Revised Version 1895

Esther 5:2-8

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.

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