Revised Version 1895

Esther 7

1SoH935thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameH935to banquet withEstherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559againH8145untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635? and it shall hegrantedH5414thee: andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?evenגַּ֣םgamH1571to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall beperformedH5414.

3ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredH559andsaidH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518itpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letH5414mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenH5414meH5414at mypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971at myrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4forweH3588aresoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376, I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, to bedestroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045, to beslainלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026, and toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6. ButifH3588weH3588had beensoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace,althoughH3588the adversarycouldH5971notאֵ֥ין'einH369have compensated for theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428damage.

5Then spake thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325andsaidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436, Who is he, andwhereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is he, that durst presume in hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213soכֵּֽן׃KenH3651?

6AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559, An adversary and anenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341, even thiswickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001. ThenHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001was afraidbeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and thequeenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

7And thekingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428aroseH6965in hiswrathבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534from thebanquetמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196andwentH6965intoH413thepalaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594: andHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stoodעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975upH6965tomakeH7200requestלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245for hislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315toEstherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436; for hesawH7200that there wasevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615againstעַל־'al-H5921him by thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Then thekingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725outH3318of thepalaceH1004gardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594intoH413theplaceH1004of thebanquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196; andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001wasfallenנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307uponH5921thecouchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereonEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was. Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Will heevenהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571force thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforeH6440meH413in thehouseH1004? As thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697wentH3318outH3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310, theycoveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Harbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726, one of the chamberlains that werebeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009also, thegallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,whichH834Hamanהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001hathmadeעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213forMordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, who spakegoodט֣וֹבTovH2896for thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, standeth in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518himthereonH5921.

10Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyhangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001on thegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he hadpreparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559forMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782. Then was theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534pacified.

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