Revised Version 1895

Esther 6

1On thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915couldH1697notוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142; and hecommandedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tobringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofrecordsH1697of thechroniclesH1697, and they werereadנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2And it wasfoundוַיִּמָּצֵ֣אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672writtenכָת֗וּבkha.TuvH3789, thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadtoldהִגִּ֨ידhi.GidH5046ofBigthanaבִּגְתָ֣נָאbig.Ta.na'H904andTereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlains, ofthoseH834thatkeptמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104the door, who hadsoughtבִּקְשׁוּ֙bik.ShuH1245tolayלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handsיָ֔דYadH3027on thekingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100honour anddignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420hath beendoneנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782for this? Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288thatministeredמְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוme.Sha.re.TavH8334unto him, There isnothingלֹא־lo'-H3808doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for him.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who is in thecourtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?NowH935Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001wascomeבָּ֗אBa'H935intoH935the outwardcourtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, tospeakלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559unto thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428tohangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782on thegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he hadpreparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5And theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001standeth in thecourtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let himcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935in.

6SoH4480Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001cameH935in. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Whatמַה־mah-H4100shall bedoneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto themanבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whomH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delighteth to honour?NowH935Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, TowhomH834would thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightH2654todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213honourmoreמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480thanH4480tomyselfH3820?

7AndHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, For themanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delighteth to honour,

8letH5414royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparelלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830bebroughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935whichH834thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428useth towearלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847, and thehorseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483that thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridethuponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921, and on theheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218ofwhichH834acrownכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438issetH5414:

9andletH5414theapparelהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and thehorseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483bedeliveredH5414to thehandיַד־yad-H3027of one of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428mostH4428nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269, that they mayarrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847themanH376withalwhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delighteth to honour, andcauseH5414him torideוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392onhorsebackהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483throughH3027thestreetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andproclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him,Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to themanH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delighteth to honour.

10Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toHamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001,MakeH6213hasteמַ֠הֵרMa.herH4116, andtakeקַ֣חkachH3947theapparelהַלְּב֤וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and thehorseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483, as thou hastsaidH559, anddoH6213evenH3651soכֵן֙khenH3651toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, that sitteth at theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:letH408nothingH408failתַּפֵּ֣לta.PelH5307ofallמִכֹּ֖לmi.KolH3605that thou hastspokenH1696.

11Thentookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001theapparelהַלְּב֣וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and thehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483, andarrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, andcausedH834him torideוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392through thestreetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him,Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213unto themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomH834thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delighteth to honour.

12AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameH413againוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179. ButHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hasted to hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57andhavingH4428hisheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13AndHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608untoZereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802andallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605hisfriendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157everyכָּל־kol-H3605thingH3588that had befallen him. Thensaidוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩vai.Yo.me.ruH559hiswiseחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450menH2450andZereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802unto him,Ifאִ֣ם'imH518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,beforeH6440whomH834thou hastbegunהַחִלּ֨וֹתָha.chi.Lo.taH2490tofallH5307, be of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808prevailתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201againstH6440him, but shaltsurelyH3588fallH5307beforeH6440him.

14Whileעוֹדָם֙o.DamH5750they were yettalkingמְדַבְּרִ֣יםme.da.be.RimH1696with him,cameH935theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlains, and hasted tobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001unto thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadpreparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

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