Revised Literal Translation

Esther 8:9

9Then were the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at that timeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, that is,the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510,on the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242daythereof; and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to all that Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680unto the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,and to the lieutenantsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,and the deputiesוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346and rulersוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesH4082which arefrom Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912unto Ethiopiaכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568,an hundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242and sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651provincesH4082,unto every provinceH4082according to the writingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791thereof, and unto every peopleH5971after their languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,and to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to their writingכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791,and according to their languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

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