Revised Literal Translation

Esther 9

1Now in the twelfthוּבִשְׁנֵים֩ עָשָׂ֨רu.vish.Neim 'a.SarH6240 H8147monthחֹ֜דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, that is,the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֗ר'a.DarH143,on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969dayיוֹם֙yOmH3117of the same, when the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and his decreeוְדָת֖וֹve.da.ToH1881drew nearהִגִּ֧יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to be put in executionלְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹתle.he.'a.SotH6213,in the dayבַּיּ֗וֹםbai.YomH3117that the enemiesאֹיְבֵ֤י'o.ye.VeiH341of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064hopedשִׂבְּר֜וּsi.be.RuH7663to have powerלִשְׁל֣וֹטlish.LotH7980over them, (though it was turnedוְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְve.na.ha.FokhH2015to the contrary, that the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064had ruleיִשְׁלְט֧וּyish.le.TuH7980over them that hatedבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃be.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them;)

2The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064gathered themselves togetherנִקְהֲל֨וּnik.ha.LuH6950in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892throughout all the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'o.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,to layלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027on such as soughtבִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יbim.vak.SheiH1245their hurtרָֽעָתָ֑םra.'a.TamH7451:and no manוְאִישׁ֙ve.'IshH376could withstandעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440;for the fearפַּחְדָּ֖םpach.DamH6343of them fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon all peopleהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.

3And all the rulersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082,and the lieutenantsוְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣יםve.ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.NimH323,and the deputiesוְהַפַּח֗וֹתve.ha.pa.ChotH6346,and officersוְעֹשֵׂ֤י הַמְּלָאכָה֙ve.'o.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213of the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,helpedמְנַשְּׂאִ֖יםme.na.se.'ImH5375the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064;because the fearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon them.

4For Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wasgreatגָ֤דוֹלGa.dolH1419in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,and his fameוְשָׁמְע֖וֹve.sha.me.'OH8089went outהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980throughout all the provincesהַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082:for this manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782waxedהוֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980greater and greaterH1419.

5Thus the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064smoteוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221all their enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341with the strokeמַכַּת־ma.kat-H4347of the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719,and slaughterוְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regH2027,and destructionוְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.DanH12,and didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213what they wouldכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522unto those that hatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.

6And in Shushanוּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ןu.ve.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָ֗הha.bi.RahH1002the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064slewהָרְג֤וּha.re.GuH2026and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

7And Parshandathaפַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָאpar.shan.Da.ta'H6577,and Dalphonדַּֽלְפ֖וֹןdal.FonH1813,and Aspathaאַסְפָּֽתָא׃'as.Pa.ta'H630,

8And Porathaפּוֹרָ֛תָאpo.Ra.ta'H6334,and Adaliaאֲדַלְיָ֖א'a.dal.Ya'H118,and Aridathaאֲרִידָֽתָא׃'a.ri.Da.ta'H743,

9And Parmashtaפַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙par.Mash.ta'H6534,and Arisaiאֲרִיסַ֔י'a.ri.SaiH747,and Aridaiאֲרִדַ֖י'a.ri.DaiH742,and Vajezathaוַיְזָֽתָא׃vay.Za.ta'H2055,

10The tenעֲ֠שֶׂרֶת'A.se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Hamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the enemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,slewהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026they; but on the spoilוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961laidשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971they not their handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

11On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the numberמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557of those that were slainהַֽהֲרוּגִ֛יםha.ha.ru.GimH2026in Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002was broughtבָּ֣אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436,The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064have slainהָרְגוּ֩ha.re.GuH2026and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֜דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376in Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָ֡הha.bi.RahH1002,and the tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001;what have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213in the restבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7605of the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082? now what isthy petitionשְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙she.'e.la.teKhH7596?and it shall be grantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee: or what isthy requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246furtherע֖וֹדodH5750?and it shall be doneוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.

13Then saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635,If it pleaseט֔וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let it be grantedיִנָּתֵ֣ןyi.na.TenH5414to the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064which arein Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ןbe.shu.ShanH7800to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to morrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279also according unto this day’sהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117decreeכְּדָ֣תke.DatH1881,and let Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121be hangedיִתְל֥וּyit.LuH8518upon the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

14And the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559it so to be doneלְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹתle.he.'a.SotH6213:and the decreeדָּ֖תdatH1881was givenוַתִּנָּתֵ֥ןva.ti.na.TenH5414at Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ןbe.shu.ShanH7800;and they hangedתָּלֽוּ׃ta.LuH8518Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121.

15For the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that werein Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800gathered themselves togetherוַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּvai.yi.ka.ha.LuH6950on the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117also of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,and slewוַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּvai.ya.har.GuH2026threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376at Shushanבְשׁוּשָׁ֔ןve.shu.ShanH7800;but on the preyוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961they laidשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not their handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

16But the otherוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that werein the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתbim.di.NotH4082gathered themselves togetherנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀nik.ha.LuH6950,and stoodוְעָמֹ֣דve.'a.ModH5975for their livesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315,and had restוְנ֙וֹחַ֙ve.No.achH5118from their enemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ye.vei.HemH341,and slewוְהָרֹג֙ve.ha.RogH2026of their foesבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657and fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505,but they laidשָֽׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not their handsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on the preyוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961,

17On the thirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143;and on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702day of the same restedH5118they, and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

18But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that wereat Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembled togetherנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969daythereof, and on the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702thereof; and on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayof the same they restedH5118,and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

19Therefore the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of the villagesהַפְּרָזִ֗יםha.pe.ro.zimH6521,that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the unwalledהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,madeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143a day ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and feastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960,and a goodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117,and of sendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to anotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20And Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612unto all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that werein all the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, bothnighהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

21To stablishלְקַיֵּם֮le.kai.YemH6965thisamong them, that they should keepעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143,and the fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the same, yearlyH8141,

22As the daysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117wherein the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064restedנָ֨חוּNa.chuH5117from their enemiesמֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'oy.vei.HemH341,and the monthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320which was turnedנֶהְפַּ֨ךְneh.PakhH2015unto them from sorrowמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015to joyלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057,and from mourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60into a goodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117:that they should makeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213them daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֔הve.sim.ChahH8057,and of sendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to anotherלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453,and giftsוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃La.'ev.yo.NimH34.

23And the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064undertookוְקִבֵּל֙ve.ki.BelH6901to doלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as they had begunהֵחֵ֖לּוּhe.Che.luH2490,and as Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789unto them;

24Because Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֜תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,the enemyצֹרֵר֙tzo.RerH6887of all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,had devisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803against the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064to destroyלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6them, and had castוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307Purפּוּר֙purH6332, that is,the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486,to consumeלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000them, and to destroyוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6them;

25But when Esthercameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮u.ve.vo.'AhH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,he commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559by lettersהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that his wickedהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451deviceמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284,which he devisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803against the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,should returnיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725upon his own headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and that he and his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121should be hangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518on the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

26Wherefore they calledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121these daysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332after the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Purהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332.Therefore for all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of this letterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107, and of thatwhich they had seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200concerning this matterכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602,and which had comeהִגִּ֖יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060unto them,

27The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֩׀hai.ye.hu.DimH3064ordainedקִיְּמ֣וּki.ye.MuH6965,and tookוְקִבְּל֣וּve.ki.belH6901upon them, and upon their seedזַרְעָ֜םzar.'AmH2233,and upon all such as joinedהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves unto them, so as it should not failיַעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,that they would keepעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213these twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117according to their writingכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791, and according to their appointedtimeוְכִזְמַנָּ֑םve.khiz.ma.NamH2165every yearH8141;

28And thatthese daysוְהַיָּמִ֣יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117should berememberedנִזְכָּרִ֨יםniz.ka.RimH2142and keptוְנַעֲשִׂ֜יםve.na.'a.SimH6213throughoutדּ֣וֹרDorH1755every generationוָד֗וֹרva.DorH1755,every familyH4940,every provinceH4082,and every cityH5892; and thatthese daysוִימֵ֞יvi.MeiH3117of Purimהַפּוּרִ֣יםha.pu.RimH6332should not failיַֽעַבְרוּ֙ya.'av.RuH5674from amongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,nor the memorialוְזִכְרָ֖םve.zikh.RamH2143of them perishיָס֥וּףya.SufH5486from their seedמִזַּרְעָֽם׃ סmi.zar.'AmH2233.

29Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436,the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,and Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,wroteוַ֠תִּכְתֹּבva.tikh.toH3789with all authorityתֹּ֑קֶףTo.kefH8633,to confirmלְקַיֵּ֗םle.kai.YemH6965this secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145letterאִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.retH107of Purimהַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.RimH6332.

30And he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971the lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612unto all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,to the hundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242and sevenשֶׁ֨בַעShe.va'H7651provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082of the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571,

31To confirmלְקַיֵּ֡םle.kai.YemH6965these daysיְמֵי֩ye.MeiH3117of Purimהַפֻּרִ֨יםha.pu.RimH6332in their timesבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םbiz.ma.nei.HemH2165appointed,according as Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִי֙hai.ye.hu.DiH3064and Estherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רve.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436had enjoinedקִיַּ֨םki.YamH6965them, and as they had decreedקִיְּמ֥וּki.ye.MuH6965for themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315and for their seedזַרְעָ֑םzar.'AmH2233,the mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the fastingsהַצֹּמ֖וֹתha.tzo.MotH6685and their cryוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ve.za.'a.ka.TamH2201.

32And the decreeוּמַאֲמַ֣רu.ma.'a.MarH3982of Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635confirmedקִיַּ֕םki.YamH6965these mattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Purimהַפֻּרִ֖יםha.pu.RimH6332;and it was writtenוְנִכְתָּ֖בve.nikh.TavH3789in the bookבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פba.Se.ferH5612.

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