Revised Literal Translation

Esther 5:1-2

1Now it came to pass on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635put onוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847herroyalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparel,and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in the innerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,over againstנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004:and the kingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.ShevH3427upon his royalמַלְכוּתוֹ֙mal.khu.ToH4438throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678in the royalהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,over againstנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227the gateפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2And it was so, when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691, thatshe obtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428held outוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635the goldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635drew nearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126,and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the topבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the sceptreהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

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