H9002–/וְ–v

and thus came the maiden in unto the king), whatever she desired was given her to go with her out of the house of the women to the king's house.

וּבָזֶ֕ה (וּ) u. “and”

In the evening she went, and on the morrow she returned into the second house of the women, unto the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, keeper of the concubines. She came in to the king no more, unless the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר (וּ֠) U. “and”

And when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained grace in the sight of all them that saw her.

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ (וּ) u. “and”

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, and he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

וָחֶ֛סֶד (וָ) va. “and”

And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave presents according to the king's bounty.

וַעֲבָדָ֔יו (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲנָחָ֤ה (וַ) va. “and”

And when the virgins were gathered together the second time, Mordecai sat in the king's gate.

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ (וּ) u. “and”וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

(Esther, as Mordecai had charged her, had not yet made known her birth nor her people; for Esther did what Mordecai told her, like as when she was brought up with him.)

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

In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ (וָ) va. “and”

And all the king's servants that were in the king's gate bowed and did Haman reverence, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [ergänzt: him] reverence.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔י (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

וָי֔וֹם (וָ) va. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.

וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman for each day and for each month, to the twelfth [ergänzt: month], that is, the month Adar.

וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ (וּ) u. “and”

And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [ergänzt: those of] every people, and they keep not the king's laws; and it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

וּמְפֹרָד֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְדָתֵיהֶ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have charge of the affairs, to bring [ergänzt: it] into the king's treasuries.

וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (וַ) va. “and”

And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as seems good to thee.

וְהָעָ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the [ergänzt: month], and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

וְֽאֶל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”וּמְדִינָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָ֔ם (וָ) va. “and”וּמְדִינָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וָעָ֖ם (וָ) va. “and”וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, and [ergänzt: to take] the spoil of them for a prey.

וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְאַבֵּ֣ד (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם (וּ) u. “and”

That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

וּמְדִינָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.

וְהַדָּ֥ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָמָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָעִ֥יר (וְ) ve. “and”

And when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai rent his garments, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry,

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י (וּ) u. “and”וָאֵ֑פֶר (וָ) va. “and”וּמָרָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing: many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמְדִינָ֗ה (וּ) u. “and”וְדָתוֹ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְצ֥וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכִ֖י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִסְפֵּ֑ד (וּ) u. “and”וָאֵ֔פֶר (וָ) va. “and”

And Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [ergänzt: it] her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him; but he received [ergänzt: it] not.

וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהָסִ֥יר (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Esther called for Hatach, [ergänzt: one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and of the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he gave him a copy of the writing of the decree that had been given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew [ergänzt: it] to Esther, and to declare [ergänzt: it] to her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication to him, and to make request before him, for her people.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהַגִּ֣יד (וּ) u. “and”וּלְצַוּ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (וּ) u. “and”