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Esther 3

1Afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325promotedגִּדַּל֩gi.DalH1431Hamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91, andadvancedוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֑הוּvay.na.se.'E.huH5375him, andsetוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙vai.Ya.semH7760hisseatכִּסְא֔וֹkis.'OH3678above all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269that were with him.
2And all theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650, that were in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,bowedכֹּרְעִ֤יםko.re.'ImH3766, and paid honourtoוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812Hamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001: for thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had socommandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680concerning him. ButMordecaiוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedיִכְרַ֖עyikh.Ra'H3766not, nor did pay himhonourיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃Yish.ta.cha.VehH7812.
3Then theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, who were in theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, Why dost thoutransgressעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687?
4Now it came to pass, when theyspokeכְּאָמְרָ֤םke.'a.me.ramH559dailyH3117to him, and hehearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to them, that theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001, toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whetherMordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782reasonדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697wouldstandהֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ha.ya.'am.DuH5975: for he hadtoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046them that he was aJewיְהוּדִֽי׃ye.hu.DiH3064.
5And whenHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedכֹּרֵ֥עַko.Re.a'H3766not, nor did pay himhonourוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הu.mish.ta.cha.VehH7812, then wasHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001fullוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390ofwrathחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534.
6And hedisdainedוַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יוvai.Yi.vez be.'ei.NavH5869H959tolayלִשְׁלֹ֤חlish.LochH7971handsיָד֙yadH3027onMordecaiבְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יbe.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782alone; for they had made knowntoהִגִּ֥ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046him thepeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782: thereforeHamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁvay.va.KeshH1245todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֧ידle.hash.MidH8045all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were throughout the wholekingdomמַלְכ֥וּתmal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, even thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.
7In thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223monthH2320, that is, themonthH2320Nisanנִיסָ֔ןni.SanH5212, in thetwelfthשְׁתֵּ֣יםshe.TeimH8147H6240yearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, theycastH5307Purפּוּר֩purH6332, that is, thelotH1486,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Hamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001fromdayH3117todayH3117, and frommonthH2320tomonthH2320, to thetwelfthשְׁנֵים־she.neim-H8147H6240month, that is, themonthH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃ ס'a.DarH143.
8AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, Thereisיֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.NoH3426acertainאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259peopleעַם־'am-H5971scatteredabroadמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340anddispersedוּמְפֹרָד֙u.me.fo.RadH6504among thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971in all theprovincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of thykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438; and theirlawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881aredifferentשֹׁנ֣וֹתsho.NotH8138from allpeopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971; neitherkeepעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213they theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881: therefore it is not for theking’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428profitשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737toallowH3240them to remain .
9If it shallpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֖בyi.ka.TevH3789that they may bedestroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6: and I willpayאֶשְׁקוֹל֙'esh.kOlH8254tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701to thehandsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027of those that have thechargeעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213of thebusinessהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399, tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935it into theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.
10And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיָּ֧סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493hisringטַבַּעְתּ֖וֹta.ba'.ToH2885from hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it toHamanלְהָמָ֧ןle.ha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91, theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064’enemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887.
11And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001, Thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isgivenנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414to thee, thepeopleוְהָעָ֕םve.ha.'AmH5971also, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with them as itseemethבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869goodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896to thee.
12Then were theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩vai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121on thethirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240dayיוֹם֮yOmH3117of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, and there waswrittenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to all thatHamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001hadcommandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to theking’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323, and to thegovernorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346that were over everyprovinceH4082, and to theprincesשָׂ֤רֵיSa.reiH8269of everypeopleH5971of everyprovinceH4082according to thewritingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791of it, and to everypeopleH5971after theirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956; in thenameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034ofkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325was itwrittenנִכְתָּ֔בnikh.TavH3789, andsealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856with theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.
13And thelettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612weresentוְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַve.nish.Lo.achH7971byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027postsהָרָצִים֮ha.ra.TzimH7323into all theking’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082, todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֡ידle.hash.MidH8045, tokillלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026, and to cause toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֣דu.le.'a.BedH6, allJewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064, bothyoungמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205, littlechildrenטַ֤ףtafH2945andwomenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802, inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, even upon thethirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969H6240day of thetwelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147H6240monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320, which is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143, and toplunderוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998them forspoilלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962.
14Thecopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of thewritingהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791for acommandmentדָּת֙datH1881to begivenלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414in everyprovinceH4082wasproclaimedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540to allpeopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, that they should bereadyעֲתִדִ֖ים'a.ti.DimH6264for thatdayלַיּ֥וֹםlai.YomH3117.
15Thepostsהָֽרָצִ֞יםha.ra.TzimH7323departedיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318, beinghastenedדְחוּפִים֙de.chu.FimH1765by theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697, and thedecreeוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881wasgivenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414inShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָ֑הha.bi.RahH1002. And thekingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001satdownיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427todrinkלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354; but thecityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892Shushanשׁוּשָׁ֖ןshu.ShanH7800wasperplexedנָבֽוֹכָה׃ פna.Vo.khahH943.

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