H9002–/וְ–v

then in this wise came the maiden to 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 next day she returned into the second house of the women, to the custody of Shaashgaz, the king's chamberlain, who kept the concubines: she came in to the king no more, except the king delighted in her, and she were called by name.

וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר (וּ֠) U. “and”

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. Esther obtained favor in the sight of all those who looked at her.

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ (וּ) u. “and”

The king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained favor and kindness in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown on her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

וָחֶ֛סֶד (וָ) va. “and”

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

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

When the virgins were gathered together the second time, then Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate.

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

Esther had not yet made known her relatives nor her people; as Mordecai had charged her: for Esther did the commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him.

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

In those days, while Mordecai was sitting in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those who kept the threshold, were angry, and sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

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

All the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, bowed down, and did reverence to Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence.

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

Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn't listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told those who he was a Jew.

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

When Haman saw that Mordecai didn't bow down, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

וּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

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

וּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁ (וּ) u. “and”

Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [ergänzt: those of] every people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to allow 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 be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who have the charge of the [ergänzt: king's] business, to bring it into the king's treasuries.

וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (וַ) va. “and”

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

וְהָעָ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day of it; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was 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”

Letters were sent by posts 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, even on the thirteenth [ergänzt: day] of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and 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”

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

וּמְדִינָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

The posts went forth in haste by the king's commandment, and the decree was given out in Shushan the palace. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was perplexed.

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

Now when Mordecai knew all that was done, Mordecai tore his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry;

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

Esther's maidens and her chamberlains came and told it her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent clothing to clothe Mordecai, and to take his sackcloth from off him; but he didn't receive it.

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

Then called Esther for Hathach, one of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend on her, and charged him to go to Mordecai, to know what this was, and why it was.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֵ֣ת׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given out in Shushan to destroy them, to show it to Esther, and to declare it to her, and to charge her that she should go in to 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”