Esther 8
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- 1On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto 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 unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house 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
- 3And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised 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 held out to Esther the golden sceptre. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
- 5And she said: 'If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he(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 can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?'
- 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 the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew: 'Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon 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׃
- 8Write ye also concerning the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring; for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse.'
- 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 were the king's scribes called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, even to the satraps, and the governor(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׃
- 10And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud;
- 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׃
- 11that the king had granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, and to slay, and to cause to perish, all the forces of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones a(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
- 12upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is 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
- 13The copy of the writing, to be given out for a decree in every province, was to be published unto all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
- 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 posts that rode upon swift steeds that were used in the king's service went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment; and the decree was given out in Shushan the castle.
- 15And Mordecai went forth from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a rob of fine linen and purple; and the city of Shushan shouted and was glad.
- 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׃
- 16The Jews had light and gladness, and joy and honour.
- 17And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon t(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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