were calledוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121by nameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15Now when the turnתֹּר־tor-H8447of Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32the uncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,who had takenלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947her for his daughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323,was comeוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to go inלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935unto the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she requiredבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245nothingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697but what Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631,the keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,appointedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559.And Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favourחֵ֔ןChenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all them that lookedרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200upon her.

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