H9001–/וַ–v

And Esther said, If it seem good to the king, let the king and Haman come this day to the banquet that I have prepared for him.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

And the king said, Hasten Haman, that it may be done as Esther has said. And the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And the king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Esther answered and said, My petition and my request is,

וַתַּ֥עַן (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמַ֑ר (וַ) va. “and”

And Haman went forth that day joyful and glad of heart; but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up nor moved for him, he was full of fury against Mordecai.

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

But Haman controlled himself, and came home; and he sent and called for his friends, and Zeresh his wife.

וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣ק (וַ) va “and”וַיָּב֖וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had advanced him above the princes and servants of the king.

וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”

And Haman said, Yea, Esther the queen let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow also I am invited to her with the king.

וַיֹּאמֶר֮ (וַ) va “and”

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends to him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king that Mordecai may be hanged on it: then go in merrily with the king to the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”וַיִּיטַ֧ב (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּהְי֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, keepers of the threshold, who had sought to lay hand on king Ahasuerus.

וַיִּמָּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And the king said, What honour and dignity has been done to Mordecai for this? And the king's servants that attended upon him said, Nothing has been done for him.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Haman had come into the outward court of the king's house, to speak to the king to hang Mordecai on the gallows that he had prepared for him.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king's servants said to him, Behold, Haman is standing in the court. And the king said, Let him come in.

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done with the man whom the king delights to honour? Now Haman thought in his heart, To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to me?

וַיָּבוֹא֮ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Haman answered the king, For the man whom the king delights to honour,

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and let the apparel and horse be delivered into the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, and let them array the man whom the king delights to honour, and cause him to ride on the horse through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!

וְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְקָרְא֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king said to Haman, Make haste, take the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that thou hast said.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Haman took the apparel and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and caused him to ride through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honour!

וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And Mordecai came again to the king's gate. But Haman hasted to his house, mourning and having his head covered.

וַיָּ֥שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and to all his friends all that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife to him, If Mordecai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but wilt certainly fall before him.

וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

While they were yet talking with him, the king's chamberlains came, and hasted to bring Haman to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

וַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the king and Haman came to drink with Esther the queen.

וַיָּבֹ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And the king said again to Esther on the second day, at the banquet of wine, What is thy petition, queen Esther? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be done.

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (וַ) va “and”

And Esther the queen answered and said, If I have found grace in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request;

וַתַּ֨עַן (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּאמַ֔ר (וַ) va. “and”