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Esther 1

1Now it came to pass in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, (this isAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325whoreignedהַמֹּלֵךְ֙ha.mo.leKhH4427, fromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912even toCushכּ֔וּשׁKushH3568, over anhundredוּמֵאָ֖הu.me.'AhH3967andsevenשֶׁ֛בַעShe.va'H7651andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242provincesמְדִינָֽה׃me.di.NahH4082:)

2That in thosedaysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117, when thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325satכְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀ke.She.vetH3427on thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of hiskingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, which was inShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002,

3In thethirdשָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.VoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427, hemadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960to all hisprincesשָׂרָ֖יוsa.RavH8269and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.DavH5650; thepowerחֵ֣יל׀cheilH2428ofPersiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074, thenoblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.MimH6579andprincesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of theprovincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082, beingbeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him:

4When heshowedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200therichesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of hisgloriousכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438and thehonourיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of hisexcellentתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597majestyגְּדוּלָּת֑וֹge.du.la.ToH1420manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, even anhundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967andeightyשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

5And when thesedaysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117hadendedוּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀u.vim.LotH4390, thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960for all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that werepresentהַנִּמְצְאִים֩ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672inShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָ֜הha.bi.RahH1002, both forgreatלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419andsmallקָטָ֛ןka.TanH6996,sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117, in thecourtבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691of thegardenגִּנַּ֥תgi.NatH1594of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055;

6Where werewhiteח֣וּר׀churH2353,greenכַּרְפַּ֣סkar.PasH3768, andblueH8504, hangings,fastenedאָחוּז֙'a.ChuzH270withcordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of finelinenב֣וּץvutzH948andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713tosilverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsגְּלִ֥ילֵיge.Li.leiH1550andpillarsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982ofmarbleשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336: thecouchesמִטּ֣וֹת׀mi.TotH4296were ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701, upon apavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531ofredבַּהַט־ba.hat-H923, andblueH8504, andwhiteוְדַ֥רve.DarH1858, andblackוְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ve.so.Cha.retH5508,marbleוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8336.

7And they gave themdrinkוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtH8248invesselsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, (thevesselsוְכֵלִ֖יםve.khe.LimH3627differingשׁוֹנִ֑יםsho.NimH8138one fromanotherמִכֵּלִ֣יםmi.ke.LimH3627,) androyalמַלְכ֛וּתmal.KhutH4438wineוְיֵ֥יןve.YeinH3196inabundanceרָ֖בravH7227, according to thebountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8And thedrinkingוְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥הve.ha.she.ti.YahH8360was according to thelawכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881; noneconstrainedאֹנֵ֑ס'o.NesH597: for so thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245to all theofficersרַ֣בravH7227of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, that they shoulddoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to everyman’sH376pleasureכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522.

9AlsoVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436madeעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213afeastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960for thewomenנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802in theroyalהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004which belonged tokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

10On theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117, when theheartלֵב־lev-H3820of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wasmerryH2896withwineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196, hecommandedאָמַ֡ר'a.MarH559Mehumanלִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monH4104,Bizthaבִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'H968,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigthaבִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'H903, andAbagthaוַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'H5,Zetharזֵתַ֣רze.TarH2242, andCarcasוְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.KasH3752, thesevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651chamberlainsהַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.SimH5631thatservedהַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.TimH8334in thepresenceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,

11Tobringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428with thecrownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutH4438, toshowלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.MimH5971and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.RimH8269herbeautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308: for she wasfairטוֹבַ֥תto.VatH2896to lookonמַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhH4758.

12But thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'EnH3985tocomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935at theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027hischamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631: therefore was thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966angryוַיִּקְצֹ֤ףvai.yik.TzofH7107, and hisangerוַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.ToH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197in him.

13Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the wisemenלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450, whoknewיֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'EiH3045thetimesהָֽעִתִּ֑יםha.'i.TimH6256, (for so was theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697towardלִפְנֵ֕יlif.NeiH6440all thatknewיֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'EiH3045lawדָּ֥תdatH1881andjudgmentוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779:

14And thenextוְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.RoH7138to him wasCarshenaכַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'H3771,Shetharשֵׁתָר֙she.TarH8369,Admathaאַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'H133,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meresמֶ֥רֶסMe.resH4825,Marsenaמַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'H4826, andMemucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462, thesevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesשָׂרֵ֣י׀sa.ReiH8269ofPersiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074, whosawרֹאֵי֙ro.'EiH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440, and whosatהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the firstplaceרִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223in thekingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438;)

15What shall wedoלַּעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to thequeenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060according tolawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881, because she hath notperformedעָשְׂתָ֗ה'a.se.TahH6213thecommandmentמַאֲמַר֙ma.'a.MarH3982of thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027thechamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ סha.sa.ri.SimH5631?

16AndMemucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436hath not donewrongעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428only, but also to all theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269, and to all thepeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that are in all theprovincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17For thisdeedדְבַר־de.var-H1697of thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436shall becomeknownיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318to allwomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802, so that they shalllookבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןbe.'ei.nei.HenH5869with contemptuponלְהַבְז֥וֹתle.hav.ZotH959theirhusbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167, when it shall bereportedבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559, Thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436to be broughtinלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but shecameבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935not.

18Likewise shall theladiesשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282ofPersiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559thisdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117to all theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269, who haveheardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085of thedeedדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. Thus shall there arise toomuchוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963andwrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

19If itpleasethH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let aroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438commandmentדְבַר־de.var-H1697goיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318fromhimמִלְּפָנָ֔יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440, and let it bewrittenוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789among thelawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of thePersiansפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and theMedesוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074, that it be notalteredיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674, ThatVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935no morebeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325; and let thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414her royalestateוּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙u.mal.khu.TahH4438toanotherלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468that isbetterH2896than she.

20And when theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428decreeפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599which he shallmakeיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213shall beproclaimedוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughout all hisempireמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, (for it isgreatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227,) all thewivesהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802shallgiveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414to theirhusbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honourיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366, both togreatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419andsmallקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996.

21And thesayingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269; and thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofMemucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462:

22For hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612into all theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082, into everyprovinceH4082according to thewritingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791of it, and to everypeopleH5971after theirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956, that everymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376should bearruleשֹׂרֵ֣רso.RerH8323in his ownhouseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and that it should beproclaimedוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696in thelanguageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956of everypeopleH5971.

Commentaries on Esther 1

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