Revised Version 1895

Esther 2:12-18

12NowH1961when theturnH1961ofeveryH3117maiden wascomeH935togoלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935in tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterמִקֵּץ֩mi.KetzH7093that it had beendoneH1961toherH413accordingH413to thelawכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881for thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802,twelveעָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarH6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, (forsoכֵּ֥ןkenH3651were thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of their purificationsaccomplishedיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390, to wit,sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withoilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753, andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withsweetבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314odours, and with the things for the purifying of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802,)

13then in this wisecameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935the maiden unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,whatsoeverH3605sheאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834desiredתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559wasgivenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414herH3605togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935withherH3605outאֶל־'el-H413of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802unto theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14In theeveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153sheH1931wentבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935, and on the morrowsheH1931returnedשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725intoH413thesecondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, to thecustodyיַ֧דyadH3027ofShaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190, theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlain,whichH1931keptשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104theconcubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370:sheH1931cameתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935in unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750,exceptאִם־'im-H518thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delighted inherH413, and thatsheH1931werecalledוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121bynameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15NowH1961when theturnH1961ofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32theuncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, who hadtakenלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947herH3605for hisdaughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323, wascomeH935togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935in unto thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sheאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834requiredדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697nothingלֹ֤אlo'H3808butwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlain, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802, appointed. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favour in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofallH3605them thatlookedרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200uponH935herH3605.

16SoH3947Estherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635wastakenH3947untokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325intoH413hishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of hisreignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635aboveH6440allH3605thewomenH802, andsheH635obtainedH5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580and favour in hissightH6440morethanH4428allH3605thevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330;soH5375that hesetH7760theroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804uponH802herH3605headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218, andmadeH7760herH3605queeninsteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofVashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisprincesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960; and hemadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a release to theprovincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864,accordingH3027to thebountyH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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