Revised Version 1895

Esther 8

1On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didH4100thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325giveנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameבָּ֚אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldH5046whatH4100he was untoherH5046.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5493offעַל־'al-H5921hisringטַבַּעְתּ֗וֹta.ba'.ToH2885,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he hadtakenH5493fromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it untoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782over thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spake yetagainוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andfellH5307downH5307at hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, and besought him with tears to putawayH5307the mischief ofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91, and his device that he haddevisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Then thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldoutH6440toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091sceptre.SoH6965Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5AndsheH834saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518it please thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in hissightH5869, and thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemH5869rightH5869beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and I be pleasing in hiseyesH5869, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789toreverseלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284byHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedatha theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichH834hewroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whichH834are inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082:

6forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349canH3201IendureH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451that shallcomeיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672unto mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971? orhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349canH3201IendureH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thedestructionH7451of mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

7Then thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436and toMordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havegivenH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001, and him they havehangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518uponH5921thegallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,becauseH5921helaidH5414hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027uponH5921theJewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8WriteH3789ye also to theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, as it likethyouוְ֠אַתֶּםVe.'a.temH859, in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885: for thewritingH3789whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834iswrittenH3789in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034, andsealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, maynoH369manH369reverseלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.

9Then were theking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at that time, in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510, on thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242dayH2320thereof; and it waswrittenH3789accordingH413toallH3605thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680unto theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, and to thesatrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323, and thegovernorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346andprincesוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of theprovincesH4082whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834are fromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912untoEthiopiaכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568, anhundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651provincesH4082, untoeveryH3605provinceH4082accordingH413to thewritingH3789thereof, and untoeveryH3605peopleH5971afterH413theirlanguageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956, and to theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064accordingH413to theirwritingH3789, andaccordingH413to theirlanguageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in thenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325, andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612by posts onhorsebackבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483,ridingרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392onswiftH7409steedsהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409that were used in theking’sH4428serviceבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027, bred of thestudהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424:

11whereinאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedH5414theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605cityH5892togatherלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950themselvesH5315togetherעַל־'al-H5921, and tostandוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975for theirlifeנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315, todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045, toslayוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026, and tocauseH5414toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6,allכָּל־kol-H3605the power of thepeopleעַ֧ם'amH5971andprovinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082that would assault them, theirlittleטַ֣ףtafH2945onesH2945andwomenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802, and totakeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998of them for apreyH962,

12upon onedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theprovincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely, upon the thirteenthdayH3117of the twelfthmonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is themonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143.

13Acopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of thewritingהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791, that thedecreeדָּת֙datH1881should begivenלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414outH3605ineveryH3605provinceH4082, waspublishedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540untoallH3605thepeoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, and that theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064should be readyagainstH3605thatdayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117toavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselves on theirenemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

14SoH5414the posts thatrodeרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392uponswiftH7409steedsהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409that wereusedH5414in theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servicewentH3318outH3318, beinghastenedוּדְחוּפִ֖יםu.de.chu.FimH1765and pressed on by theking’sH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697; and thedecreeוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881wasgivenH5414outH3318in Shushan the palace.

15AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentH3318forthH3318frontH6440thepresenceH6440of thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438apparelH3830ofblueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504andwhiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353, and with agreatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, and with arobeH3830offineבּ֖וּץbutzH948linenH948andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713: and thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892of Shushanshoutedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and wasgladוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃ve.sa.Me.chahH8055.

16TheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064had light andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057, andjoyH8057and honour.

17And ineveryוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605provinceH4082, and ineveryוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityH5892, whithersoever theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentH1697and hisdecreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881cameמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060, theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadgladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057andjoyH8057, afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117. Andmanyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227from among thepeoplesמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becameH1697Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064; for thefearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of theJewsH3064wasfallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them.

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