Revised Literal Translation

Esther 2:18-20

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960unto all his princesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and his servantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, evenEsther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960;and he madeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a releaseוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010to the provincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864,according to the stateכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19And when the virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330were gathered togetherוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908the second timeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145,then Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782satיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635had not yetshewedמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046her kindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138nor her peopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971;as Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had chargedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her: for Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635didעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213the commandmentמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,like as when she was brought upבְאָמְנָ֖הve.'a.me.NahH545with him.

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