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

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to them that he was a Jew.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when Haman saw that Mordecai did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

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.

וַיִּ֣בֶז (וַ) va “and”וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ (וַ) va “and”

In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth m

וַיִּפֹּל (וַ) va “and”

And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, There is a certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for th

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king took his ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of the Jews.

וַיָּ֧סַר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the k

וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב (וַ) va “and”

Now when Mordecai saw what was done, pulling off his robe, he put on haircloth, with dust on his head, and went out into the middle of the town, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

וַיִּקְרַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעַ֛ק (וַ) va “and”

And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

וַיָּב֕וֹא (וַ) va “and”

And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.

וַ֠תָּבֹאינָה (וַ֠) va. “and”וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥ל (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va. “and”

Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's unsexed servants whom he had given her for waiting on her, and she gave him orders to go to Mordecai and see what this was and why it was.

וַתִּקְרָא֩ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

So Hathach went out and saw Mordecai in the open square of the town before the king's doorway.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And Mordecai gave him an account of what had taken place, and of the amount of money which Haman had said he would put into the king's store for the destruction of the Jews.

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said.

וַיָּב֖וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֣ד (וַ) va “and”

Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai:

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only

וְחָיָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And they said these words to Mordecai.

וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer:

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

So Mordecai went away and did everything as Esther had said.

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּ֕עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

Now on the third day, Esther put on her queen's robes, and took her place in the inner room of the king's house, facing the king's house: and the king was seated on his high seat in the king's house, facing the doorway of the house.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞ד (וַֽ) va. “and”

And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod.

וַיְהִי֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיּ֨וֹשֶׁט (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקְרַ֣ב (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּגַּ֖ע (וַ) va. “and”

Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”