Revised Literal Translation

Esther 4:1-3

1When Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782perceivedיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045all that was doneנַעֲשָׂ֔הna.'a.SahH6213,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782rentוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,and put onוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242with ashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665,and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318into the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and criedוַיִּזְעַ֛קvai.yiz.'AkH2199with a loudגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and a bitterוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751cryזְעָקָ֥הze.'a.KahH2201;

2And cameוַיָּב֕וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935even beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179: for none mightenterלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935into the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179clothedבִּלְב֥וּשׁbil.VushH3830with sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

3And in every provinceH4082,whithersoeverמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and his decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881cameמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060, there wasgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60among the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,and fastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685,and weepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065,and wailingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.PedH4553;and manyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227layיֻצַּ֖עyu.Tza'H3331in sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.

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