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Esther 4

1WhenMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782perceivedיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045all that wasdoneנַעֲשָׂ֔הna.'a.SahH6213,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782toreוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167hisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899, and putonוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242withashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318into themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andcriedוַיִּזְעַ֛קvai.yiz.'AkH2199with aloudגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and abitterוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751cryזְעָקָ֥הze.'a.KahH2201;

2Andcameוַיָּב֕וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935evenbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179: for none mightenterלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935into theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179clothedבִּלְב֥וּשׁbil.VushH3830withsackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

3And in everyprovinceH4082,whereverמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881cameמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060, there wasgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60among theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064, andfastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685, andweepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065, andwailingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.PedH4553; andmanyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227layיֻצַּ֖עyu.Tza'H3331insackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242andashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.

4SoEsther’sאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635maidsנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291and herchamberlainsוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sa.ri.Sei.haH5631cameוַ֠תָּבֹאינָהva.te.vo.'ei.nahH935andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046it to her. Then was thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievedוַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥לva.tit.chal.ChalH2342; and shesentוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חva.tish.LachH7971raimentבְּגָדִ֜יםbe.ga.DimH899toclotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, and to takeawayוּלְהָסִ֥ירu.le.ha.SirH5493hissackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242from him: but heacceptedקִבֵּֽל׃ki.BelH6901it not.

5Thencalledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635forHatachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047, one of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmi.sa.ri.SeiH5631, whom he hadappointedהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe.'e.MidH5975toattendלְפָנֶ֔יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440upon her, and gave him acommandmentוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680toMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, tolearnלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045what it was, and why it was .

6SoHatachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047wentforthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782to thestreetרְח֣וֹבre.ChovH7339of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, which wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

7AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him all that hadhappenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136to him, and of thesumפָּרָשַׁ֣תpa.ra.ShatH6575of themoneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001hadpromisedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559topayלִ֠שְׁקוֹלLish.kolH8254to theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595for theJewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064, todestroyלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6them.

8Also hegaveנִתַּ֨ןni.TanH5414him thecopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of thewritingכְּתָֽב־ke.tav-H3791of thedecreeהַ֠דָּתHa.dotH1881that wasgivenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414atShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןbe.shu.ShanH7800todestroyלְהַשְׁמִידָם֙le.hash.mi.DamH8045them, toshowלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200it toEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635, and totellוּלְהַגִּ֣ידu.le.ha.GidH5046it to her, and tochargeוּלְצַוּ֣וֹתu.le.tza.VotH6680her that she should goinלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, to makesupplicationלְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־le.hit.cha.nen-H2603to him, and to makerequestוּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245beforeמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him for herpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

9AndHatachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047cameוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10AgainEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spokeוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toHatachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047, and gave himcommandmentוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680toMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782;

11All theking’sהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650, and thepeopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971of theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֨וֹתme.di.NotH4082, doknowיֽוֹדְעִ֗יםyod.'ImH3045, that whoever, whethermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802, shallcomeיָבֽוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935to thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428into theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֜יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691, who is notcalledיִקָּרֵ֗אyi.ka.Re'H7121, there isoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259lawדָּתוֹ֙da.ToH1881of his to put him todeathלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191,exceptלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905him to whom thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428shall holdoutיֽוֹשִׁיט־yo.shit-H3447thegoldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֥יטshar.VitH8275, that he mayliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421: but I have not beencalledנִקְרֵ֙אתי֙nik.Re.tiH7121to comeinלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428thesethirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

12And theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782Esther’sאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ פ'es.TerH635wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697.

13ThenMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toanswerלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635,Thinkתְּדַמִּ֣יte.da.MiH1819not withthyselfבְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְve.naf.ShekhH5315that thou shaltescapeלְהִמָּלֵ֥טle.hi.ma.LetH4422in theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, more than all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

14For if thou shaltaltogetherהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha.cha.ReshH2790hold thypeaceתַּחֲרִישִׁי֮ta.cha.ri.ShiH2790at thistimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, then shall therereliefרֶ֣וַחRe.vachH7305anddeliveranceוְהַצָּלָ֞הve.ha.tza.LahH2020ariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975to theJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064fromanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312placeמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725; but thou and thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004shall bedestroyedתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6: and whoknowethיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whether thou hastcomeהִגַּ֖עַתְּhi.Ga.'atH5060to thekingdomלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃la.mal.KhutH4438for such atimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256as this?

15ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635toldוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559themreturnלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782this answer,

16GoH3212,gatherכְּנ֨וֹסke.NosH3664all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that arepresentהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672inShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800, andfastוְצ֣וּמוּve.Tzu.muH6684ye for me, and neithereatתֹּאכְל֨וּto.khe.LuH398nordrinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtish.TuH8354threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915ordayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117: I also and mymaidensוְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יve.na.'a.ro.TaiH5291willfastאָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6684likewise; andsoH3651will Igoאָב֤וֹא'a.Vo'H935in to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, which is not according to thelawכַדָּ֔תkha.DatH1881: and if Iperishאָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH6, Iperishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃'a.Va.de.tiH6.

17SoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782went hiswayוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674, anddidוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to all thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ ס'es.TerH635hadcommandedצִוְּתָ֥הtzi.ve.TahH6680him.

Commentaries on Esther 4

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