Revised Literal Translation

Esther 9:16-22

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.

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