Revised Literal Translation

Esther 2:21-23

21In those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117,while Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782satיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179,twoשְׁנֵֽי־she.nei-H8147of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsסָרִיסֵ֤יsa.ri.SeiH5631,Bigthanבִּגְתָ֨ןbig.TanH904and Tereshוָתֶ֜רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,of those which keptמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104the doorהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592,were wrothקָצַף֩ka.TzafH7107,and soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙vay.vak.ShuH1245to layלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027on the kingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃'a.chash.Ve.roshH325.

22And the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697was knownוַיִּוָּדַ֤עvai.yi.va.Da'H3045to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,who toldוַיַּגֵּ֖דvai.ya.GedH5046itunto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436;and Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635certifiedוַתֹּ֧אמֶרva.To.merH559the kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428thereofin Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034.

23And when inquisitionוַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁvay.vu.KashH1245was made of the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697,it was found outוַיִּמָּצֵ֔אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672;therefore they were bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֖םshe.nei.HemH8147hangedוַיִּתָּל֥וּvai.yi.ta.LuH8518on a treeעֵ֑ץ'EtzH6086:and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֗בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֛פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117 H1697beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ פha.Me.lekhH4428.

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