H9002–/וְ–v

All the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces do know that whoever, whether man or woman, shall come to the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is *one* law, to put [ergänzt: him] to death, except [ergänzt: such] to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; and I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.

וְעַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִשָּׁ֡ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִ֗י (וַ) va. “and”

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there arise relief and deliverance to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father's house shall perish. And who knows whether thou art [ergänzt: not] come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

וְהַצָּלָ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַ֥תְּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֵית־ (וּ) u. “and”וּמִ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

Go, gather together all the Jews that are found in Shushan, and fast for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise, and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law; and if I perish, I perish.

וְצ֣וּמוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָי֔וֹם (וָ) va. “and”וְנַעֲרֹתַ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכֵ֞ן (וּ) u. “and”וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on royal apparel, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house. And the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance to the house.

וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

And the king said to her, What wilt thou, queen Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be given thee even to the half of the kingdom.

וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”וְיִנָּ֥תֵֽן (וְ) ve. “so”

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.

וְהָמָן֙ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְהָמָ֔ן (וְ) ve. “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.

וְיִנָּ֣תֵֽן (וְ) ve. “sp”וּמַה־ (וּ) u. “and”וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ (וּ) u. “and”

If I have found grace in the sight of the king, and if it please the king to grant my petition, and to perform my request, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to-morrow according to the king's word.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָמָ֗ן (וְ) ve. “and”וּמָחָ֥ר (וּ) u. “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.

וְט֣וֹב (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִרְאוֹת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְרֹ֣ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַבְדֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “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.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet all this is of no avail to me so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “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.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְיִתְל֤וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וּבֹֽא־ (וּ) u. “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.

וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ (וָ) 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.

וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה (וּ) u. “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.

וְהָמָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

let the royal apparel be brought with which the king arrays himself, and the horse that the king rides upon, and on the head of which the royal crown is set;

וְס֗וּס (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (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!

וְנָת֨וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסּ֗וּס (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.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽעֲשֵׂה־ (וַֽ) 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!

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהָמָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲפ֥וּי (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.

וּלְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”