H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keep covenant and loving kindness, don't let all the travail seem little before you, that has come on us, on our kings, on our princes, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on our fathers, and on all your people, since the time of the kings of Assyria to this day.

אֲֽשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept your law, nor listened to your commandments and your testimonies with which you did testify against them.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

For they have not served you in their kingdom, and in your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and fat land which you gave 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 you gave to our fathers to eat the fruit of it and the good of it, behold, we are servants in it.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

It yields much increase to the kings whom you have 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 joined with their brothers, 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 Yahweh our Lord, and his ordinances and his statutes;

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

and that we would not give our daughters to 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 who lived in Jerusalem: but in the cities of Judah lived everyone 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 who 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 forever,

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, my God, concerning this, and don't wipe out my good deeds that I have done for the house of my God, and for the observances of it.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said to them, What evil thing is this that you do, and profane the Sabbath day?

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

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 until 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”

I commanded the Levites that they should purify themselves, and that they should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the Sabbath day. Remember to me, my God, this also, and spare me according to the greatness of your loving kindness.

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 angry, and his anger burned in him.

אֲשֶׁ֖ר 'a.Sher “which”

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

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “that”

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

אֲשֶׁ֕ר 'a.Sher “which”

This day will the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the deed of the queen say [ergänzt: the like] to 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 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.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “that”

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

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “who”