Revised Literal Translation

Esther 8:7-8

7Then the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436and to Mordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,Behold, I have givenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Hamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001,and him they have hangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518upon the gallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,because he laidשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027upon the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8Writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789ye also for the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,as it likethכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896youבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869,in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,and sealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856itwith the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885:for the writingכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791which is writtenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034,and sealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885,may no man reverseלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.

Read all of Esther 8

Commentaries on Esther 8