Revised Literal Translation

Esther 6:6-9

6So Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001came inוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What shall be doneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto the manבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?Now Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,To whom would the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213honourיְקָ֖רye.KarH3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than to myself?

7And Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,For the manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8Let the royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparelלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830be broughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935which the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428usethto wearלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847,and the horseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483that the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridethרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392upon, and the crownכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438which is setנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414upon his headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218:

9And let this apparelהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and horseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483be deliveredוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414to the handיַד־yad-H3027of oneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428most nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269,that they may arrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376withalwhom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366,and bringוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392him on horsebackהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through the streetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and proclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, Thus shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

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