Revised Version 1895

Esther 5

1NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635putוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847onherH5921royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparelH3847, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, overagainstH5921theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and thekingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.ShevH3427uponH5921hisroyalמַלְכוּתוֹ֙mal.khu.ToH4438throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678in theroyalהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004, overagainstH5921theentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2And it wassoH1961, when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in thecourtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691, thatsheאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834obtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favour in hissightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldH1961outH7200toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thegoldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091sceptre that was in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.SoH1961Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635drewH7126nearH7126, andtouchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060thetopבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the sceptre.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untoherH5414,Whatמַה־mah-H4100wilt thou,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246? it shall begivenH5414theeevenעַד־'ad-H5704to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

4AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518it seemgoodH2895unto thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117unto thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that I havepreparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for him.

5Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Causeדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001tomakeH6213hasteמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116, that it may bedoneH6213asEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635hathsaidH559.SoH6213thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadpreparedH6213.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596? and it shall hegrantedH5414thee: andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?evenעַד־'ad-H5704to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall beperformedH5414.

7ThenansweredH559Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635, andsaidH559, Mypetitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and myrequestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is;

8ifאִם־'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518itpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tograntH5414mypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596, and toperformוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213myrequestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246,letH5414thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960that I shallprepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them, and I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279as thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaidאֶל־'el-H413.

9ThenwentH3318HamanH2001forthH3318thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056andgladH8056ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820: but whenHamanH2001sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, that hestoodH6965notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808upH6965norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808movedH3318for him, he wasfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390withwrathחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10NeverthelessHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001refrainedhimselfאֶל־'el-H413, andwentH935homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004; and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971and fetched hisfriendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157andZereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11AndHamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608unto them thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of hisrichesעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239, and themultitudeוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230of hischildrenבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, andallכָּל־kol-H3605the thingswhereinאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadpromotedגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431him, andhowאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadadvancedנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375himaboveעַל־'al-H5921theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269andservantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreoverוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,Yeaכִּ֣יkiH3588,Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436didH6213letאַ֣ף'afH637noלֹא־lo'-H3808mancomeהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935in with thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unto thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960thatsheאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadpreparedH6213butmyselfאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589; andtomorrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279also am Iinvitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121byherאֶל־'el-H413togetherH5973with thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13YetallH3605this availethmeH7200nothingאֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369,soאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834long as Iseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

14Thensaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hisfriendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157unto him,Letשָׂמֵ֑חַsa.Me.achH8056agallowsעֵץ֮'etzH6086bemadeיַֽעֲשׂוּ־ya.'a.su-H6213offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364, and in themorningוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242speakאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559thou unto thekingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782may behangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518thereonעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921: thengoוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935thou in merrily with thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unto thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960. And thethingH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧בvai.yi.TavH3190Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001; and hecausedH1697thegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086to bemadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

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