H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

then in this wise came the maiden to the king: whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

In the evening she went, and on the next day she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in to the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

The king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to the bounty of the king.

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

When the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

The thing became known to Mordecai, who shown it to Esther the queen; and Esther told the king [supplied: of it] in Mordecai's name.

לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

When inquisition was made of the matter, and it was found to be so, they were both hanged on a tree: and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.

הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (מֶּ֨לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

All the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence.

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why disobey you the king's commandment?

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [supplied: to] the twelfth [supplied: month], which is the month Adar.

לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [supplied: those of] every people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to allow them.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

If it please the king, let it be written that they be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the [supplied: king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

The king said to Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day of it; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.

הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ (מֶּ֜לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ (מֶּלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth [supplied: day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ (מֶּלֶךְ֒) me.leKh “king”

The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and he came even before the king's gate: for none might enter within the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

In every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend on her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

So Hathach went forth to Mordecai to the broad place of the city, which was before the king's gate.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”