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Esther 6

1In thatnightבַּלַּ֣יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428couldnotנָדְדָ֖הna.de.DahH5074sleepשְׁנַ֣תshe.NatH8142, and hecommandedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tobringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935thebookסֵ֤פֶרSe.ferH5612ofrecordsהַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ha.zikh.ro.nOtH2146of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117; and they werereadנִקְרָאִ֖יםnik.ra.'ImH7121beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

2And it wasfoundוַיִּמָּצֵ֣אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672writtenכָת֗וּבkha.TuvH3789, thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadinformedהִגִּ֨ידhi.GidH5046onBigthanaבִּגְתָ֣נָאbig.Ta.na'H904andTereshוָתֶ֗רֶשׁva.Te.reshH8657,twoשְׁנֵי֙she.NeiH8147of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsסָרִיסֵ֣יsa.ri.SeiH5631, thekeepersמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖יmi.sho.me.ReiH8104of thedoorהַסַּ֑ףha.SafH5592, whosoughtבִּקְשׁוּ֙bik.ShuH1245tolayלִשְׁלֹ֣חַlish.Lo.achH7971handיָ֔דYadH3027on thekingבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Whathonourיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366anddignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420hath beenbestowedנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213uponMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782for this? Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288thatministeredמְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוme.Sha.re.TavH8334to him, There isnothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for him.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who is in thecourtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691? NowHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001hadcomeבָּ֗אBa'H935into theouterהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, tospeakלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559to thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428tohangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782on thegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he hadpreparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5And theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559to him, Behold,Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001standethעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in thecourtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let him comeinיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

6SoHamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001cameinוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935. And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, What shall bedoneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213to themanבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whom thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654tohonourבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366? NowHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, To whom would thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213honourיְקָ֖רye.KarH3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than to myself?

7AndHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, For themanאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whom thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654tohonourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8Let theroyalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparelלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830bebroughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935which thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428useth towearלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847, and thehorseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483that thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridethרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392upon, and thecrownכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438which issetנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414upon hisheadבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218:

9And let thisapparelהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830andhorseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483bedeliveredוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414to thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofoneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428mostnobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269, that they mayarrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847themanהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376whom thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654tohonourבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366, andbringוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392him onhorsebackהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through thestreetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andproclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, Thus shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whom thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654tohonourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

10Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toHamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001, Makehasteמַ֠הֵרMa.herH4116, andtakeקַ֣חkachH3947theapparelהַלְּב֤וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and thehorseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483, as thou hastsaidדִּבַּ֔רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696, anddoוַֽעֲשֵׂה־va.'a.seh-H6213even so toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, thatsittethהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בhai.yo.ShevH3427at theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179: letnothingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697failתַּפֵּ֣לta.PelH5307of all that thou hastspokenדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃di.Bar.taH1696.

11ThenHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947theapparelהַלְּב֣וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and thehorseהַסּ֔וּסha.SusH5483, andarrayedוַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁvai.yal.BeshH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, and brought him onhorsebackוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yar.ki.Ve.huH7392through thestreetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, Thus shall it bedoneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whom thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654tohonourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

12AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameagainוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179. ButHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hastedנִדְחַ֣ףnid.ChafH1765to hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004mourningאָבֵ֖ל'a.VelH57, and having hisheadרֹֽאשׁ׃RoshH7218coveredוַחֲפ֥וּיva.cha.FuiH2645.

13AndHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608Zereshלְזֶ֤רֶשׁle.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּוֹ֙'ish.ToH802and all hisfriendsאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו'o.ha.VavH157every thing that hadbefallenקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136him. Thensaidוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩vai.Yo.me.ruH559his wisemenחֲכָמָ֜יוcha.kha.MavH2450andZereshוְזֶ֣רֶשׁve.Ze.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802to him, IfMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֞יma.re.do.KhaiH4782is of theseedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440whom thou hastbegunהַחִלּ֨וֹתָha.chi.Lo.taH2490tofallלִנְפֹּ֤לlin.PolH5307, thou shalt notprevailתוּכַ֣לtu.KhalH3201against him, but shaltsurelyנָפ֥וֹלna.FolH5307fallתִּפּ֖וֹלti.PolH5307beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

14And while they were yettalkingמְדַבְּרִ֣יםme.da.be.RimH1696with him,cameהִגִּ֑יעוּhi.Gi.'uH5060theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsוְסָרִיסֵ֥יve.sa.ri.SeiH5631, andhastedוַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙vai.yav.Hi.luH926tobringלְהָבִ֣יאle.ha.Vi'H935Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadpreparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

Commentaries on Esther 6

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