Esther 1
1. Now it came <1961 hayah > to pass in the days <3117 yowm > of
Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >, (this [is] Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh > which reigned <4427 malak >, from India <1912 Hoduw
> even unto Ethiopia <3568 Kuwsh >, [over] an hundred <3967 me>ah >
and seven <7651 sheba< > and twenty <6242 <esriym > provinces <4082
m@diynah >:)
2 [That] in those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm >, when the king
<4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh > sat <3427 yashab > on
<5921 <al > the throne <3678 kicce> > of his kingdom <4438 malkuwth
>, which <0834 >aher > [was] in Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the palace
<1002 biyrah >,
3 In the third <7969 shalowsh > year <8141 shaneh > of his reign
<4427 malak >, he made <6213 <asah > a feast <4960 mishteh > unto
all <3605 kol > his princes <8269 sar > and his servants <5650 <ebed
>; the power <2428 chayil > of Persia <6539 Parac > and Media <4074
Maday >, the nobles <6579 partam > and princes <8269 sar > of the
provinces <4082 m@diynah >, [being] before <6440 paniym > him:
4 When he shewed <7200 ra>ah > the riches <6239 <osher > of his
glorious <3519 kabowd > kingdom <4438 malkuwth > and the honour
<3366 y@qar > of his excellent <1420 g@duwlah > majesty <1420
g@duwlah > many <7227 rab > days <3117 yowm >, [even] an hundred
<3967 me>ah > and fourscore <8084 sh@moniym > days <3117 yowm >.
5 And when these <0428 >el-leh > days <3117 yowm > were expired
<4390 male> >, the king <4428 melek > made <6213 <asah > a feast
<4960 mishteh > unto all <3605 kol > the people <5971 <am > that
were present <4672 matsa> > in Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the palace
<1002 biyrah >, both unto great <1419 gadowl > and small <6996 qatan
>, seven <7651 sheba< > days <3117 yowm >, in the court <2691
chatser > of the garden <1594 ginnah > of the king's <4428 melek >
palace <1055 biythan >;
6 [Where were] white <2353 chuwr >, green <3768 karpac >, and blue
<8504 t@keleth >, [hangings], fastened <0270 >achaz > with cords
<2256 chebel > of fine linen <0948 buwts > and purple <0713 >argaman
> to silver <3701 keceph > rings <1550 galiyl > and pillars <5982
<ammuwd > of marble <8338 shawshaw >: the beds <4296 mittah > [were
of] gold <2091 zahab > and silver <3701 keceph >, upon a pavement
<7531 ritspah > of red <0923 behat >, and blue <8504 t@keleth >, and
white <1858 dar >, and black <5508 cochereth >, marble <8336 shesh
>.
7 And they gave [them] drink <8248 shaqah > in vessels <3627 k@liy
> of gold <2091 zahab >, (the vessels <3627 k@liy > being diverse
<8138 shanah > one <3627 k@liy > from another,) and royal <4438
malkuwth > wine <3196 yayin > in abundance <7227 rab >, according to
the state <3027 yad > of the king <4428 melek >.
8 And the drinking <8360 sh@thiyah > [was] according to the law
<1881 dath >; none <0369 >ayin > did compel <0597 >anac >: for so
<3651 ken > the king <4428 melek > had appointed <3245 yacad > to
all <3605 kol > the officers <7227 rab > of his house <1004 bayith
>, that they should do <6213 <asah > according to every man's <0376
>iysh > pleasure <7522 ratsown >.
9 Also <1571 gam > Vashti <2060 Vashtiy > the queen <4436 malkah >
made <6213 <asah > a feast <4960 mishteh > for the women <0802
>ishshah > [in] the royal <4438 malkuwth > house <1004 bayith >
which [belonged] to king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh >.
10. On the seventh <7637 sh@biy<iy > day <3117 yowm >, when the
heart <3820 leb > of the king <4428 melek > was merry <2896 towb >
with wine <3196 yayin >, he commanded <0559 >amar > Mehuman <4104
M@huwman >, Biztha <0968 Biztha> >, Harbona <2726 Charbowna> >,
Bigtha <0903 Bigtha> >, and Abagtha <5>, Zethar, and Carcas <3752
Karkac >, the seven <7651 sheba< > chamberlains <5631 cariyc > that
served <8334 sharath > in the presence <6440 paniym > of Ahasuerus
<0325 >Achashverowsh > the king <4428 melek >,
11 To bring <0935 bow> > Vashti <2060 Vashtiy > the queen <4436
malkah > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428 melek > with the crown
<3804 kether > royal <4438 malkuwth >, to shew <7200 ra>ah > the
people <5971 <am > and the princes <8269 sar > her beauty <3308
yophiy >: for she [was] fair <2896 towb > to look <4758 mar>eh > on.
12 But the queen <4436 malkah > Vashti <2060 Vashtiy > refused
<3985 ma>en > to come <0935 bow> > at the king's <4428 melek >
commandment <1697 dabar > by [his] chamberlains <5631 cariyc >:
therefore was the king <4428 melek > very <3966 m@<od > wroth <7107
qatsaph >, and his anger <2534 chemah > burned <1197 ba<ar > in him.
13 Then the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > to the wise <2450
chakam > men, which knew <5234 nakar > the times <6256 <eth >, (for
so <3651 ken > [was] the king's <4428 melek > manner <1697 dabar >
toward <6440 paniym > all <3605 kol > that knew <5234 nakar > law
<1881 dath > and judgment <1779 diyn >:
14 And the next <7138 qarowb > unto him [was] Carshena <3771
Karsh@na> >, Shethar <8369 Shethar >, Admatha <0133 >Admatha> >,
Tarshish <8659 Tarshiysh >, Meres <4825 Merec >, Marsena <4826
Marc@na> >, [and] Memucan <4462 M@muwkan >, the seven <7651 sheba< >
princes <8269 sar > of Persia <6539 Parac > and Media <4074 Maday >,
which saw <7200 ra>ah > the king's <4428 melek > face <6440 paniym
>, [and] which sat <3427 yashab > the first <7223 ri>shown > in the
kingdom <4438 malkuwth >;)
15 What <4100 mah > shall we do <6213 <asah > unto the queen <4436
malkah > Vashti <2060 Vashtiy > according to law <1881 dath >,
because she hath not performed <6213 <asah > the commandment <3982
ma>amar > of the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >
by the chamberlains <5631 cariyc >?
16 And Memucan <4462 M@muwkan > answered <0559 >amar > before <6440
paniym > the king <4428 melek > and the princes <8269 sar >, Vashti
<2060 Vashtiy > the queen <4436 malkah > hath not done wrong <5753
<avah > to the king <4428 melek > only <0905 bad >, but also to all
<3605 kol > the princes <8269 sar >, and to all <3605 kol > the
people <5971 <am > that [are] in all <3605 kol > the provinces <4082
m@diynah > of the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh
>.
17 For [this] deed <1697 dabar > of the queen <4436 malkah > shall
come <3318 yatsa> > abroad <3318 yatsa> > unto all <3605 kol > women
<0802 >ishshah >, so that they shall despise <0959 bazah > their
husbands <1167 ba<al > in their eyes <5869 <ayin >, when it shall be
reported <0559 >amar >, The king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh > commanded <0559 >amar > Vashti <2060 Vashtiy > the
queen <4436 malkah > to be brought <0935 bow> > in before <6440
paniym > him, but she came <0935 bow> > not.
18 [Likewise] shall the ladies <8282 sarah > of Persia <6539 Parac
> and Media <4074 Maday > say <0559 >amar > this <2088 zeh > day
<3117 yowm > unto all <3605 kol > the king's <4428 melek > princes
<8269 sar >, which <0834 >aher > have heard <8085 shama< > of the
deed <1697 dabar > of the queen <4436 malkah >. Thus [shall there
arise] too <1767 day > much <1767 day > contempt <0963 bizzayown >
and wrath <7110 qetseph >.
19 If <0518 >im > it please <2895 towb > the king <4428 melek >,
let there go <3318 yatsa> > a royal <4438 malkuwth > commandment
<1697 dabar > from him, and let it be written <3789 kathab > among
the laws <1881 dath > of the Persians <6539 Parac > and the Medes
<4074 Maday >, that it be not altered <5674 <abar >, That Vashti
<2060 Vashtiy > come <0935 bow> > no <3808 lo> > more before <6440
paniym > king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >; and
let the king <4428 melek > give <5414 nathan > her royal <4438
malkuwth > estate unto another <7468 r@<uwth > that is better <2896
towb > than she.
20 And when the king's <4428 melek > decree <6599 pithgam > which
<0834 >aher > he shall make <6213 <asah > shall be published <8085
shama< > throughout all <3605 kol > his empire <4438 malkuwth >,
(for it is great <7227 rab >,) all <3605 kol > the wives <0802
>ishshah > shall give <5414 nathan > to their husbands <1167 ba<al >
honour <3366 y@qar >, both to great <1419 gadowl > and small <6996
qatan >.
21 And the saying <1697 dabar > pleased the king <4428 melek > and
the princes <8269 sar >; and the king <4428 melek > did <6213 <asah
> according to the word <1697 dabar > of Memucan <4462 M@muwkan >:
22 For he sent <7971 shalach > letters <5612 cepher > into <0413
>el > all <3605 kol > the king's <4428 melek > provinces <4082
m@diynah >, into every province <4082 m@diynah > according to the
writing <3791 kathab > thereof, and to every <0376 >iysh > people
<5971 <am > after their language <3956 lashown >, that every man
<0376 >iysh > should bear <8323 sarar > rule <8323 sarar > in his
own house <1004 bayith >, and that [it] should be published <1696
dabar > according to the language <3956 lashown > of every people
<5971 <am >.
Esther 2
1. After <0310 >achar > these <0428 >el-leh > things <1697 dabar >,
when the wrath <2534 chemah > of king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh > was appeased <7918 shakak >, he remembered <2142
zakar > Vashti <2060 Vashtiy >, and what she had done <6213 <asah >,
and what was decreed <1504 gazar > against <5921 <al > her.
2 Then said <0559 >amar > the king's <4428 melek > servants <5288
na<ar > that ministered <8334 sharath > unto him, Let there be fair
<2896 towb > young <5291 na<arah > virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > sought
<1245 baqash > for the king <4428 melek >:
3 And let the king <4428 melek > appoint <6485 paqad > officers
<6496 paqiyd > in all <3605 kol > the provinces <4082 m@diynah > of
his kingdom <4438 malkuwth >, that they may gather <6908 qabats >
together all <3605 kol > the fair <4758 mar>eh > young <5291 na<arah
> virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the palace
<1002 biyrah >, to the house <1004 bayith > of the women <0802
>ishshah >, unto the custody <3027 yad > of Hege <1896 Hege> > the
king's <4428 melek > chamberlain <5631 cariyc >, keeper <8104 shamar
> of the women <0802 >ishshah >; and let their things for
purification <8562 tamruwq > be given <5414 nathan > [them]:
4 And let the maiden <5291 na<arah > which <0834 >aher > pleaseth
the king <4428 melek > be queen <4427 malak > instead <8478 tachath
> of Vashti <2060 Vashtiy >. And the thing <1697 dabar > pleased the
king <4428 melek >; and he did <6213 <asah > so <3651 ken >.
5 [Now] in Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the palace <1002 biyrah > there
was a certain <0376 >iysh > Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy >, whose name <8034
shem > [was] Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, the son <1121 ben > of Jair
<2971 Ya>iyr >, the son <1121 ben > of Shimei <8096 Shim<iy >, the
son <1121 ben > of Kish <7027 Qiysh >, a Benjamite <1145
Ben-y@miyniy >;
6 Who <0834 >aher > had been carried <1540 galah > away <1546
galuwth > from Jerusalem <3389 Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity
<1473 gowlah > which <0834 >aher > had been carried <1540 galah >
away <1546 galuwth > with Jeconiah <3204 Y@konyah > king <4428 melek
> of Judah <3063 Y@huwdah >, whom <0834 >aher > Nebuchadnezzar <5019
N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <4428 melek > of Babylon <0894 Babel >
had carried <1540 galah > away <1546 galuwth >.
7 And he brought <0539 >aman > up Hadassah <1919 Hadaccah >, that
[is], Esther <0635 >Ecter >, his uncle's <1733 dowdah > daughter
<1323 bath >: for she had neither <0369 >ayin > father <1> nor
mother <0517 >em >, and the maid <5291 na<arah > [was] fair <3303
yapheh > and beautiful; whom Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, when her
father <1> and mother <0517 >em > were dead <4194 maveth >, took
<3947 laqach > for his own daughter <1323 bath >.
8 So it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when the king's <4428 melek >
commandment <1697 dabar > and his decree <1881 dath > was heard
<8085 shama< >, and when many <7227 rab > maidens <5291 na<arah >
were gathered <6908 qabats > together unto Shushan <7800 Shuwshan >
the palace <1002 biyrah >, to the custody <3027 yad > of Hegai <1896
Hege> >, that Esther <0635 >Ecter > was brought <3947 laqach > also
unto the king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >, to the custody
<3027 yad > of Hegai <1896 Hege> >, keeper <8104 shamar > of the
women <0802 >ishshah >.
9 And the maiden <5291 na<arah > pleased him, and she obtained
<5375 nasa> > kindness <2617 checed > of him; and he speedily <0926
bahal > gave <5414 nathan > her her things for purification <8562
tamruwq >, with such things as belonged <4490 manah > to her, and
seven <7651 sheba< > maidens <5291 na<arah >, [which were] meet
<7200 ra>ah > to be given <5414 nathan > her, out of the king's
<4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >: and he preferred <8138 shanah >
her and her maids <5291 na<arah > unto the best <2896 towb > [place]
of the house <1004 bayith > of the women <0802 >ishshah >.
10 Esther <0635 >Ecter > had not shewed <5046 nagad > her people
<5971 <am > nor her kindred <4138 mowledeth >: for Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay > had charged <6680 tsavah > her that she should not shew
<5046 nagad > [it].
11 And Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > walked <1980 halak > every day
<3117 yowm > before <6440 paniym > the court <2691 chatser > of the
women's <0802 >ishshah > house <1004 bayith >, to know <3045 yada< >
how Esther <0635 >Ecter > did <7965 shalowm >, and what <4100 mah >
should become <6213 <asah > of her.
12 Now when every maid's <5291 na<arah > turn <8447 towr > was come
<5060 naga< > to go <0935 bow> > in to king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus
<0325 >Achashverowsh >, after <7093 qets > that she had been <1961
hayah > twelve months <2320 chodesh >, according to the manner <1881
dath > of the women <0802 >ishshah >, (for so <3651 ken > were the
days <3117 yowm > of their purifications <4795 maruwq > accomplished
<4390 male> >, [to wit], six <8337 shesh > months <2320 chodesh >
with oil <8081 shemen > of myrrh <4753 more >, and six <8337 shesh >
months <2320 chodesh > with sweet <1314 besem > odours <1314 besem
>, and with [other] things for the purifying <8562 tamruwq > of the
women <0802 >ishshah >;)
13 Then thus <2088 zeh > came <0935 bow> > [every] maiden <5291
na<arah > unto the king <4428 melek >; whatsoever she desired <0559
>amar > was given <5414 nathan > her to go <0935 bow> > with her out
of the house <1004 bayith > of the women <0802 >ishshah > unto the
king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >.
14 In the evening <6153 <ereb > she went <0935 bow> >, and on the
morrow <1242 boqer > she returned <7725 shuwb > into <0413 >el > the
second <8145 sheniy > house <1004 bayith > of the women <0802
>ishshah >, to the custody <3027 yad > of Shaashgaz <8190 Sha<ashgaz
>, the king's <4428 melek > chamberlain <5631 cariyc >, which kept
<8104 shamar > the concubines <6370 piylegesh >: she came <0935 bow>
> in unto the king <4428 melek > no <3808 lo> > more <5750 <owd >,
except the king <4428 melek > delighted <2654 chaphets > in her, and
that she were called <7121 qara> > by name <8034 shem >.
15 Now when the turn <8447 towr > of Esther <0635 >Ecter >, the
daughter <1323 bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <1730 dowd > of
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, who <0834 >aher > had taken <3947 laqach
> her for his daughter <1323 bath >, was come <5060 naga< > to go
<0935 bow> > in unto the king <4428 melek >, she required <1245
baqash > nothing but what Hegai <1896 Hege> > the king's <4428 melek
> chamberlain <5631 cariyc >, the keeper <8104 shamar > of the women
<0802 >ishshah >, appointed <0559 >amar >. And Esther <0635 >Ecter >
obtained <5375 nasa> > favour <2580 chen > in the sight <5869 <ayin
> of all <3605 kol > them that looked <6437 panah > upon her.
16 So Esther <0635 >Ecter > was taken <3947 laqach > unto king
<4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh > into <0413 >el > his
house <1004 bayith > royal <4438 malkuwth > in the tenth <6224
<asiyriy > month <2320 chodesh >, which [is] the month <2320 chodesh
> Tebeth <2887 Tebeth >, in the seventh <7651 sheba< > year <8141
shaneh > of his reign <4438 malkuwth >.
17 And the king <4428 melek > loved <0157 >ahab > Esther <0635
>Ecter > above all <3605 kol > the women <0802 >ishshah >, and she
obtained <5375 nasa> > grace <2580 chen > and favour <2617 checed >
in his sight <6440 paniym > more than all <3605 kol > the virgins
<1330 b@thuwlah >; so that he set <7760 suwm > the royal <4438
malkuwth > crown <3804 kether > upon her head <7218 ro>sh >, and
made her queen <4427 malak > instead <8478 tachath > of Vashti <2060
Vashtiy >.
18 Then the king <4428 melek > made <6213 <asah > a great <1419
gadowl > feast <4960 mishteh > unto all <3605 kol > his princes
<8269 sar > and his servants <5650 <ebed >, [even <0853 >eth >]
Esther's <0635 >Ecter > feast <4960 mishteh >; and he made <6213
<asah > a release <2010 hanachah > to the provinces <4082 m@diynah
>, and gave <5414 nathan > gifts <4864 mas>eth >, according to the
state <3027 yad > of the king <4428 melek >.
19 And when the virgins <1330 b@thuwlah > were gathered <6908
qabats > together the second <8145 sheniy > time, then Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > sat <3427 yashab > in the king's <4428 melek > gate
<8179 sha<ar >.
20 Esther <0635 >Ecter > had not [yet] shewed <5046 nagad > her
kindred <4138 mowledeth > nor her people <5971 <am >; as Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > had charged <6680 tsavah > her: for Esther <0635
>Ecter > did <6213 <asah > the commandment <3982 ma>amar > of
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, like as when she was brought <0539 >aman
> up with him.
21. In those <1992 hem > days <3117 yowm >, while Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay > sat <3427 yashab > in the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179
sha<ar >, two <8147 sh@nayim > of the king's <4428 melek >
chamberlains <5631 cariyc >, Bigthan <0904 Bigthan > and Teresh
<8657 Teresh >, of those which kept <8104 shamar > the door <5592
caph >, were wroth <7107 qatsaph >, and sought <1245 baqash > to lay
<7971 shalach > hand <3027 yad > on the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus
<0325 >Achashverowsh >.
22 And the thing <1697 dabar > was known <3045 yada< > to Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay >, who told <5046 nagad > [it] unto Esther <0635
>Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >; and Esther <0635 >Ecter >
certified <0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek > [thereof] in
Mordecai's <4782 Mord@kay > name <8034 shem >.
23 And when inquisition <1245 baqash > was made of the matter <1697
dabar >, it was found <4672 matsa> > out; therefore they were both
<8147 sh@nayim > hanged <8518 talah > on <5921 <al > a tree <6086
<ets >: and it was written <3789 kathab > in the book <5612 cepher >
of the chronicles <1697 dabar > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428
melek >.
Esther 3
1. After <0310 >achar > these <0428 >el-leh > things <1697 dabar >
did king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh > promote
<1431 gadal > Haman <2001 Haman > the son <1121 ben > of Hammedatha
<4099 M@datha > the Agagite <91>, and advanced <5375 nasa> > him,
and set <7760 suwm > his seat <3678 kicce> > above <5921 <al > all
<3605 kol > the princes <8269 sar > that [were] with him.
2 And all <3605 kol > the king's <4428 melek > servants <5650 <ebed
>, that [were] in the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar >,
bowed <3766 kara< >, and reverenced <7812 shachah > Haman <2001
Haman >: for the king <4428 melek > had so <3651 ken > commanded
<6680 tsavah > concerning him. But Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > bowed
<3766 kara< > not, nor <3808 lo> > did [him] reverence <7812 shachah
>.
3 Then the king's <4428 melek > servants <5650 <ebed >, which <0834
>aher > [were] in the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar >, said
<0559 >amar > unto Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, Why <4069 madduwa< >
transgressest <5674 <abar > thou the king's <4428 melek >
commandment <4687 mitsvah >?
4 Now it came <1961 hayah > to pass, when they spake <0559 >amar >
daily <3117 yowm > unto him, and he hearkened <8085 shama< > not
unto them, that they told <5046 nagad > Haman <2001 Haman >, to see
<7200 ra>ah > whether Mordecai's <4782 Mord@kay > matters <1697
dabar > would stand <5975 <amad >: for he had told <5046 nagad >
them that he [was] a Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy >.
5 And when Haman <2001 Haman > saw <7200 ra>ah > that Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > bowed <3766 kara< > not, nor did him reverence
<7812 shachah >, then was Haman <2001 Haman > full <4390 male> > of
wrath <2534 chemah >.
6 And he thought <5869 <ayin > scorn <0959 bazah > to lay <7971
shalach > hands <3027 yad > on Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > alone <0905
bad >; for they had shewed <5046 nagad > him the people <5971 <am >
of Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >: wherefore Haman <2001 Haman > sought
<1245 baqash > to destroy <8045 shamad > all <3605 kol > the Jews
<3064 Y@huwdiy > that [were] throughout the whole <3605 kol >
kingdom <4438 malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >, [even]
the people <5971 <am > of Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >.
7. In the first <7223 ri>shown > month <2320 chodesh >, that [is],
the month <2320 chodesh > Nisan <5212 Niycan >, in the twelfth year
<8141 shaneh > of king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh
>, they cast <5307 naphal > Pur <6332 Puwr >, that [is], the lot
<1486 gowral >, before <6440 paniym > Haman <2001 Haman > from day
<3117 yowm > to day <3117 yowm >, and from month to month <2320
chodesh >, [to] the twelfth [month <2320 chodesh >], that [is], the
month <2320 chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar >.
8 And Haman <2001 Haman > said <0559 >amar > unto king <4428 melek
> Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >, There is a certain <0259 >echad
> people <5971 <am > scattered <6340 pazar > abroad <6340 pazar >
and dispersed <6504 parad > among <0996 beyn > the people <5971 <am
> in all <3605 kol > the provinces <4082 m@diynah > of thy kingdom
<4438 malkuwth >; and their laws <1881 dath > [are] diverse <8138
shanah > from all <3605 kol > people <5971 <am >; neither <0369
>ayin > keep <6213 <asah > they the king's <4428 melek > laws <1881
dath >: therefore it [is] not for the king's <4428 melek > profit
<7737 shavah > to suffer <3240 yanach > them.
9 If <0518 >im > it please <2895 towb > the king <4428 melek >, let
it be written <3789 kathab > that they may be destroyed <6>: and I
will pay <8254 shaqal > ten <6235 <eser > thousand <0505 >eleph >
talents <3603 kikkar > of silver <3701 keceph > to the hands <3027
yad > of those that have the charge <6213 <asah > of the business
<4399 m@la>kah >, to bring <0935 bow> > [it] into <0413 >el > the
king's <4428 melek > treasuries <1595 genez >.
10 And the king <4428 melek > took <5493 cuwr > his ring <2885
tabba<ath > from his hand <3027 yad >, and gave <5414 nathan > it
unto Haman <2001 Haman > the son <1121 ben > of Hammedatha <4099
M@datha > the Agagite <91>, the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >' enemy <6887
tsarar >.
11 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Haman <2001
Haman >, The silver <3701 keceph > [is] given <5414 nathan > to
thee, the people <5971 <am > also, to do <6213 <asah > with them as
it seemeth <5869 <ayin > good <2896 towb > to thee.
12 Then were the king's <4428 melek > scribes <5608 caphar > called
<7121 qara> > on the thirteenth day <3117 yowm > of the first <7223
ri>shown > month <2320 chodesh >, and there was written <3789 kathab
> according to all <3605 kol > that Haman <2001 Haman > had
commanded <6680 tsavah > unto the king's <4428 melek > lieutenants
<0323 >achashdarpan >, and to the governors <6346 pechah > that
[were] over <5921 <al > every province <4082 m@diynah >, and to the
rulers <8269 sar > of every people <5971 <am > of every province
<4082 m@diynah > according to the writing <3791 kathab > thereof,
and [to] every people <5971 <am > after their language <3956 lashown
>; in the name <8034 shem > of king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh > was it written <3789 kathab >, and sealed <2856
chatham > with the king's <4428 melek > ring <2885 tabba<ath >.
13 And the letters <5612 cepher > were sent <7971 shalach > by
posts <7323 ruwts > into <0413 >el > all <3605 kol > the king's
<4428 melek > provinces <4082 m@diynah >, to destroy <8045 shamad >,
to kill <2026 harag >, and to cause to perish <6>, all <3605 kol >
Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, both young <5288 na<ar > and old <2205 zaqen
>, little <2945 taph > children <2945 taph > and women <0802
>ishshah >, in one <0259 >echad > day <3117 yowm >, [even] upon the
thirteenth [day <3117 yowm >] of the twelfth month <2320 chodesh >,
which <1931 huw> > is the month <2320 chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar >,
and [to take <3947 laqach >] the spoil <7998 shalal > of them for a
prey <0962 bazaz >.
14 The copy <6572 parshegen > of the writing <3791 kathab > for a
commandment <1881 dath > to be given <5414 nathan > in every <3605
kol > province <4082 m@diynah > was published <1540 galah > unto all
<3605 kol > people <5971 <am >, that they should be ready <6264
<athiyd > against that day <3117 yowm >.
15 The posts <7323 ruwts > went <3318 yatsa> > out, being hastened
<7165 qerec > by the king's <4428 melek > commandment <1697 dabar >,
and the decree <1881 dath > was given <5414 nathan > in Shushan
<7800 Shuwshan > the palace <1002 biyrah >. And the king <4428 melek
> and Haman <2001 Haman > sat <3427 yashab > down to drink <8354
shathah >; but the city <5892 <iyr > Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > was
perplexed <0943 buwk >.
Esther 4
1. When Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > perceived <3045 yada< > all <3605
kol > that was done <6213 <asah >, Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > rent
<7167 qara< > his clothes <0899 beged >, and put <3847 labash > on
sackcloth <8242 saq > with ashes <0665 >epher >, and went <3318
yatsa> > out into the midst <8432 tavek > of the city <5892 <iyr >,
and cried <2199 za<aq > with a loud <1419 gadowl > and a bitter
<4751 mar > cry <2201 za<aq >;
2 And came <0935 bow> > even <5704 <ad > before <6440 paniym > the
king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar >: for none <0369 >ayin >
[might] enter <0935 bow> > into <0413 >el > the king's <4428 melek >
gate <8179 sha<ar > clothed <3830 l@buwsh > with sackcloth <8242 saq
>.
3 And in every <3605 kol > province <4082 m@diynah >, whithersoever
the king's <4428 melek > commandment <1697 dabar > and his decree
<1881 dath > came <5060 naga< >, [there was] great <1419 gadowl >
mourning <60> among the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, and fasting <6685
tsowm >, and weeping <1065 B@kiy >, and wailing <4553 micepd >; and
many <7227 rab > lay <3331 yatsa< > in sackcloth <8242 saq > and
ashes <0665 >epher >.
4 So Esther's <0635 >Ecter > maids <5291 na<arah > and her
chamberlains <5631 cariyc > came <0935 bow> > and told <5046 nagad >
[it] her. Then was the queen <4436 malkah > exceedingly <3966 m@<od
> grieved <2342 chuwl >; and she sent <7971 shalach > raiment <0899
beged > to clothe <3847 labash > Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, and to
take <5493 cuwr > away <5493 cuwr > his sackcloth <8242 saq > from
him: but he received <6901 qabal > [it] not.
5. Then called <7121 qara> > Esther <0635 >Ecter > for Hatach <2047
Hathak >, [one] of the king's <4428 melek > chamberlains <5631
cariyc >, whom <0834 >aher > he had appointed <5975 <amad > to
attend <6440 paniym > upon her, and gave him a commandment <6680
tsavah > to Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, to know <3045 yada< > what
<4100 mah > it [was], and why <4100 mah > it [was].
6 So Hatach <2047 Hathak > went <3318 yatsa> > forth <3318 yatsa> >
to Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > unto the street <7339 r@chob > of the
city <5892 <iyr >, which <0834 >aher > [was] before <6440 paniym >
the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar >.
7 And Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > told <5046 nagad > him of all <3605
kol > that had happened <7136 qarah > unto him, and of the sum <6575
parashah > of the money <3701 keceph > that Haman <2001 Haman > had
promised <0559 >amar > to pay <8254 shaqal > to the king's <4428
melek > treasuries <1595 genez > for the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, to
destroy <6> them.
8 Also he gave <5414 nathan > him the copy <6572 parshegen > of the
writing <3791 kathab > of the decree <1881 dath > that was given
<5414 nathan > at Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > to destroy <8045 shamad >
them, to shew <7200 ra>ah > [it] unto Esther <0635 >Ecter >, and to
declare <5046 nagad > [it] unto her, and to charge <6680 tsavah >
her that she should go <0935 bow> > in unto the king <4428 melek >,
to make supplication <2603 chanan > unto him, and to make request
<1245 baqash > before <6440 paniym > him for her people <5971 <am >.
9 And Hatach <2047 Hathak > came <0935 bow> > and told <5046 nagad
> Esther <0635 >Ecter > the words <1697 dabar > of Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay >.
10 Again Esther <0635 >Ecter > spake <0559 >amar > unto Hatach
<2047 Hathak >, and gave him commandment <6680 tsavah > unto
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >;
11 All <3605 kol > the king's <4428 melek > servants <5650 <ebed >,
and the people <5971 <am > of the king's <4428 melek > provinces
<4082 m@diynah >, do know <3045 yada< >, that whosoever <0834 >aher
>, whether man <0376 >iysh > or woman <0802 >ishshah >, shall come
<0935 bow> > unto the king <4428 melek > into <0413 >el > the inner
<6442 p@niymiy > court <2691 chatser >, who <0834 >aher > is not
called <7121 qara> >, [there is] one <0259 >echad > law <1881 dath >
of his to put [him] to death <4191 muwth >, except <0905 bad > such
<0834 >aher > to whom <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek > shall
hold <3447 yashat > out the golden <2091 zahab > sceptre <8275
sharbiyt >, that he may live <2421 chayah >: but I have not been
called <7121 qara> > to come <0935 bow> > in unto the king <4428
melek > these <2088 zeh > thirty <7970 sh@lowshiym > days <3117 yowm
>.
12 And they told <5046 nagad > to Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >
Esther's <0635 >Ecter > words <1697 dabar >.
13 Then Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > commanded <0559 >amar > to answer
<7725 shuwb > Esther <0635 >Ecter >, Think <1819 damah > not with
thyself <5315 nephesh > that thou shalt escape <4422 malat > in the
king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >, more than all <3605 kol >
the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >.
14 For if <0518 >im > thou altogether holdest <2790 charash > thy
peace <2790 charash > at this <2063 zo>th > time <6256 <eth >,
[then] shall there enlargement <7305 revach > and deliverance <2020
hatstsalah > arise <5975 <amad > to the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > from
another <0312 >acher > place <4725 maqowm >; but thou and thy
father's <1> house <1004 bayith > shall be destroyed <6>: and who
<4310 miy > knoweth <3045 yada< > whether <0518 >im > thou art come
<5060 naga< > to the kingdom <4438 malkuwth > for [such] a time
<6256 <eth > as this <2063 zo>th >?
15 Then Esther <0635 >Ecter > bade <0559 >amar > [them] return
<7725 shuwb > Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > [this answer],
16 Go <3212 yalak >, gather <3664 kanac > together all <3605 kol >
the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > that are present <4672 matsa> > in Shushan
<7800 Shuwshan >, and fast <6684 tsuwm > ye for me, and neither
<0408 >al > eat <0398 >akal > nor <0408 >al > drink <8354 shathah >
three <7969 shalowsh > days <3117 yowm >, night <3915 layil > or day
<3117 yowm >: I also <1571 gam > and my maidens <5291 na<arah > will
fast <6684 tsuwm > likewise <3651 ken >; and so <3651 ken > will I
go <0935 bow> > in unto the king <4428 melek >, which <0834 >aher >
[is] not according to the law <1881 dath >: and if <0834 >aher > I
perish <6>, I perish <6>.
17 So Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > went <5674 <abar > his way, and did
<6213 <asah > according to all <3605 kol > that Esther <0635 >Ecter
> had commanded <6680 tsavah > him.
Esther 5
1. Now it came <1961 hayah > to pass on the third <7992 sh@liyshiy
> day <3117 yowm >, that Esther <0635 >Ecter > put <3847 labash > on
[her] royal <4438 malkuwth > [apparel], and stood <5975 <amad > in
the inner <6442 p@niymiy > court <2691 chatser > of the king's <4428
melek > house <1004 bayith >, over <5227 nokach > against <5227
nokach > the king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >: and the king
<4428 melek > sat <3427 yashab > upon his royal <4438 malkuwth >
throne <3678 kicce> > in the royal <4438 malkuwth > house <1004
bayith >, over <5227 nokach > against <5227 nokach > the gate <6607
pethach > of the house <1004 bayith >.
2 And it was so, when the king <4428 melek > saw <7200 ra>ah >
Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah > standing <5975 <amad
> in the court <2691 chatser >, [that] she obtained <5375 nasa> >
favour <2580 chen > in his sight <5869 <ayin >: and the king <4428
melek > held <3447 yashat > out to Esther <0635 >Ecter > the golden
<2091 zahab > sceptre <8275 sharbiyt > that [was] in his hand <3027
yad >. So Esther <0635 >Ecter > drew near <7126 qarab >, and touched
<5060 naga< > the top <7218 ro>sh > of the sceptre <8275 sharbiyt >.
3 Then said <0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek > unto her, What
<4100 mah > wilt thou, queen <4436 malkah > Esther <0635 >Ecter >?
and what <4100 mah > [is] thy request <1246 baqqashah >? it shall be
even given <5414 nathan > thee to the half <2677 chetsiy > of the
kingdom <4438 malkuwth >.
4 And Esther <0635 >Ecter > answered <0559 >amar >, If <0518 >im >
[it seem] good <2895 towb > unto the king <4428 melek >, let the
king <4428 melek > and Haman <2001 Haman > come <0935 bow> > this
day <3117 yowm > unto the banquet <4960 mishteh > that I have
prepared <6213 <asah > for him.
5 Then the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, Cause Haman <2001
Haman > to make haste <4116 mahar >, that he may do <6213 <asah > as
Esther <0635 >Ecter > hath said <1697 dabar >. So the king <4428
melek > and Haman <2001 Haman > came <0935 bow> > to the banquet
<4960 mishteh > that Esther <0635 >Ecter > had prepared <6213 <asah
>.
6 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Esther <0635
>Ecter > at the banquet <4960 mishteh > of wine <3196 yayin >, What
<4100 mah > [is] thy petition <7596 sh@>elah >? and it shall be
granted <5414 nathan > thee: and what <4100 mah > [is] thy request
<1246 baqqashah >? even to the half <2677 chetsiy > of the kingdom
<4438 malkuwth > it shall be performed <6213 <asah >.
7 Then answered <6039 <enuwth > Esther <0635 >Ecter >, and said
<0559 >amar >, My petition <7596 sh@>elah > and my request <1246
baqqashah > [is];
8 If <0518 >im > I have found <4672 matsa> > favour <2580 chen > in
the sight <5869 <ayin > of the king <4428 melek >, and if <0518 >im
> it please <2895 towb > the king <4428 melek > to grant <5414
nathan > my petition <7596 sh@>elah >, and to perform <6213 <asah >
my request <1246 baqqashah >, let the king <4428 melek > and Haman
<2001 Haman > come <0935 bow> > to the banquet <4960 mishteh > that
I shall prepare <6213 <asah > for them, and I will do <6213 <asah >
to morrow <4279 machar > as the king <4428 melek > hath said <1697
dabar >.
9. Then went <3318 yatsa> > Haman <2001 Haman > forth <3318 yatsa>
> that day <3117 yowm > joyful <8056 sameach > and with a glad <2896
towb > heart <3820 leb >: but when Haman <2001 Haman > saw <7200
ra>ah > Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > in the king's <4428 melek > gate
<8179 sha<ar >, that he stood <6965 quwm > not up, nor <3808 lo> >
moved <2111 zuwa< > for him, he was full <4390 male> > of
indignation <2534 chemah > against <5921 <al > Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay >.
10 Nevertheless Haman <2001 Haman > refrained <0662 >aphaq >
himself: and when he came <0935 bow> > home <1004 bayith >, he sent
<7971 shalach > and called <0935 bow> > for his friends <0157 >ahab
>, and Zeresh <2238 Zeresh > his wife <0802 >ishshah >.
11 And Haman <2001 Haman > told <5608 caphar > them of the glory
<3519 kabowd > of his riches <6239 <osher >, and the multitude <7230
rob > of his children <1121 ben >, and all <3605 kol > [the things]
wherein <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek > had promoted <1431
gadal > him, and how <0834 >aher > he had advanced <5375 nasa> > him
above <5921 <al > the princes <8269 sar > and servants <5650 <ebed >
of the king <4428 melek >.
12 Haman <2001 Haman > said <0559 >amar > moreover <0637 >aph >,
Yea, Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah > did let no <3808
lo> > man come <0935 bow> > in with the king <4428 melek > unto the
banquet <4960 mishteh > that she had prepared <6213 <asah > but
myself; and to morrow <4279 machar > am I invited <7121 qara> > unto
her also <1571 gam > with the king <4428 melek >.
13 Yet all <3605 kol > this <2088 zeh > availeth <7737 shavah > me
nothing <0369 >ayin >, so <6256 <eth > long <6256 <eth > as I see
<7200 ra>ah > Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > the Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy >
sitting <3427 yashab > at the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar
>.
14 Then said <0559 >amar > Zeresh <2238 Zeresh > his wife <0802
>ishshah > and all <3605 kol > his friends <0157 >ahab > unto him,
Let a gallows <6086 <ets > be made <6213 <asah > of fifty <2572
chamishshiym > cubits <0520 >ammah > high <1364 gaboahh >, and to
morrow <1242 boqer > speak <0559 >amar > thou unto the king <4428
melek > that Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > may be hanged <8518 talah >
thereon <5921 <al >: then go <0935 bow> > thou in merrily <8056
sameach > with the king <4428 melek > unto the banquet <4960 mishteh
>. And the thing <1697 dabar > pleased <3190 yatab > Haman <2001
Haman >; and he caused the gallows <6086 <ets > to be made <6213
<asah >.
Esther 6
1. On that night <3915 layil > could <5074 nadad > not the king
<4428 melek > sleep <8142 shehah >, and he commanded <0559 >amar >
to bring <0935 bow> > the book <5612 cepher > of records <2146
zikrown > of the chronicles <1697 dabar >; and they were read <7121
qara> > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428 melek >.
2 And it was found <4672 matsa> > written <3789 kathab >, that
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > had told <5046 nagad > of Bigthana <0904
Bigthan > and Teresh <8657 Teresh >, two <8147 sh@nayim > of the
king's <4428 melek > chamberlains <5631 cariyc >, the keepers <8104
shamar > of the door <5592 caph >, who <0834 >aher > sought <1245
baqash > to lay <7971 shalach > hand <3027 yad > on the king <4428
melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >.
3 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, What <4100 mah >
honour <3366 y@qar > and dignity <1420 g@duwlah > hath been done
<6213 <asah > to Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > for this <2088 zeh >?
Then said <0559 >amar > the king's <4428 melek > servants <5288
na<ar > that ministered <8334 sharath > unto him, There is nothing
done <6213 <asah > for him.
4. And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, Who <4310 miy >
[is] in the court <2691 chatser >? Now Haman <2001 Haman > was come
<0935 bow> > into the outward <2435 chiytsown > court <2691 chatser
> of the king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >, to speak <0559
>amar > unto the king <4428 melek > to hang <8518 talah > Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > on <5921 <al > the gallows <6086 <ets > that he had
prepared <3559 kuwn > for him.
5 And the king's <4428 melek > servants <5288 na<ar > said <0559
>amar > unto him, Behold <2009 hinneh >, Haman <2001 Haman >
standeth <5975 <amad > in the court <2691 chatser >. And the king
<4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >, Let him come <0935 bow> > in.
6 So Haman <2001 Haman > came <0935 bow> > in. And the king <4428
melek > said <0559 >amar > unto him, What <4100 mah > shall be done
<6213 <asah > unto the man <0376 >iysh > whom the king <4428 melek >
delighteth <2654 chaphets > to honour <3366 y@qar >? Now Haman <2001
Haman > thought <0559 >amar > in his heart <3820 leb >, To whom
would the king <4428 melek > delight <2654 chaphets > to do <6213
<asah > honour <3366 y@qar > more <3148 yowther > than to myself?
7 And Haman <2001 Haman > answered <0559 >amar > the king <4428
melek >, For the man <0376 >iysh > whom <4310 miy > the king <4428
melek > delighteth <2654 chaphets > to honour <3366 y@qar >,
8 Let the royal <4438 malkuwth > apparel <3830 l@buwsh > be brought
<0935 bow> > which <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek > [useth] to
wear <3847 labash >, and the horse <5483 cuwc > that the king <4428
melek > rideth <7392 rakab > upon, and the crown <3804 kether >
royal <4438 malkuwth > which <0834 >aher > is set <5414 nathan >
upon his head <7218 ro>sh >:
9 And let this apparel <3830 l@buwsh > and horse <5483 cuwc > be
delivered <5414 nathan > to the hand <3027 yad > of one <0376 >iysh
> of the king's <4428 melek > most <6579 partam > noble <6579 partam
> princes <8269 sar >, that they may array <3847 labash > the man
<0376 >iysh > [withal] whom <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek >
delighteth <2654 chaphets > to honour <3366 y@qar >, and bring <7392
rakab > him on horseback <7392 rakab > through the street <7339
r@chob > of the city <5892 <iyr >, and proclaim <7121 qara> > before
<6440 paniym > him, Thus <3602 kakah > shall it be done <6213 <asah
> to the man <0376 >iysh > whom <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek >
delighteth <2654 chaphets > to honour <3366 y@qar >.
10 Then the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > to Haman <2001
Haman >, Make haste <4116 mahar >, [and] take <3947 laqach > the
apparel <3830 l@buwsh > and the horse <5483 cuwc >, as thou hast
said <1696 dabar >, and do <6213 <asah > even so <3651 ken > to
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > the Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy >, that sitteth
<3427 yashab > at the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar >: let
nothing <1697 dabar > fail <5307 naphal > of all <3605 kol > that
thou hast spoken <1696 dabar >.
11 Then took <3947 laqach > Haman <2001 Haman > the apparel <3830
l@buwsh > and the horse <5483 cuwc >, and arrayed <3847 labash >
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, and brought <7392 rakab > him on
horseback <7392 rakab > through the street <7339 r@chob > of the
city <5892 <iyr >, and proclaimed <7121 qara> > before <6440 paniym
> him, Thus <3602 kakah > shall it be done <6213 <asah > unto the
man <0376 >iysh > whom <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek >
delighteth <2654 chaphets > to honour <3366 y@qar >.
12. And Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > came <7725 shuwb > again <7725
shuwb > to the king's <4428 melek > gate <8179 sha<ar >. But Haman
<2001 Haman > hasted <1765 dachaph > to his house <1004 bayith >
mourning <57>, and having his head <7218 ro>sh > covered <2645
chaphah >.
13 And Haman <2001 Haman > told <5608 caphar > Zeresh <2238 Zeresh
> his wife <0802 >ishshah > and all <3605 kol > his friends <0157
>ahab > every <3605 kol > [thing] that had befallen <7136 qarah >
him. Then said <0559 >amar > his wise <2450 chakam > men and Zeresh
<2238 Zeresh > his wife <0802 >ishshah > unto him, If <0518 >im >
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > [be] of the seed <2233 zera< > of the Jews
<3064 Y@huwdiy >, before <6440 paniym > whom <0834 >aher > thou hast
begun <2490 chalal > to fall <5307 naphal >, thou shalt not prevail
<3201 yakol > against him, but shalt surely <3588 kiy > fall <5307
naphal > before <6440 paniym > him.
14 And while they [were] yet <5750 <owd > talking <1696 dabar >
with him, came <0935 bow> > the king's <4428 melek > chamberlains
<5631 cariyc >, and hasted <0926 bahal > to bring <0935 bow> > Haman
<2001 Haman > unto the banquet <4960 mishteh > that Esther <0635
>Ecter > had prepared <6213 <asah >.
Esther 7
1. So the king <4428 melek > and Haman <2001 Haman > came <0935
bow> > to banquet <8354 shathah > with Esther <0635 >Ecter > the
queen <4436 malkah >.
2 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > again <1571 gam >
unto Esther <0635 >Ecter > on the second <8145 sheniy > day <3117
yowm > at the banquet <4960 mishteh > of wine <3196 yayin >, What
<4100 mah > [is] thy petition <7596 sh@>elah >, queen <4436 malkah >
Esther <0635 >Ecter >? and it shall be granted <5414 nathan > thee:
and what <4100 mah > [is] thy request <1246 baqqashah >? and it
shall be performed <6213 <asah >, [even] to the half <2677 chetsiy >
of the kingdom <4438 malkuwth >.
3 Then Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah > answered
<6030 <anah > and said <0559 >amar >, If <0518 >im > I have found
<4672 matsa> > favour <2580 chen > in thy sight <5869 <ayin >, O
king <4428 melek >, and if <0518 >im > it please <2895 towb > the
king <4428 melek >, let my life <5315 nephesh > be given <5414
nathan > me at my petition <7596 sh@>elah >, and my people <5971 <am
> at my request <1246 baqqashah >:
4 For we are sold <4376 makar >, I and my people <5971 <am >, to be
destroyed <8045 shamad >, to be slain <2026 harag >, and to perish
<6>. But if <0432 >illuw > we had been sold <4376 makar > for
bondmen <5650 <ebed > and bondwomen <8198 shiphchah >, I had held
<2790 charash > my tongue <2790 charash >, although <3588 kiy > the
enemy <6862 tsar > could not countervail <7737 shavah > the king's
<4428 melek > damage <5143 nezeq >.
5 Then the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >
answered <0559 >amar > and said <0559 >amar > unto Esther <0635
>Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >, Who <4310 miy > is he, and where
<0335 >ay > is he, that durst presume <4390 male> > in his heart
<3820 leb > to do <6213 <asah > so <3651 ken >?
6 And Esther <0635 >Ecter > said <0559 >amar >, The adversary <6862
tsar > and enemy <0341 >oyeb > [is] this <2088 zeh > wicked <7451
ra< > Haman <2001 Haman >. Then Haman <2001 Haman > was afraid <1204
ba<ath > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428 melek > and the queen
<4436 malkah >.
7. And the king <4428 melek > arising <6965 quwm > from the banquet
<4960 mishteh > of wine <3196 yayin > in his wrath <2534 chemah >
[went] into <0413 >el > the palace <1055 biythan > garden <1594
ginnah >: and Haman <2001 Haman > stood <5975 <amad > up to make
request <1245 baqash > for his life <5315 nephesh > to Esther <0635
>Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >; for he saw <7200 ra>ah > that
there was evil <7451 ra< > determined <3615 kalah > against <0413
>el > him by the king <4428 melek >.
8 Then the king <4428 melek > returned <7725 shuwb > out of the
palace <1055 biythan > garden <1594 ginnah > into <0413 >el > the
place <1004 bayith > of the banquet <4960 mishteh > of wine <3196
yayin >; and Haman <2001 Haman > was fallen <5307 naphal > upon the
bed <4296 mittah > whereon Esther <0635 >Ecter > [was]. Then said
<0559 >amar > the king <4428 melek >, Will he force <3533 kabash >
the queen <4436 malkah > also <1571 gam > before <5973 <im > me in
the house <1004 bayith >? As the word <1697 dabar > went <3318
yatsa> > out of the king's <4428 melek > mouth <6310 peh >, they
covered <2645 chaphah > Haman's <2001 Haman > face <6440 paniym >.
9 And Harbonah <2726 Charbowna> >, one <0259 >echad > of the
chamberlains <5631 cariyc >, said <0559 >amar > before <6440 paniym
> the king <4428 melek >, Behold <2009 hinneh > also <1571 gam >,
the gallows <6086 <ets > fifty <2572 chamishshiym > cubits <0520
>ammah > high <1364 gaboahh >, which <0834 >aher > Haman <2001 Haman
> had made <6213 <asah > for Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >, who <0834
>aher > had spoken <1696 dabar > good <2896 towb > for the king
<4428 melek >, standeth <5975 <amad > in the house <1004 bayith > of
Haman <2001 Haman >. Then the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar >,
Hang <8518 talah > him thereon <5921 <al >.
10 So they hanged <8518 talah > Haman <2001 Haman > on <5921 <al >
the gallows <6086 <ets > that he had prepared <3559 kuwn > for
Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >. Then was the king's <4428 melek > wrath
<2534 chemah > pacified <7918 shakak >.
Esther 8
1. On that day <3117 yowm > did the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus
<0325 >Achashverowsh > give <5414 nathan > the house <1004 bayith >
of Haman <2001 Haman > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >' enemy <6887 tsarar
> unto Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >. And Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > came <0935 bow> > before <6440 paniym > the king
<4428 melek >; for Esther <0635 >Ecter > had told <5046 nagad > what
<4100 mah > he [was] unto her.
2 And the king <4428 melek > took <5493 cuwr > off his ring <2885
tabba<ath >, which <0834 >aher > he had taken <5674 <abar > from
Haman <2001 Haman >, and gave <5414 nathan > it unto Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay >. And Esther <0635 >Ecter > set <7760 suwm > Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > over <5921 <al > the house <1004 bayith > of Haman
<2001 Haman >.
3. And Esther <0635 >Ecter > spake <1696 dabar > yet again <3254
yacaph > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428 melek >, and fell
<5307 naphal > down at <6440 paniym > his feet <7272 regel >, and
besought <2603 chanan > him with tears <1058 bakah > to put <5674
<abar > away <5674 <abar > the mischief <7451 ra< > of Haman <2001
Haman > the Agagite <91>, and his device <4284 machashabah > that he
had devised <2803 chashab > against <5921 <al > the Jews <3064
Y@huwdiy >.
4 Then the king <4428 melek > held <3447 yashat > out the golden
<2091 zahab > sceptre <8275 sharbiyt > toward Esther <0635 >Ecter >.
So Esther <0635 >Ecter > arose <6965 quwm >, and stood <5975 <amad >
before <6440 paniym > the king <4428 melek >,
5 And said <0559 >amar >, If <0518 >im > it please <2896 towb > the
king <4428 melek >, and if <0518 >im > I have found favour <2580
chen > in his sight <5869 <ayin >, and the thing <1697 dabar >
[seem] right <3787 kasher > before <6440 paniym > the king <4428
melek >, and I [be] pleasing <2896 towb > in his eyes <5869 <ayin >,
let it be written <3789 kathab > to reverse <7725 shuwb > the
letters <5612 cepher > devised <4284 machashabah > by Haman <2001
Haman > the son <1121 ben > of Hammedatha <4099 M@datha > the
Agagite <91>, which <0834 >aher > he wrote <3789 kathab > to destroy
<6> the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > which <0834 >aher > [are] in all <3605
kol > the king's <4428 melek > provinces <4082 m@diynah >:
6 For how <0346 >ayeh > can <3201 yakol > I endure <3201 yakol > to
see <7200 ra>ah > the evil <7451 ra< > that shall come <4672 matsa>
> unto my people <5971 <am >? or how <0346 >ayeh > can <3201 yakol >
I endure <3201 yakol > to see <7200 ra>ah > the destruction <13> of
my kindred <4138 mowledeth >?
7 Then the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh > said
<0559 >amar > unto Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >
and to Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > the Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy >, Behold
<2009 hinneh >, I have given <5414 nathan > Esther <0635 >Ecter >
the house <1004 bayith > of Haman <2001 Haman >, and him they have
hanged <8518 talah > upon the gallows <6086 <ets >, because he laid
<7971 shalach > his hand <3027 yad > upon the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >.
8 Write <3789 kathab > ye also for the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, as it
liketh <2896 towb > you, in the king's <4428 melek > name <8034 shem
>, and seal <2856 chatham > [it] with the king's <4428 melek > ring
<2885 tabba<ath >: for the writing <3791 kathab > which <0834 >aher
> is written <3789 kathab > in the king's <4428 melek > name <8034
shem >, and sealed <2856 chatham > with the king's <4428 melek >
ring <2885 tabba<ath >, may no <0369 >ayin > man reverse <7725 shuwb
>.
9 Then were the king's <4428 melek > scribes <5608 caphar > called
<7121 qara> > at that time <6256 <eth > in the third <7992
sh@liyshiy > month <2320 chodesh >, that [is], the month <2320
chodesh > Sivan <5510 Ciyvan >, on the three <7969 shalowsh > and
twentieth <6242 <esriym > [day] thereof; and it was written <3789
kathab > according to all <3605 kol > that Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >
commanded <6680 tsavah > unto the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, and to the
lieutenants <0323 >achashdarpan >, and the deputies <6346 pechah >
and rulers <8269 sar > of the provinces <4082 m@diynah > which <0834
>aher > [are] from India <1912 Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <3568 Kuwsh >,
an hundred <3967 me>ah > twenty <6242 <esriym > and seven <7651
sheba< > provinces <4082 m@diynah >, unto every province <4082
m@diynah > according to the writing <3791 kathab > thereof, and unto
every people <5971 <am > after their language <3956 lashown >, and
to the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > according to their writing <3791 kathab
>, and according to their language <3956 lashown >.
10 And he wrote <3789 kathab > in the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus
<0325 >Achashverowsh >' name <8034 shem >, and sealed <2856 chatham
> [it] with the king's <4428 melek > ring <2885 tabba<ath >, and
sent <7971 shalach > letters <5612 cepher > by posts <7323 ruwts >
on horseback <5483 cuwc >, [and] riders <7392 rakab > on mules <7409
rekesh >, camels <0327 >achastaran >, [and] young <1121 ben >
dromedaries <7424 rammak >:
11 Wherein <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek > granted <5414
nathan > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > which <0834 >aher > [were] in
every <3605 kol > city <5892 <iyr > to gather <6950 qahal >
themselves together, and to stand <5975 <amad > for their life <5315
nephesh >, to destroy <8045 shamad >, to slay <2026 harag >, and to
cause to perish <6>, all <3605 kol > the power <2428 chayil > of the
people <5971 <am > and province <4082 m@diynah > that would assault
<6696 tsuwr > them, [both] little <2945 taph > ones and women <0802
>ishshah >, and [to take] the spoil <7998 shalal > of them for a
prey <0962 bazaz >,
12 Upon one <0259 >echad > day <3117 yowm > in all <3605 kol > the
provinces <4082 m@diynah > of king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh >, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth
month <2320 chodesh >, which <1931 huw> > [is] the month <2320
chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar >.
13 The copy <6572 parshegen > of the writing <3791 kathab > for a
commandment <1881 dath > to be given <5414 nathan > in every <3605
kol > province <4082 m@diynah > [was] published <1540 galah > unto
all <3605 kol > people <5971 <am >, and that the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy
> should be ready <6264 <athiyd > against that day <3117 yowm > to
avenge <5358 naqam > themselves on their enemies <0341 >oyeb >.
14 [So] the posts <7323 ruwts > that rode <7392 rakab > upon mules
<7409 rekesh > [and] camels <0327 >achastaran > went <3318 yatsa> >
out, being hastened <0926 bahal > and pressed <1765 dachaph > on by
the king's <4428 melek > commandment <1697 dabar >. And the decree
<1881 dath > was given <5414 nathan > at Shushan <7800 Shuwshan >
the palace <1002 biyrah >.
15. And Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > went <3318 yatsa> > out from the
presence <6440 paniym > of the king <4428 melek > in royal <4438
malkuwth > apparel <3830 l@buwsh > of blue <8504 t@keleth > and
white <2353 chuwr >, and with a great <1419 gadowl > crown <5850
<atarah > of gold <2091 zahab >, and with a garment <8509 takriyk >
of fine linen <0948 buwts > and purple <0713 >argaman >: and the
city <5892 <iyr > of Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > rejoiced <6670 tsahal
> and was glad <8056 sameach >.
16 The Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > had light <0219 >owrah >, and gladness
<8057 simchah >, and joy <8342 sasown >, and honour <3366 y@qar >.
17 And in every <3605 kol > province <4082 m@diynah >, and in every
<3605 kol > city <5892 <iyr >, whithersoever the king's <4428 melek
> commandment <1697 dabar > and his decree <1881 dath > came <5060
naga< >, the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > had joy <8057 simchah > and
gladness <8342 sasown >, a feast <4960 mishteh > and a good <2896
towb > day <3117 yowm >. And many <7227 rab > of the people <5971
<am > of the land <0776 >erets > became <3054 yahad > Jews <3054
yahad >; for the fear <6343 pachad > of the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >
fell <5307 naphal > upon them.
Esther 9
1. Now in the twelfth month <2320 chodesh >, that [is], the month
<2320 chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar >, on the thirteenth day <3117 yowm
> of the same, when <0834 >aher > the king's <4428 melek >
commandment <1697 dabar > and his decree <1881 dath > drew near
<5060 naga< > to be put in execution <6213 <asah >, in the day <3117
yowm > that the enemies <0341 >oyeb > of the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >
hoped <7663 sabar > to have power <7980 shalat > over them, (though
it was turned <2015 haphak > to the contrary, that the Jews <3064
Y@huwdiy > had rule <7980 shalat > over them that hated <8130 sane>
> them;)
2 The Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > gathered <6950 qahal > themselves
together in their cities <5892 <iyr > throughout all <3605 kol > the
provinces <4082 m@diynah > of the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh >, to lay <7971 shalach > hand <3027 yad > on such as
sought <1245 baqash > their hurt <7451 ra< >: and no <3808 lo> > man
<0376 >iysh > could withstand <5975 <amad > them; for the fear <6343
pachad > of them fell <5307 naphal > upon all <3605 kol > people
<5971 <am >.
3 And all <3605 kol > the rulers <8269 sar > of the provinces <4082
m@diynah >, and the lieutenants <0323 >achashdarpan >, and the
deputies <6346 pechah >, and officers <6213 <asah > of the king
<4428 melek >, helped <5375 nasa> > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >;
because <3588 kiy > the fear <6343 pachad > of Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay > fell <5307 naphal > upon them.
4 For Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > [was] great <1419 gadowl > in the
king's <4428 melek > house <1004 bayith >, and his fame <8089 shoma<
> went <1980 halak > out throughout all <3605 kol > the provinces
<4082 m@diynah >: for this man <0376 >iysh > Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay
> waxed <1980 halak > greater <1419 gadowl > and greater <1419
gadowl >.
5 Thus the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > smote <5221 nakah > all <3605 kol
> their enemies <0341 >oyeb > with the stroke <4347 makkah > of the
sword <2719 chereb >, and slaughter <2027 hereg >, and destruction
<12>, and did <6213 <asah > what <4100 mah > they would unto those
that hated <8130 sane> > them.
6 And in Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the palace <1002 biyrah > the
Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > slew <2026 harag > and destroyed <6> five
<2568 chamesh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh >.
7 And Parshandatha <6577 Parshandatha> >, and Dalphon <1813
Dalphown >, and Aspatha <0630 >Acpatha> >,
8 And Poratha <6334 Powratha> >, and Adalia <0118 >Adalya> >, and
Aridatha <0743 >Ariydatha> >,
9 And Parmashta <6534 Parmashta> >, and Arisai <0747 >Ariycay >,
and Aridai <0742 >Ariyday >, and Vajezatha <2055 Vay@zatha> >,
10 The ten <6235 <eser > sons <1121 ben > of Haman <2001 Haman >
the son <1121 ben > of Hammedatha <4099 M@datha >, the enemy <6887
tsarar > of the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, slew <2026 harag > they; but
on the spoil <0961 bizzah > laid <7971 shalach > they not their hand
<3027 yad >.
11 On that day <3117 yowm > the number <4557 micpar > of those that
were slain <2026 harag > in Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the palace
<1002 biyrah > was brought <0935 bow> > before <6440 paniym > the
king <4428 melek >.
12 And the king <4428 melek > said <0559 >amar > unto Esther <0635
>Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >, The Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > have
slain <2026 harag > and destroyed <6> five <2568 chamesh > hundred
<3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > in Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > the
palace <1002 biyrah >, and the ten <6235 <eser > sons <1121 ben > of
Haman <2001 Haman >; what <4100 mah > have they done <6213 <asah >
in the rest <7605 sh@>ar > of the king's <4428 melek > provinces
<4082 m@diynah >? now what <4100 mah > [is] thy petition <7596
sh@>elah >? and it shall be granted <5414 nathan > thee: or what
<4100 mah > [is] thy request <1246 baqqashah > further <5750 <owd >?
and it shall be done <6213 <asah >.
13 Then said <0559 >amar > Esther <0635 >Ecter >, If <0518 >im > it
please <2896 towb > the king <4428 melek >, let it be granted <5414
nathan > to the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > which <0834 >aher > [are] in
Shushan <7800 Shuwshan > to do <6213 <asah > to morrow <4279 machar
> also <1571 gam > according unto this day's <3117 yowm > decree
<1881 dath >, and let Haman's <2001 Haman > ten <6235 <eser > sons
<1121 ben > be hanged <8518 talah > upon the gallows <6086 <ets >.
14 And the king <4428 melek > commanded <0559 >amar > it so <3651
ken > to be done <6213 <asah >: and the decree <1881 dath > was
given <5414 nathan > at Shushan <7800 Shuwshan >; and they hanged
<8518 talah > Haman's <2001 Haman > ten <6235 <eser > sons <1121 ben
>.
15 For the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > that [were] in Shushan <7800
Shuwshan > gathered <6950 qahal > themselves together on the
fourteenth day <3117 yowm > also <1571 gam > of the month <2320
chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar >, and slew <2026 harag > three <7969
shalowsh > hundred <3967 me>ah > men <0376 >iysh > at Shushan <7800
Shuwshan >; but on the prey <0961 bizzah > they laid <7971 shalach >
not their hand <3027 yad >.
16 But the other <7605 sh@>ar > Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > that [were]
in the king's <4428 melek > provinces <4082 m@diynah > gathered
<6950 qahal > themselves together, and stood <5975 <amad > for their
lives <5315 nephesh >, and had rest <5118 nuwach > from their
enemies <0341 >oyeb >, and slew <2026 harag > of their foes <8130
sane> > seventy <7657 shib<iym. > and five <2568 chamesh > thousand
<0505 >eleph >, but they laid <7971 shalach > not their hands <3027
yad > on the prey <0961 bizzah >,
17 On the thirteenth day <3117 yowm > of the month <2320 chodesh >
Adar <0143 >Adar >; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested
<5118 nuwach > they, and made <6213 <asah > it a day <3117 yowm > of
feasting <4960 mishteh > and gladness <8057 simchah >.
18 But the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > that [were] at Shushan <7800
Shuwshan > assembled <6950 qahal > together on the thirteenth [day]
thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth <6240
<asar > [day] of the same they rested <5118 nuwach >, and made <6213
<asah > it a day <3117 yowm > of feasting <4960 mishteh > and
gladness <8057 simchah >.
19 Therefore the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > of the villages <6521
p@raziy >, that dwelt <3427 yashab > in the unwalled <6519 p@razah >
towns <5892 <iyr >, made <6213 <asah > the fourteenth day <3117 yowm
> of the month <2320 chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar > [a day of]
gladness <8057 simchah > and feasting <4960 mishteh >, and a good
<2896 towb > day <3117 yowm >, and of sending <4916 mishlowach >
portions <4490 manah > one <0376 >iysh > to another <7453 rea< >.
20. And Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > wrote <3789 kathab > these <0428
>el-leh > things <1697 dabar >, and sent <7971 shalach > letters
<5612 cepher > unto all <3605 kol > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > that
[were] in all <3605 kol > the provinces <4082 m@diynah > of the king
<4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh >, [both] nigh <7126
qarab > and far <7350 rachowq >,
21 To stablish <6965 quwm > [this] among <5921 <al > them, that
they should keep <6213 <asah > the fourteenth day of the month <2320
chodesh > Adar <0143 >Adar >, and the fifteenth <6240 <asar > day
<3117 yowm > of the same, yearly <8141 shaneh >,
22 As the days <3117 yowm > wherein <0834 >aher > the Jews <3064
Y@huwdiy > rested <5117 nuwach > from their enemies <0341 >oyeb >,
and the month <2320 chodesh > which <0834 >aher > was turned <2015
haphak > unto them from sorrow <3015 yagown > to joy <8057 simchah
>, and from mourning <60> into a good <2896 towb > day <3117 yowm >:
that they should make <6213 <asah > them days <3117 yowm > of
feasting <4960 mishteh > and joy <8057 simchah >, and of sending
<4916 mishlowach > portions <4490 manah > one <0376 >iysh > to
another <7453 rea< >, and gifts <4979 mattanah > to the poor <34>.
23 And the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > undertook <6901 qabal > to do
<6213 <asah > as they had begun <2490 chalal >, and as Mordecai
<4782 Mord@kay > had written <3789 kathab > unto them;
24 Because <3588 kiy > Haman <2001 Haman > the son <1121 ben > of
Hammedatha <4099 M@datha >, the Agagite <91>, the enemy <6887 tsarar
> of all <3605 kol > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, had devised <2803
chashab > against <5921 <al > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > to destroy
<6> them, and had cast <5307 naphal > Pur <6332 Puwr >, that [is],
the lot <1486 gowral >, to consume <2000 hamam > them, and to
destroy <6> them;
25 But when [Esther] came <0935 bow> > before <6440 paniym > the
king <4428 melek >, he commanded <0559 >amar > by letters <5612
cepher > that his wicked <7451 ra< > device <4284 machashabah >,
which <0834 >aher > he devised <2803 chashab > against <5921 <al >
the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, should return <7725 shuwb > upon his own
head <7218 ro>sh >, and that he and his sons <1121 ben > should be
hanged <8518 talah > on <5921 <al > the gallows <6086 <ets >.
26 Wherefore they called <7121 qara> > these <0428 >el-leh > days
<3117 yowm > Purim <6332 Puwr > after <5921 <al > the name <8034
shem > of Pur <6332 Puwr >. Therefore for all <3605 kol > the words
<1697 dabar > of this letter <0107 >iggereth >, and [of that] which
<4100 mah > they had seen <7200 ra>ah > concerning <5921 <al > this
<3602 kakah > matter <3602 kakah >, and which <4100 mah > had come
<5060 naga< > unto them,
27 The Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy > ordained <6965 quwm >, and took <6901
qabal > upon them, and upon their seed <2233 zera< >, and upon all
<3605 kol > such as joined <3867 lavah > themselves unto them, so as
it should not fail <5674 <abar >, that they would keep <6213 <asah >
these <0428 >el-leh > two <8147 sh@nayim > days <3117 yowm >
according to their writing <3791 kathab >, and according to their
[appointed] time <2165 z@man > every <3605 kol > year <8141 shaneh
>;
28 And [that] these <0428 >el-leh > days <3117 yowm > [should be]
remembered <2142 zakar > and kept <6213 <asah > throughout every
generation <1755 dowr >, every family <4940 mishpachah >, every
province <4082 m@diynah >, and every city <5892 <iyr >; and [that]
these <0428 >el-leh > days <3117 yowm > of Purim <6332 Puwr > should
not fail <5674 <abar > from among <8432 tavek > the Jews <3064
Y@huwdiy >, nor <3808 lo> > the memorial <2143 zeker > of them
perish <5486 cuwph > from their seed <2233 zera< >.
29 Then Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah >, the
daughter <1323 bath > of Abihail <32>, and Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay >
the Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy >, wrote <3789 kathab > with all <3605 kol >
authority <8633 toqeph >, to confirm <6965 quwm > this <2063 zo>th >
second <8145 sheniy > letter <0107 >iggereth > of Purim <6332 Puwr
>.
30 And he sent <7971 shalach > the letters <5612 cepher > unto all
<3605 kol > the Jews <3064 Y@huwdiy >, to the hundred <3967 me>ah >
twenty <6242 <esriym > and seven <7651 sheba< > provinces <4082
m@diynah > of the kingdom <4438 malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh >, [with] words <1697 dabar > of peace <7965 shalowm
> and truth <0571 >emeth >,
31 To confirm <6965 quwm > these <0428 >el-leh > days <3117 yowm >
of Purim <6332 Puwr > in their times <2165 z@man > [appointed],
according as Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > the Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy > and
Esther <0635 >Ecter > the queen <4436 malkah > had enjoined <6965
quwm > them, and as they had decreed <6965 quwm > for themselves
<5315 nephesh > and for their seed <2233 zera< >, the matters <1697
dabar > of the fastings <6685 tsowm > and their cry <2201 za<aq >.
32 And the decree <3982 ma>amar > of Esther <0635 >Ecter >
confirmed <6965 quwm > these <0428 >el-leh > matters <1697 dabar >
of Purim <6332 Puwr >; and it was written <3789 kathab > in the book
<5612 cepher >.
Esther 10
1. And the king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325 >Achashverowsh > laid
<7760 suwm > a tribute <4522 mac > upon the land <0776 >erets >, and
[upon] the isles <0339 >iy > of the sea <3220 yam >.
2 And all <3605 kol > the acts <4640 Ma<say > of his power <8633
toqeph > and of his might <1369 g@buwrah >, and the declaration
<6575 parashah > of the greatness <1420 g@duwlah > of Mordecai <4782
Mord@kay >, whereunto <0834 >aher > the king <4428 melek > advanced
<1431 gadal > him, [are] they not written <3789 kathab > in the book
<5612 cepher > of the chronicles <1697 dabar > of the kings <4428
melek > of Media <4074 Maday > and Persia <6539 Parac >?
3 For Mordecai <4782 Mord@kay > the Jew <3064 Y@huwdiy > [was] next
<4932 mishneh > unto king <4428 melek > Ahasuerus <0325
>Achashverowsh >, and great <1419 gadowl > among the Jews <3064
Y@huwdiy >, and accepted <7521 ratsah > of the multitude <7230 rob >
of his brethren <0251 >ach >, seeking <1875 darash > the wealth
<2896 towb > of his people <5971 <am >, and speaking <1696 dabar >
peace <7965 shalowm > to all <3605 kol > his seed <2233 zera< >.