Revised Literal Translation

Esther 5:9-13

9Then wentH3318Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001forthH3318that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056and with a gladוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896heartלֵ֑בLevH3820:but when Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782in the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,that he stood not upקָם֙kamH6965,nor movedזָ֣עza'H2111for him, heהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001was fullוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390of indignationחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534against Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10Nevertheless Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001refrainedוַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קvai.yit.'a.PakH662himself: and when he cameוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971and calledוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935for his friendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157,and Zereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11And Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them of the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of his richesעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239,and the multitudeוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230of his childrenבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, and all the thingswherein the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428had promotedגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431him, and how he had advancedנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375him above the princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreover, Yea, Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436did let no man come inהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935with the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unto the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960that she had preparedעָשָׂ֖תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213but myself; and to morrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279am I invitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121unto her also with the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Yet all this availethשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737me nothing, so long asעֵ֗ת'EtH6256I seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

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