Revised Version 1895

Esther 2:8-14

8SoH3947itcameH1961topassH1961, when theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881washeardבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085, and whenmanyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227maidensנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291weregatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH6908unto Shushan thepalaceH1004, to thecustodyיַ֣דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896, thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635wastakenH3947intoH413theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, to thecustodyיַ֥דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,keeperשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

9And the maidenpleasedוַתִּיטַ֨בva.ti.TavH3190him, andsheH2896obtainedH5375kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of him; and he speedilygaveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414herH802herH802things for purification, withherH802portionsמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490, and thesevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651maidensH5291,whichבְעֵינָיו֮ve.'ei.NavH5869weremeetH6440to begivenלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414herH802,outH6440of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004: and heremovedH5375herH802andherH802maidensH5291to thebestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896placeH5414of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of thewomenH802.

10Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635hadnotH3808shewedherH5046peopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971norH3808herH5046kindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.TahH4138: forMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680herH5046thatsheאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834shouldnotH3808shew it.

11AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980everyH3605dayH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thecourtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the women’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004, toknowלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045howH4100Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635didיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213, andwhatH4100shouldbecomeH1980ofherH3605.

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.

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