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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.

בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּשְׁנַת֙ (בִּ) bi “in”

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.

בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בּ֖וֹ (בּ֖) b “with <the>”בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה (בִּ) bi “on”בּוֹ֒ (בּ) b “in <the>”בְּשֵׁ֨ם (בְּ) be. “in”בְּטַבַּ֥עַת (בְּ) be. “with”

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.

בְּיַ֣ד (בְּ) be. “by”בְּי֣וֹם (בְּ) be. “on”בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה (בִּ) bi “on”

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.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בִּדְבַ֣ר (בִּ) bi “at”בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (בְּ) be. “in”

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,

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

בִּלְב֥וּשׁ (בִּ) bi “in”

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־ (בְ) ve. “in”

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.

בַּיְּהוּדִ֖ים (בַּ) ba “for the”

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.

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ן (בְּ) be. “in”

And Mordecai bade to answer Esther: Imagine not in thy heart that thou shalt escape in the king's house, more than all the Jews.

בְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ (בְ) ve. “in”

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?

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

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.

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְכֵ֞ן (בְ) ve. “in”

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.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בַּחֲצַ֤ר (בַּ) ba. “in”בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And it was so, when the king saw the queen Esther standing in the court, that she obtained grace in his sight; and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand; and Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.

בֶּֽחָצֵ֔ר (בֶּֽ) be. “in the”בְּעֵינָ֑יו (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיָד֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “[was] in”בְּרֹ֥אשׁ (בְּ) be. “<in>”

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.

בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה (בְּ) be. “at”

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.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בַּיּ֣וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”בְּשַׁ֣עַר (בְּ) be. “at”

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

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”בְּשַׁ֥עַר (בְּ) be. “at”

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.

וּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀ (בַ) va. “in the”

On that night sleep fled from the king. And he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles; and they were read before the king.

בַּלַּ֣יְלָה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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.

בֶחָצֵ֑ר (בֶ) ve. “[is] in the”