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Esther 7

1So thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935tobanquetלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354withEstherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559again toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, What is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635? and it shall begrantedוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenH5414thee: and what is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246? and it shall beperformedוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213, even to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

3ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, If I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if it shallpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414me at mypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971at myrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4For we aresoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376, I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, to bedestroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045, to beslainלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026, and toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6. Butifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had beensoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376formaleלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleslavesוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198, I had held mytongueהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiH2790, although theenemyהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862could not compensateforשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428lossבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143.

5Then thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436, Who is he, and where is he, that daredpresumeמְלָא֥וֹme.la.'OH4390in hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213so?

6AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶר־va.To.mer-H559, Theadversaryאִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר'ish tzarH376 H6862andenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341is thiswickedהָרָ֖עha.Ra'H7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001. ThenHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001wasafraidנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֥יmi.lif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and thequeenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

7And thekingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428arisingקָ֤םkamH6965from thebanquetמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196in hiswrathבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534went into thepalaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594: andHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stoodupעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975to makerequestלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245for hislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315toEstherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436; for hesawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that there wasevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615against him by thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Then thekingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725out of thepalaceהַבִּיתָ֜ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594into theplaceבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of thebanquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196; andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001hadfallenנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307upon thecouchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296on whichEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was . Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Will heforceלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁlikh.Bo.oshH3533thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436also before me in thehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004? As thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697wentoutיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310, theycoveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9AndHarbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of thechamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold also, thegallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364, whichHamanהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001hadmadeעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213forMordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, who hadspokenדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,standethעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001. Then thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518him on it.

10So theyhangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001on thegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he hadpreparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559forMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782. Then was theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534pacifiedשָׁכָֽכָה׃ פsha.Kha.khahH7918.

Commentaries on Esther 7

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