H9002–/וְ–v

There were fair hangings of white and green and blue, fixed with cords of purple and the best linen to silver rings and pillars of polished stone: the seats were of gold and silver on a floor of red and white and yellow and black stone.

וּתְכֵ֗לֶת (וּ) u. “and”וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי (וְ) ve. “and”וָכֶ֗סֶף (וָ) va. “and”וָשֵׁ֖שׁ (וָ) va. “and”וְדַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.

וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֵלִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֵ֥ין (וְ) ve. “and”

And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.

וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”וָאִֽישׁ׃ (וָ) va. “and”

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

וַאֲבַגְתָא֙ (וַ) va. “and”וְכַרְכַּ֔ס (וְ) ve. “and”

That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful.

וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

But when the servants gave her the king's order, Vashti the queen said she would not come: then the king was very angry, and his heart was burning with wrath.

וַחֲמָת֖וֹ (וַ) va. “and”

And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

וָדִֽין׃ (וָ) va. “and”

And second only to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who were friends of the king, and had the first places in the kingdom:)

וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָדַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”

And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus;

וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the wives of the captains of Persia and Media, hearing what the queen has done, will say the same to all the king's captains. So there will be much shame and wrath.

וְֽהַיּ֨וֹם (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּמָדַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”וּכְדַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וָקָֽצֶף׃ (וָ) va. “and”

If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place t

וְיִכָּתֵ֛ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָדַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”

And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given

וּמְדִינָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

After these things, when the king's feelings were calmer, the thought of Vashti and what she had done and the order he had made against her, came back to his mind.

וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the wom

וְיַפְקֵ֨ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָת֖וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”

And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

וּשְׁמ֣וֹ (וּ) u. “and”

And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

וָאֵ֑ם (וָ) va. “and”וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְטוֹבַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמ֤וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְאִמָּ֔הּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women.

וְדָת֔וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ (וּֽ) u. “and”

And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Esther had not said what family or people she came from, for Mordecai had given her orders not to do so.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And every day Mordecai took his walk before the square of the women's house, to see how Esther was and what would be done to her.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וָי֔וֹם (וָ) va. “and”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Now every girl, when her turn came, had to go in to King Ahasuerus, after undergoing, for a space of twelve months, what was ordered by the law for the women (for this was the time necessary for making them clean, that is, six months with oil of myrrh an

וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ (וּ) u. “and”וְנַעֲרָ֜ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”