H9002–/וְ–v

And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writeth, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim,

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

and he sendeth letters unto all the Jews, unto the seven and twenty and a hundred provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- words of peace and truth --

וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּמֵאָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וֶאֱמֶֽת׃ (וֶ) ve. “and”

to establish these days of Purim, in their seasons, as Mordecai the Jew hath established on them, and Esther the queen, and as they had established on themselves, and on their seed -- matters of the fastings, and of their cry.

וְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַאֲשֶׁ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And a saying of Esther hath established these matters of Purim, and it is written in the Book.

וּמַאֲמַ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”וְנִכְתָּ֖ב (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king Ahasuerus setteth a tribute on the land and the isles of the sea;

וְאִיֵּ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

and all the work of his strength, and his might, and the explanation of the greatness of Mordecai with which the king made him great, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of Media and Persia?

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ (וּ) u. “and”וּפָרָשַׁת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּפָרָֽס׃ (וּ) u. “and”

For Mordecai the Jew `is' second to king Ahasuerus, and a great man of the Jews, and accepted of the multitude of his brethren, seeking good for his people, and speaking peace to all his seed.

וְגָדוֹל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְרָצ֖וּי (וְ) ve. “and”וְדֹבֵ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

A man there hath been in the land of Uz -- Job his name -- and that man hath been perfect and upright -- both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.

וְיָשָׁ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וִירֵ֥א (וִ) vi. “and”וְסָ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And there are borne to him seven sons and three daughters,

וְשָׁל֥וֹשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

and his substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons of the east.

וּשְׁלֹ֧שֶׁת (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲמֵ֨שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲבֻדָּ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

And his sons have gone and made a banquet -- the house of each `in' his day -- and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them;

וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on it.'

וּמֵֽהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'

וְיָשָׁ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְסָ֥ר (וְ) ve. “and”

Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath -- round about?

וּבְעַד־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבְעַ֥ד (וּ) u. “and”וּמִקְנֵ֖הוּ (וּ) u. “and”

The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath -- if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'

וְאוּלָם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַ֖ע (וְ) ve. “and”

And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

וּבָנָ֨יו (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֹתָ֤יו (וּ) u. “and”וְשֹׁתִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, `The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,

וּמַלְאָ֛ךְ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָאֲתֹנ֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

and Sheba doth fall, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare `it' to thee.'

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

While this `one' is speaking another also hath come and saith, `Fire of God hath fallen from the heavens, and burneth among the flock, and among the young men, and consumeth them, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare `it' to thee.'

וְזֶה֮ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַנְּעָרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

While this `one' is speaking another also hath come and saith, `Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare `it' to thee.'

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

While this `one' is speaking another also hath come and saith, `Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.

וְזֶ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוֹתֶ֤יךָ (וּ) u. “and”וְשֹׁתִ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And lo, a great wind hath come from over the wilderness, and striketh against the four corners of the house, and it falleth on the young men, and they are dead, and I am escaped -- only I alone -- to declare `it' to thee.'

וְהִנֵּה֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

and he saith, `Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'

וְעָרֹם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיהוָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

In all this Job hath not sinned, nor given folly to God.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, `Whence camest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, `From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.'

וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ (וּ) u. “and”