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Esther 1:9-22

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.

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