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 for him, that he be put to death, except those to whom the king shall hold out the golden scepter, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in to the king these thirty days.

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

For if you altogether hold your peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish: and who knows whether you haven't 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 who are present in Shushan, and fast you for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast in like manner; and so will I go in to 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”

Now it happened on the third day, that Esther put on her royal clothing, and stood in the inner court of the king's house, over against the king's house: and the king sat on his royal throne in the royal house, over against the entrance of the house.

וְ֠הַמֶּלֶךְ (וְ֠) Ve. “and”

Then said the king to her, What will you, queen Esther? and what is your request? it shall be given you even to the half of the kingdom.

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

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”

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, that it may be done as Esther has said. So the king and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared.

וְהָמָ֔ן (וְ) ve. “and”

The king said to Esther at the banquet of wine, What is your petition? and it shall be granted you: and what is your request? even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.

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

Then answered Esther, and said, My petition and my request is:

וּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃ (וּ) u. “and”

if I have found favor 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 tomorrow as the king has said.

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

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and glad of heart: but when Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he didn't stand up nor move for him, he was filled with wrath against Mordecai.

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

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself, and went home; and he sent and fetched his friends and Zeresh his wife.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Haman recounted to them the glory of his riches, and the multitude of his children, and all the things in which 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”

Haman said moreover, Yes, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king to the banquet that she had prepared but myself; and tomorrow also am I invited by her together with the king.

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Yet all this avails me nothing, 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 fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak you to the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go you in merrily with the king to the banquet. 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”

It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, of those who kept the threshold, who had sought to lay hands on the king Ahasuerus.

וָתֶ֗רֶשׁ (וָ) va. “and”

The king said, What honor and dignity has been bestowed on Mordecai for this? Then the king's servants who ministered to him said, "Nothing has been done for him."

וּגְדוּלָּ֛ה (וּ) u. “and”

The king said, "Who is in the court?" Now Haman was 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 royal clothing be brought which the king uses to wear, and the horse that the king rides on, and on the head of which a crown royal is set:

וְס֗וּס (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

and let the clothing and the horse be delivered to the hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they may array the man therewith whom the king delights to honor, and cause him to ride on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaim before him, Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor.

וְנָת֨וֹן (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסּ֗וּס (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take the clothing and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the king's gate: let nothing fail of all that you have spoken.

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

Then took Haman the clothing 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 honor.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהָמָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲפ֥וּי (וַ) va. “and”

Haman recounted to Zeresh his wife and all his friends everything that had happened to him. Then his wise men and Zeresh his wife said to him, If Mordecai, before whom you have begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, you shall not prevail against him, but shall surely fall before him.

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