H9002–/וְ–v

and with this the young woman hath come in unto the king, all that she saith is given to her, to go in with her, out of the house of the women, unto the house of the king;

וּבָזֶ֕ה (וּ) u. “and”

in the evening she hath gone in, and in the morning she hath turned back unto the second house of the women, unto the hand of Shaashgaz eunuch of the king, keeper of the concubines; she cometh not in any more unto the king except the king hath delighted in her, and she hath been called by name.

וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר (וּ֠) U. “and”

And in the drawing nigh of the turn of Esther -- daughter of Abihail, uncle of Mordecai, whom he had taken to him for a daughter -- to come in unto the king, she hath not sought a thing except that which Hegai eunuch of the king, keeper of the women, saith, and Esther is receiving grace in the eyes of all seeing her.

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ (וּ) u. “and”

and the king loveth Esther above all the women, and she receiveth grace and kindness before him above all the virgins, and he setteth a royal crown on her head, and causeth her to reign instead of Vashti,

וָחֶ֛סֶד (וָ) va. “and”

and the king maketh a great banquet to all his heads and his servants -- the banquet of Esther -- and a release to the provinces hath made, and giveth gifts as a memorial of the king.

וַעֲבָדָ֔יו (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲנָחָ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

And in the virgins being gathered a second time, then Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king;

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ (וּ) u. “and”וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

Esther is not declaring her kindred and her people, as Mordecai hath laid a charge upon her, and the saying of Mordecai Esther is doing as when she was truly with him.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

In those days, when Mordecai is sitting in the gate of the king, hath Bigthan been wroth, and Teresh, (two of the eunuchs of the king, the keepers of the threshold,) and they seek to put forth a hand on king Ahasuerus,

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ (וָ) va. “and”

and all servants of the king, who `are' in the gate of the king, are bowing and doing obeisance to Haman, for so hath the king commanded for him; and Mordecai doth not bow nor do obeisance.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And it cometh to pass, in their speaking unto him, day by day, and he hath not hearkened unto them, that they declare `it' to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai do stand, for he hath declared to them that he `is' a Jew.

וָי֔וֹם (וָ) va. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,

וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

In the first month -- it `is' the month of Nisan -- in the twelfth year of the king Ahasuerus, hath one caused to fall Pur (that `is' the lot) before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, `to' the twelfth, it `is' the month of Adar.

וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ (וּ) u. “and”

And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, `There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws `are' diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;

וּמְפֹרָד֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

if to the king `it be' good, let it be written to destroy them, and ten thousand talents of silver I weigh into the hands of those doing the work, to bring `it' in unto the treasuries of the king.'

וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (וַ) va. “and”

and the king saith to Haman, `The silver is given to thee, and the people, to do with it as `it is' good in thine eyes.'

וְהָעָ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who `are' over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,

וְֽאֶל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּמְדִינָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָ֔ם (וָ) va. “and”וּמְדִינָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

and letters to be sent by the hand of the runners unto all provinces of the king, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy all the Jews, from young even unto old, infant and women, on one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month -- it `is' the month of Adar -- and their spoil to seize,

וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְאַבֵּ֣ד (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

a copy of the writing to be made law in every province and province is revealed to all the peoples, to be ready for this day.

וּמְדִינָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.

וְהַדָּ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָמָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעִ֥יר (וְ) ve. “and”

And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth -- a cry loud and bitter,

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”וָאֵ֑פֶר (וָ) va. “and”וּמָרָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And in every province and province, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, a great mourning have the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and lamenting: sackcloth and ashes are spread for many.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמְדִינָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וְדָתוֹ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצ֥וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד (וּ) u. “and”וָאֵ֔פֶר (וָ) va. “and”

And young women of Esther come in and her eunuchs, and declare `it' to her, and the queen is exceedingly pained, and sendeth garments to clothe Mordecai, and to turn aside his sackcloth from off him, and he hath not received `them'.

וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהָסִ֥יר (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Esther calleth to Hatach, of the eunuchs of the king, whom he hath stationed before her, and giveth him a charge for Mordecai, to know what this `is', and wherefore this `is'.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and Mordecai declareth to him all that hath met him, and the explanation of the money that Haman said to weigh to the treasuries of the king for the Jews, to destroy them,

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

and the copy of the writing of the law that had been given in Shushan to destroy them he hath given to him, to shew Esther, and to declare `it' to her, and to lay a charge on her to go in unto the king, to make supplication to him, and to seek from before him, for her people.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהַגִּ֣יד (וּ) u. “and”וּלְצַוּ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (וּ) u. “and”