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Esther 5

1Now it came to pass on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635putonוַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁva.til.BashH3847herroyalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparel, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞דva.ta.'a.ModH5975in theinnerהַפְּנִימִ֔יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtבַּחֲצַ֤רba.cha.TzarH2691of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004: and thekingוְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְVe.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁ֞בyo.ShevH3427upon hisroyalמַלְכוּתוֹ֙mal.khu.ToH4438throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678in theroyalהַמַּלְכ֔וּתha.mal.KhutH4438houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,oppositeנֹ֖כַחNo.khachH5227theentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

2And it was so, when thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in thecourtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691, that sheobtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in hissightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: and thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldoutוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thegoldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275that was in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027. SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635drewnearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126, andtouchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060thetopבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of thesceptreהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to her, What wilt thou,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635? and what is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246? it shall be evengivenוְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

4AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it shall seemgoodH2895to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that I havepreparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for him.

5Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, CauseHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001to makehasteמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116, that he maydoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213asEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635hathsaidדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697. So thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadpreparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, What is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596? and it shall begrantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee: and what is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246? even to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall beperformedוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.

7Thenansweredוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֑רva.to.MarH559, Mypetitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and myrequestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is ;

8If I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֜ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if it shallpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tograntלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414mypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596, and toperformוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213myrequestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246, let thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960that I shallprepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them, and I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279as thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.

9ThenwentH3318Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001forthH3318thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056and with agladוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896heartלֵ֑בLevH3820: but whenHamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, that he stood notupקָם֙kamH6965, nortrembledזָ֣עza'H2111before him,heהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001wasfullוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390ofindignationחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534againstMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10NeverthelessHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001restrainedוַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קvai.yit.'a.PakH662himself: and when hecameוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971andcalledוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935for hisfriendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157, andZereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11AndHamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them of thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of hisrichesעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239, and themultitudeוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230of hischildrenבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121, and all the things in which thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadpromotedגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431him, and how he hadadvancedנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375him above theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269andservantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559moreover, Yea,Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436let no man comeinהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935with thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960that she hadpreparedעָשָׂ֖תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213but myself; and tomorrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279I aminvitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121to her also with thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Yet all thisavailethשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737me nothing, so longasעֵ֗ת'EtH6256Iseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427at theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

14Thensaidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802and all hisfriendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157to him, Let agallowsעֵץ֮'etzH6086bemadeH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364, and tomorrowוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242speakאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559thou to thekingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782may behangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518on it: thengoוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935thou inmerrilyשָׂמֵ֑חַsa.Me.achH8056with thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960. And thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧ב לִפְנֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav lif.NeiH3190 H6440Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001; and hecausedH6213thegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086to bemadeH6213.

Commentaries on Esther 5

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