H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the terrible God, who keepest covenant and lovingkindness, let not all the travail seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kings of Assyria unto this day.

אֲֽשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies wherewith thou didst testify against them.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

Behold, we are servants this day, and as for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “whom”

They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of Jehovah our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

and that we would not give our daughters unto the peoples of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons;

וַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (אֲשֶׁ֛ר) 'a.Sher “that”

Now these are the chiefs of the province that dwelt in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah dwelt every one in his possession in their cities, [ergänzt: to wit], Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinim, and the children of Solomon's servants.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “who”

Now these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra,

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “who”

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God for ever,

אֲ֠שֶׁר 'a.Sher “that”

and I came to Jerusalem, and understood the evil that Eliashib had done for Tobiah, in preparing him a chamber in the courts of the house of God.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “which”

Remember me, O my God, concerning this, and wipe not out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances thereof.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day?

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

And it came to pass that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the doors should be shut, and commanded that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I over the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.

אֲשֶׁר֙ 'a.Sher “that”

And I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember unto me, O my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of thy lovingkindness.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “that”

that in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the palace,

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus.

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's commandment by the chamberlains: therefore was the king very wroth, and his anger burned in him.

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

What shall we do unto the queen Vashti according to law, because she hath not done the bidding of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “that”

And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the peoples that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.

אֲשֶׁ֕ר 'a.Sher “which”

And this day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say [ergänzt: the like] unto all the king's princes. So [ergänzt: will there arise] much contempt and wrath.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “who”

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 be not altered, that Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus; and let the king give her royal estate unto another that is better than she.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “that”

And 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.

אֲשֶֽׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

After these things, when the wrath of king Ahasuerus was pacified, he remembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[that] which”אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “[that] which”

and let the maiden that pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “who”