Revised Literal Translation

Esther 7

1So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to banquetלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354with Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559again unto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635on the secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117at the banquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960of wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, What isthy petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635?and it shall be grantedוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenH5414thee: and what isthy requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?and it shall be performedוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213, evento the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

3Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030and saidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559,If I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and if it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let my lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315be givenתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414me at my petitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,and my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971at my requestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4For we are soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376,I and my peopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,to be destroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045,to be slainלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026,and to perishוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6.But ifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had been soldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376for bondmenלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and bondwomenוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198,I had held my tongueהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiH2790,although the enemyהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862could not countervailשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428damageבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143.

5Then the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436,Who is he, and where is he, that durst presumeמְלָא֥וֹme.la.'OH4390in his heartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213so?

6And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559,The adversaryאִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר'ish tzarH6862 H376and enemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341isthis wickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001.Then Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001was afraidנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and the queenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

7And the kingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428arisingקָ֤םkamH6965from the banquetמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960of wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196in his wrathבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534wentinto the palaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594:and Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stood upעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975to make requestלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to Estherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436;for he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that there was evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615against him by the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Then the kingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725out of the palaceהַבִּיתָ֜ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594into the placeבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of the banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960of wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001was fallenנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307upon the bedהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereon Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was.Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Will he forceלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁlikh.Bo.oshH3533the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436also before me in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?As the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697went outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,they coveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9And Harbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the chamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold also, the gallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,which Hamanהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001had madeעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213for Mordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,who had spokenדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,standethעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518him thereon.

10So they hangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001on the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he had preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559for Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.Then was the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534pacifiedשָׁכָֽכָה׃ פsha.Kha.khahH7918.

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