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That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,

הָהֵ֑ם (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַבִּירָֽה׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

In the third year of his rule he gave a feast to all his captains and his servants; and the captains of the army of Persia and Media, the great men and the rulers of the divisions of his kingdom, were present before him;

הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים (הַֽ) ha. “the”הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”

And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.

הַיָּמִ֣ים (הַ) hai. “the”הָאֵ֗לֶּה (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָעָ֣ם (הָ) ha. “the”הַנִּמְצְאִים֩ (הַ) ha. “who”הַבִּירָ֜ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

And they gave them drink in gold vessels, every vessel being different, and wine of the kingdom, freely given by the king.

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

And the drinking was in keeping with the law; no one was forced: for the king had given orders to all the chief servants of his house to do as was pleasing to every man.

וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

And Vashti the queen gave a feast for the women in the house of King Ahasuerus.

הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַמַּלְכ֔וּת (הַ) ha. “<the>”

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was glad with wine, he gave orders to Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the seven unsexed servants who were waiting before Ahasuerus the king,

הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים (הַ) ha “who”הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful.

הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָֽעַמִּ֤ים (הָֽ) ha. “the”וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

But when the servants gave her the king's order, Vashti the queen said she would not come: then the king was very angry, and his heart was burning with wrath.

הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַסָּרִיסִ֑ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (הַ) ha. “the”

And the king said to the wise men, who had knowledge of the times, (for this was the king's way with all who were expert in law and in the giving of decisions:

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הָֽעִתִּ֑ים (הָֽ) ha. “<of> the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

And second only to him were Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the seven rulers of Persia and Media, who were friends of the king, and had the first places in the kingdom:)

וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים (הַ) hai. “who”

What is to be done by law to Vashti the queen, because she has not done what King Ahasuerus, by his servants, gave her orders to do?

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

And before the king and the captains, Memucan gave his answer: Vashti the queen has done wrong, not only to the king, but to all the captains and to all the peoples in all the divisions of the kingdom of King Ahasuerus;

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַשָּׂרִים֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים (הָ֣) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

For news of what the queen has done will come to the ears of all women, and they will no longer give respect to their husbands when it is said to them, King Ahasuerus gave orders for Vashti the queen to come before him and she came not.

הַמַּלְכָּה֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַנָּשִׁ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה (הַ) ha. “the”

And the wives of the captains of Persia and Media, hearing what the queen has done, will say the same to all the king's captains. So there will be much shame and wrath.

וְֽהַיּ֨וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַזֶּ֜ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place t

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַטּוֹבָ֥ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And when this order, given by the king, is made public through all his kingdom (for it is great), all the wives will give honour to their husbands, great as well as small.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַנָּשִׁ֗ים (הַ) ha. “the”

And this suggestion seemed good to the king and the captains; and the king did as Memucan said;

הַדָּבָ֔ר (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

After these things, when the king's feelings were calmer, the thought of Vashti and what she had done and the order he had made against her, came back to his mind.

הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (הַ) ha. “the”הָאֵ֔לֶּה (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Then the servants who were waiting on the king said to him, Let search be made for some fair young virgins for the king:

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the wom

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַבִּירָה֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַנָּשִׁ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַנָּשִׁ֑ים (הַ) ha. “of the”

And let the girl who is pleasing to the king be queen in place of Vashti. And the king was pleased with this suggestion; and he did so.

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה (הַֽ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַדָּבָ֛ר (הַ) ha. “the”הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

הַבִּירָ֑ה (הַ) ha. “the”

Who had been taken away from Jerusalem among those who had been made prisoner with Jeconiah, king of Judah, when Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, had taken him away.

הַגֹּלָה֙ (הַ) ha. “the”