H9003–/ב–b

If it please the king, let there go forth a royal commandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, that it not be altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate to another who is better than she.

בְּדָתֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

When the king's decree which he shall make shall be published throughout all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give to their husbands honor, both to great and small.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

The saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:

בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

for he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and should speak according to the language of his people.

בְּבֵית֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

and let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the beautiful young virgins to Shushan the palace, to the house of the women, to the custody of Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for purification be given them;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

and let the maiden who pleases the king be queen instead of Vashti. The thing pleased the king; and he did so.

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

There was a certain Jew in Shushan the palace, whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite,

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (בְּ) be. “in”

He brought up Hadassah, who is, Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

וּבְמ֤וֹת (בְ) ve. “at”

So it happened, when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together to Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

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

The maiden pleased him, and she obtained kindness of him; and he speedily gave her things for her purification, with her portions, and the seven maidens who were meet to be given her out of the king's house: and he removed her and her maidens to the best place of the house of the women.

בְעֵינָיו֮ (בְ) ve. “in”

Mordecai walked every day before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what would become of her.

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

Now when the turn of every maiden was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her as prescribed for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purification accomplished, [supplied: to wit], six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odors and with the things for the purifying of the women),

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

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.

וּבָזֶ֕ה (בָ) va. “in”

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ (בְּ) be. “on”

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

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

Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

בְאָמְנָ֖ה (בְ) ve. “in”

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.

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

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.

בְּשֵׁ֥ם (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּסֵ֛פֶר (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בְּשַׁ֣עַר (בְּ) be. “[were] at”

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

בְּשַׁ֥עַר (בְּ) be. “[were] at”

But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai: therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.

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