H9001–/וַ–v

And the servants of the king, who `are' in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai, `Wherefore `art' thou transgressing the command of the king?'

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, in their speaking unto him, day by day, and he hath not hearkened unto them, that they declare `it' to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai do stand, for he hath declared to them that he `is' a Jew.

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

And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,

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

and it is contemptible in his eyes to put forth a hand on Mordecai by himself, for they have declared to him the people of Mordecai, and Haman seeketh to destroy all the Jews who `are' in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

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

In the first month -- it `is' the month of Nisan -- in the twelfth year of the king Ahasuerus, hath one caused to fall Pur (that `is' the lot) before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, `to' the twelfth, it `is' the month of Adar.

וַיִּפֹּל (וַ) va “and”

And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, `There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws `are' diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king turneth aside his signet from off his hand, and giveth it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of the Jews;

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

and the king saith to Haman, `The silver is given to thee, and the people, to do with it as `it is' good in thine eyes.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who `are' over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,

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

And Mordecai hath known all that hath been done, and Mordecai rendeth his garments, and putteth on sackcloth and ashes, and goeth forth into the midst of the city and crieth -- a cry loud and bitter,

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

and he cometh in unto the front of the gate of the king, but none is to come in unto the gate of the king with a sackcloth-garment.

וַיָּב֕וֹא (וַ) va “and”

And young women of Esther come in and her eunuchs, and declare `it' to her, and the queen is exceedingly pained, and sendeth garments to clothe Mordecai, and to turn aside his sackcloth from off him, and he hath not received `them'.

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

And Esther calleth to Hatach, of the eunuchs of the king, whom he hath stationed before her, and giveth him a charge for Mordecai, to know what this `is', and wherefore this `is'.

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

And Hatach goeth out unto Mordecai, unto a broad place of the city, that `is' before the gate of the king,

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

and Mordecai declareth to him all that hath met him, and the explanation of the money that Haman said to weigh to the treasuries of the king for the Jews, to destroy them,

וַיַּגֶּד־ (וַ) va “and”

And Hatach cometh in and declareth to Esther the words of Mordecai,

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

and Esther speaketh to Hatach, and chargeth him for Mordecai:

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

`All servants of the king, and people of the provinces of the king, do know that any man and woman, who cometh in unto the king, unto the inner court, who is not called -- one law `of' his `is' to put `them' to death, apart from him to whom the king holdeth out the golden sceptre, then he hath lived; and I -- I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.'

וְחָיָ֑ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And they declare to Mordecai the words of Esther,

וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

and Mordecai speaketh to send back unto Esther: `Do not think in thy soul to be delivered `in' the house of the king, more than all the Jews,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Esther speaketh to send back unto Mordecai:

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And Mordecai passeth on, and doth according to all that Esther hath charged upon him.

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

And it cometh to pass on the third day, that Esther putteth on royalty, and standeth in the inner-court of the house of the king over-against the house of the king, and the king is sitting on his royal throne, in the royal-house, over-against the opening of the house,

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

and it cometh to pass, at the king's seeing Esther the queen standing in the court, she hath received grace in his eyes, and the king holdeth out to Esther the golden sceptre that `is' in his hand, and Esther draweth near, and toucheth the top of the sceptre.

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

And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee Esther, O queen? and what thy request? unto the half of the kingdom -- and it is given to thee.'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”