H4428G–מֶ֫לֶךְ–me.lekh

And when these days were expired, the king made a feast to all the people that were present in Shushan the fortress, both to great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace.

הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (מֶּ֡לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And they gave drink in vessels of gold (the vessels being diverse one from another), and royal wine in abundance, according to the king's bounty.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (מֶּֽלֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the drinking was, according to commandment, without constraint; for so the king had appointed to all the magnates of his house, that they should do according to every man's pleasure.

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (מֶּ֗לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

On the seventh day, when the king's heart was merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of king Ahasuerus,

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

to bring Vashti the queen before the king with the royal crown to shew the peoples and the princes her beauty; for she was of beautiful countenance.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the word of the king which was [ergänzt: sent] by the chamberlains; and the king was very wroth, and his fury burned in him.

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”

And the king said to the wise men who knew the times (for so was the king's business [ergänzt: conducted] before all that knew law and judgment;

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and the next to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, [ergänzt: and] Memucan, the seven princes of Persia and Media, who saw the king's face, and who sat first in the kingdom),

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

What shall be done to the queen Vashti according to law, because she has not performed the word of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains?

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then said Memucan before the king and the princes, The queen Vashti has 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.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (מֶּ֥לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

For the act of the queen will come abroad to all women, so as to render their husbands contemptible in their eyes, when they shall say, The king Ahasuerus commanded the queen Vashti to be brought in before him, and she came not!

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the princesses of Persia and Media who have heard of the queen's act, will say it this day to all the king's princes, and there will be contempt and anger enough.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

and when the king's edict which he shall make shall be heard throughout his realm -- for it is great -- all the wives shall give to their husbands honour, from the greatest to the least.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (מֶּ֤לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

Then said the king's servants that attended upon him, Let there be maidens, virgins of beautiful countenance, sought for the king;

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (מֶּ֛לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

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

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (מֶּ֖לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captives who had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

מֶֽלֶךְ־ Me.lekh- “[the] king of”מֶ֥לֶךְ Me.lekh “[the] king of”

And it came to pass when the king's commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the fortress, unto the custody of Hegai, that Esther also was brought into the king's house, unto the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙) Me.lekh “king”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (מֶּ֔לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And the maiden pleased him, and obtained favour before him; and he speedily gave her her things for purification, and her portions, and the seven maidens selected to be given her, out of the king's house; and he removed her and her maids to the best [ergänzt: place] of the house of the women.

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (מֶּ֑לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”

And when every maiden's turn came to go in to king Ahasuerus after that she had been treated for twelve months, according to the manner of the women (for so were the days of their purification accomplished -- six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices, and with things for the purifying of the women,

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (מֶּ֣לֶךְ) Me.lekh “king”