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If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place t

בְּדָתֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given

בְּבֵית֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the wom

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (בְּ) be. “in”

And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

וּבְמ֤וֹת (בְ) ve. “at”

So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women.

בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע (בְּ) be. “when”וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ (בְ) ve. “when”

And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant

בְעֵינָיו֮ (בְ) ve. “in”

And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.

וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “on”בָּֽהּ׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “with <the>”

Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh an

וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ (בְ) ve. “when”בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן (בְּ) be. “with”בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י (בְ) ve. “with”

And in this way the girl went in to the king; whatever she had a desire for was given to her to take with her from the women's house into the house of the king.

וּבָזֶ֕ה (בָ) va. “in”

In the evening she went, and on the day after she came back to the second house of the women, into the keeping of Shaashgaz, one of the king's unsexed servants who had the care of the king's wives: only if the king had delight in her and sent for her by

בָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ (בָּ) ba. “in the”וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר (בַ) va. “in the”בָּ֛הּ (בָּ֛) ba “in <the>”בְשֵֽׁם׃ (בְ) ve. “by”

Now when the time came for Esther, the daughter of Abihail, his father's brother, whom Mordecai had taken as his daughter, to go in to the king, she made request for nothing but what Hegai, the king's servant and keeper of the women, had given her. And E

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ (בְ) ve. “when”בְּעֵינֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

So Esther was taken in to King Ahasuerus in his house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his rule.

בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּשְׁנַת־ (בִּ) bi “in”

And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “on”

And when the virgins came together in the second house of the women, Mordecai took his seat in the doorway of the king's house.

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ (בְ) ve. “when”בְּשַֽׁעַר־ (בְּ) be. “at”

Esther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.

בְאָמְנָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “in”

In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים (בַּ) ba “in the”בְּשַֽׁעַר־ (בְּ) be. “at”בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.

בְּשֵׁ֥ם (בְּ) be. “in”

And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.

בְּסֵ֛פֶר (בְּ) be. “in”

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

בְּשַׁ֣עַר (בְּ) be. “[were] at”

Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?

בְּשַׁ֥עַר (בְּ) be. “[were] at”

But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

בְּעֵינָ֗יו (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י (בְּ) be. “on”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “[were] in”