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Esther 8

1On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325gaveנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064’enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameבָּ֚אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldהִגִּ֥ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046what he was to her.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookoffוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493hisringטַבַּעְתּ֗וֹta.ba'.ToH2885, which he hadtakenהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.VirH5674fromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782over thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696yetagainוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and felldownוַתִּפֹּ֖לva.ti.PolH5307atלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, andbesoughtוַתִּתְחַנֶּן־va.tit.cha.nen-H2603him withtearsוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058to putawayלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674themischiefרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451ofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91, and hisplotמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284that he haddevisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Then thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldoutוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275towardEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635. SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

5Andsaidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, If it shallpleaseט֜וֹבTovH2896thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if I havefoundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580in hissightלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440, and thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697shall seemrightוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and I ampleasingוְטוֹבָ֥הve.to.VahH2896in hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789toreverseלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284byHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'H4099theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91, which hewroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who are in all theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082:

6Forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349can Iendureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451that shallcomeיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672to mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971? orhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349can Iendureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thedestructionבְּאָבְדַ֖ןbe.'a.ve.DanH13of mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

7Then thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436and toMordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, Behold, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001, and him they havehangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518upon thegallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, because helaidשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027upon theJewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8Writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789ye also for theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, as itpleasethכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896youבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885: for thewritingכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791which iswrittenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034, andsealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, no man mayreverseלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.

9Then were theking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at thattimeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, that is, themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510, on thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242day of it; and it waswrittenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to all thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, and to thesatrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323, and thegovernorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346andprincesוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of theprovincesH4082which are fromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toCushכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568, anhundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651provincesH4082, to everyprovinceH4082according to thewritingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791of it, and to everypeopleH5971after theirlanguageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956, and to theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to theirwritingכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791, and according to theirlanguageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325’nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034, andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027postsהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsebackבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483, andridersרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392onmulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409,camelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327, andyoungבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121dromedariesהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424:

11In which thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064who were in everycityH5892to gather themselvestogetherלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950, and todefendוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975theirlivesנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315, todestroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045, toslayוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026, and to cause toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6, all thepowerחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of thepeopleעַ֧ם'amH5971andprovinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082that wouldassaultהַצָּרִ֥יםha.tza.RimH6696them, both littleonesטַ֣ףtafH2945andwomenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802, and toplunderוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998them forspoilלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962,

12Upononeאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117in all theprovincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082ofkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely, upon thethirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240day of thetwelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320, which is themonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143.

13Thecopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of thewritingהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791for acommandmentדָּת֙datH1881to begivenלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414in everyprovinceH4082wasproclaimedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540to allpeopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, and that theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064should bereadyעֲתִידִים֙a.tu.dimH6264 H6259for thatdayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117toavengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselves on theirenemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

14So thepostsהָרָצִ֞יםha.ra.TzimH7323thatrodeרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392uponmulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409andcamelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327wentoutיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318, beinghastenedמְבֹהָלִ֥יםme.vo.ha.LimH926and pressedonוּדְחוּפִ֖יםu.de.chu.FimH1765by theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697. And thedecreeוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881wasgivenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414atShushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ פha.bi.RahH1002.

15AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentoutיָצָ֣א׀ya.Tza'H3318from thepresenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438apparelבִּלְב֤וּשׁbil.VushH3830ofblueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504andwhiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353, and with agreatגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850ofgoldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091, and with agarmentוְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.RikhH8509of finelinenבּ֖וּץbutzH948andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713: and thecityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892ofShushanשׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanH7800rejoicedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and wasgladH8056.

16TheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadlightאוֹרָ֖ה'o.RahH219, andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057, andjoyוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.SonH8342, andhonourוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17And in everyprovinceH4082, and in everycityH5892,whereverמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881cameמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060, theJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064hadjoyשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057andgladnessוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnH8342, afeastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117. Andmanyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227of thepeopleמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776becameJewsמִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.DimH3054; for thefearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064fellנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon them.

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