Esther 8
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- 1That day the king gave all the family of Haman, the hater of the Jews, to Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king, for Esther had made clear what he was to her.
- בַּיּ֣וֹם
- הַה֗וּא
- נָתַ֞ן
- נָתַ֞ןna.Tanhe gaveH5414G
- הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshAhasuerusH0325
- לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר
- הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004B
- הָמָ֖ן
- הָמָ֖ןha.ManHamanH2001
- צֹרֵ֣ר
- צֹרֵ֣רtzo.Rer[the] opposerH6887D
- הַיְּהוּדִ֑יםQere, written (Ketiv): הַיְּהוּדִיִּים
- וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י
- בָּ֚א
- בָּ֚אba'he cameH0935G
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- הִגִּ֥ידָה
- הִגִּ֥ידָהhi.Gi.dahshe had toldH5046
- אֶסְתֵּ֖ר
- אֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerEstherH0635
- מַ֥ה
- מַ֥הmahwhat?H4100
- הוּא־
- הוּאhu'-[was] heH1931
- לָֽהּ׃
- 2And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. And Esther put Mordecai over the family of Haman.
- וַיָּ֨סַר
- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- טַבַּעְתּ֗וֹ
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר
- אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הֶֽעֱבִיר֙
- הֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.Virhe had taken awayH5674C
- מֵֽהָמָ֔ן
- וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ
- לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י
- וַתָּ֧שֶׂם
- אֶסְתֵּ֛ר
- אֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerEstherH0635
- אֶֽת־
- אֶֽת'et-<obj.>H0853
- מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
- מָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- בֵּ֥ית
- בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004B
- הָמָֽן׃
- הָמָֽןha.ManHamanH2001
- 3Then Esther again came before the king, falling down at his feet, and made request to him with weeping, that he would put a stop to the evil purposes of Haman the Agagite and the designs which he had made against the Jews.
- וַתּ֣וֹסֶף
- אֶסְתֵּ֗ר
- אֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerEstherH0635
- וַתְּדַבֵּר֙
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
- וַתִּפֹּ֖ל
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- רַגְלָ֑יו
- וַתֵּ֣בְךְּ
- וַתִּתְחַנֶּן־
- ל֗וֹ
- לְהַֽעֲבִיר֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- רָעַת֙
- רָעַת֙ra.'At[the] evil ofH7451I
- הָמָ֣ן
- הָמָ֣ןha.ManHamanH2001
- הָֽאֲגָגִ֔י
- וְאֵת֙
- מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹ
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- חָשַׁ֖ב
- חָשַׁ֖בcha.Shavhe had plannedH2803G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃
- 4Then the king put out the rod of gold to Esther, and she got up before the king.
- 5And she said, If it is the king's pleasure and if I have his approval and this thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing to him, then let letters be sent giving orders against those which Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, sent out for the d(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַ֠תֹּאמֶר
- אִם־
- אִם'im-ifH0518A
- עַל־
- עַל'al-[is] onH5921A
- הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
- ט֜וֹב
- ט֜וֹבTovgoodH2896A
- וְאִם־
- מָצָ֧אתִי
- מָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiI have foundH4672
- חֵ֣ן
- חֵ֣ןchenfavorH2580
- לְפָנָ֗יו
- וְכָשֵׁ֤ר
- הַדָּבָר֙
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
- וְטוֹבָ֥ה
- אֲנִ֖י
- אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH0589
- בְּעֵינָ֑יו
- יִכָּתֵ֞ב
- יִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.Tevlet it be writtenH3789
- לְהָשִׁ֣יב
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַסְּפָרִ֗ים
- מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת
- מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vet[the] plan ofH4284
- הָמָ֤ן
- הָמָ֤ןha.ManHamanH2001
- בֶּֽן־
- בֶּֽןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙
- הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'HammedathaH4099
- הָאֲגָגִ֔י
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- כָּתַ֗ב
- כָּתַ֗בka.Tavhe wroteH3789
- לְאַבֵּד֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- בְּכָל־
- מְדִינ֥וֹת
- מְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.Not[the] provinces ofH4082
- הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
- 6For how is it possible for me to see the evil which is to overtake my nation? how may I see the destruction of my people?
- כִּ֠י
- כִּ֠יkiforH3588A
- אֵיכָכָ֤ה
- אֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.Khahhow?H0349C
- אוּכַל֙
- אוּכַל֙'u.Khalwill I be ableH3201
- וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי
- בָּרָעָ֖ה
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- יִמְצָ֣א
- יִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'it will findH4672
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- עַמִּ֑י
- וְאֵֽיכָכָ֤ה
- אוּכַל֙
- אוּכַל֙'u.Khalwill I be ableH3201
- וְֽרָאִ֔יתִי
- בְּאָבְדַ֖ן
- מוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃
- כִּ֠י
- 7Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, See now, I have given Esther the family of Haman, and he has come to his death by hanging, because he made an attack on the Jews.
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshAhasuerusH0325
- לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר
- הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה
- וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י
- הַיְּהוּדִ֑י
- הִנֵּ֨ה
- הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- בֵית־
- בֵיתveit-[the] house ofH1004M
- הָמָ֜ן
- הָמָ֜ןha.ManHamanH2001
- נָתַ֣תִּי
- נָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiI have givenH5414G
- לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר
- וְאֹתוֹ֙
- תָּל֣וּ
- תָּל֣וּta.Luthey have hangedH8518
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הָעֵ֔ץ
- עַ֛ל
- עַ֛ל'alonH5921A
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- שָׁלַ֥ח
- שָׁלַ֥חsha.Lachhe stretched outH7971K
- יָד֖וֹ
- בַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃Qere, written (Ketiv): בַּיְּהוּדִיִּים׃
- 8So now send a letter about the Jews, writing whatever seems good to you, in the king's name, and stamping it with the king's ring: for a writing signed in the king's name and stamped with the king's ring may not be changed.
- וְ֠אַתֶּם
- כִּתְב֨וּ
- כִּתְב֨וּkit.VuwriteH3789
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים
- כַּטּ֤וֹב
- בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙
- בְּשֵׁ֣ם
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
- וְחִתְמ֖וּ
- בְּטַבַּ֣עַת
- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- כְתָ֞ב
- כְתָ֞בkhe.Tava writingH3791
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- נִכְתָּ֣ב
- נִכְתָּ֣בnikh.Tav[is] writtenH3789
- בְּשֵׁם־
- הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
- וְנַחְתּ֛וֹם
- בְּטַבַּ֥עַת
- הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einnotH0369
- לְהָשִֽׁיב׃
- 9Then at that time, on the twenty-third day of the third month, which is the month Sivan, the king's scribes were sent for; and everything ordered by Mordecai was put in writing and sent to the Jews and the captains and the rulers and the chiefs of all th(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיִּקָּרְא֣וּ
- סֹפְרֵֽי־
- סֹפְרֵֽיso.fe.rei-[the] scribes ofH5613
- הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
- בָּֽעֵת־
- הַ֠הִיא
- בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ
- הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜י
- הוּא־
- הוּאhu'-thatH1931
- חֹ֣דֶשׁ
- חֹ֣דֶשׁCho.desh[is] [the] month ofH2320G
- סִיוָ֗ן
- סִיוָ֗ןsi.VanSivanH5510
- בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה
- וְעֶשְׂרִים֮
- בּוֹ֒
- וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב
- כְּֽכָל־
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-thatH0834A
- צִוָּ֣ה
- צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680
- מָרְדֳּכַ֣י
- מָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782H
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים
- וְאֶ֣ל
- הָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־
- וְהַפַּחוֹת֩
- וְשָׂרֵ֨י
- הַמְּדִינ֜וֹת
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- מֵהֹ֣דּוּ
- וְעַד־
- כּ֗וּשׁ
- כּ֗וּשׁKushCushH3568A
- שֶׁ֣בַע
- שֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'sevenH7651
- וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים
- וּמֵאָה֙
- מְדִינָ֔ה
- מְדִינָ֔הme.di.Nahprovince[s]H4082
- מְדִינָ֤ה
- מְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahprovinceH4082
- וּמְדִינָה֙
- כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ
- וְעַ֥ם
- וָעָ֖ם
- כִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹ
- וְאֶ֨ל־
- הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים
- כִּכְתָבָ֖ם
- וְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃
- 10The letters were sent in the name of King Ahasuerus and stamped with his ring, and they were taken by men on horseback, going on the quick-running horses used for the king's business, the offspring of his best horses:
- וַיִּכְתֹּ֗ב
- בְּשֵׁם֙
- הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshAhasuerusH0325
- וַיַּחְתֹּ֖ם
- בְּטַבַּ֣עַת
- הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
- סְפָרִ֡ים
- סְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimlettersH5612A
- בְּיַד֩
- הָרָצִ֨ים
- בַּסּוּסִ֜ים
- רֹכְבֵ֤י
- רֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.Vei[the] riders ofH7392
- הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙
- הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים
- בְּנֵ֖י
- בְּנֵ֖יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121H
- הָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃
- 11In these letters the king gave authority to the Jews in every town to come together and make a fight for their lives, and to send death and destruction on the power of any people in any part of the kingdom attacking them or their children or their women,(possibly incomplete in the source)
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherthatH0834A
- נָתַ֨ן
- נָתַ֨ןna.Tanhe had permittedH5414K
- הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
- לַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- בְּכָל־
- עִיר־
- עִיר'ir-cityH5892B
- וָעִ֗יר
- לְהִקָּהֵל֮
- וְלַעֲמֹ֣ד
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- נַפְשָׁם֒
- לְהַשְׁמִיד֩
- וְלַהֲרֹ֨ג
- וּלְאַבֵּ֜ד
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- חֵ֨יל
- חֵ֨ילcheilarmy ofH2428A
- עַ֧ם
- עַ֧ם'ampeopleH5971A
- וּמְדִינָ֛ה
- הַצָּרִ֥ים
- אֹתָ֖ם
- טַ֣ף
- טַ֣ףtaflittle one[s]H2945
- וְנָשִׁ֑ים
- וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם
- לָבֽוֹז׃
- אֲשֶׁר֩
- 12On one day in every division of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, that is, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar.
- בְּי֣וֹם
- אֶחָ֔ד
- אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- בְּכָל־
- מְדִינ֖וֹת
- מְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.Not[the] provinces ofH4082
- הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
- אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ
- אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH0325
- בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה
- עָשָׂ֛ר
- עָשָׂ֛ר'a.SarteenH6240
- לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ
- שְׁנֵים־
- שְׁנֵיםshe.neim-two [plus]H8147
- עָשָׂ֖ר
- עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SartenH6240
- הוּא־
- הוּאhu'-thatH1931
- חֹ֥דֶשׁ
- חֹ֥דֶשׁCho.desh[is] [the] month ofH2320G
- אֲדָֽר׃
- אֲדָֽר'a.DarAdarH0143
- 13A copy of the writing, to be made public as an order in every division of the kingdom, was given out to all the peoples, so that the Jews might be ready when that day came to give punishment to their haters.
- פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן
- פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.gen<the> copy ofH6572B
- הַכְּתָ֗ב
- לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן
- דָּת֙
- דָּת֙datlawH1881
- בְּכָל־
- מְדִינָ֣ה
- מְדִינָ֣הme.di.NahprovinceH4082
- וּמְדִינָ֔ה
- גָּל֖וּי
- גָּל֖וּיga.Luibeing disclosedH1540J
- לְכָל־
- הָעַמִּ֑ים
- וְלִהְי֨וֹת
- הַיְּהוּדִ֤יםQere, written (Ketiv): הַיְּהוּדִיִּים
- עֲתִידִים֙Qere, written (Ketiv): עֲתוּדִים
- עֲתִידִים֙a.tu.dimreadyH6264
- לַיּ֣וֹם
- הַזֶּ֔ה
- לְהִנָּקֵ֖ם
- מֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃
- פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶן
- 14So the men went out on the quick-running horses used on the king's business, wasting no time and forced on by the king's order; and the order was given out in Shushan, the king's town.
- 15And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.
- וּמָרְדֳּכַ֞י
- יָצָ֣א׀
- יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he went outH3318G
- מִלִּפְנֵ֣י
- הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
- בִּלְב֤וּשׁ
- מַלְכוּת֙
- מַלְכוּת֙mal.Khutroyalty ofH4438
- תְּכֵ֣לֶת
- תְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letvioletH8504
- וָח֔וּר
- וַעֲטֶ֤רֶת
- זָהָב֙
- זָהָב֙za.HavgoldH2091
- גְּדוֹלָ֔ה
- גְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- וְתַכְרִ֥יךְ
- בּ֖וּץ
- בּ֖וּץbutzfine linenH0948
- וְאַרְגָּמָ֑ן
- וְהָעִ֣יר
- שׁוּשָׁ֔ן
- שׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanSusaH7800
- צָהֲלָ֖ה
- צָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.Lahit shouted for joyH6670A
- וְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃
- 16And the Jews had light and joy and honour.
- 17And in every part of the kingdom and in every town, wherever the king's letter and his order came, the Jews were glad with great joy, and had a feast and a good day. And a great number of the people of the land became Jews: for the fear of the Jews had c(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וּבְכָל־
- מְדִינָ֨ה
- מְדִינָ֨הme.di.NahprovinceH4082
- וּמְדִינָ֜ה
- וּבְכָל־
- עִ֣יר
- עִ֣יר'ircityH5892B
- וָעִ֗יר
- מְקוֹם֙
- מְקוֹם֙me.kOm[the] placeH4725
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher<of> whereH0834A
- דְּבַר־
- דְּבַרde.var-[the] word ofH1697G
- הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
- וְדָתוֹ֙
- מַגִּ֔יעַ
- מַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'[was] reachingH5060
- שִׂמְחָ֤ה
- שִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahgladnessH8057
- וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙
- לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים
- מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה
- מִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.Teha feastH4960
- וְי֣וֹם
- ט֑וֹב
- ט֑וֹבTovgoodH2896A
- וְרַבִּ֞ים
- מֵֽעַמֵּ֤י
- הָאָ֙רֶץ֙
- מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔ים
- מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.Dim[were] becoming JewsH3054
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- נָפַ֥ל
- נָפַ֥לna.Falit had fallenH5307G
- פַּֽחַד־
- פַּֽחַדpa.chad-dread ofH6343
- הַיְּהוּדִ֖ים
- עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
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