Esther 2

Esther, a Jewish orphan raised by her cousin Mordecai, is selected as the new queen of Persia after impressing King Ahasuerus.[1] Mordecai discovers a conspiracy by two of the king's eunuchs to assassinate the king and reports it, saving Ahasuerus's life.[1]

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Verse 1
After after, behind these things the spoken matters these these ones when subsided as subsiding the wrath burning heat of of the king the king Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh he remembered male [direct object marker] object-marker Vashti Vashti Vasheti and and object-marker what that-which she had done she did and and object-marker what that-which had been decreed he was cut off against her upon her
אַחַר֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar After after, behind HR הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim these things the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp כְּ/שֹׁ֕ךְ 𐤊/𐤔𐤊 keshokhe when subsided as subsiding HR/Vqc חֲמַ֖ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat the wrath burning heat of HNcfsc הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤔 achasheverosh Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh HNp זָכַ֤ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar he remembered male HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo וַשְׁתִּי֙ 𐤅𐤔𐤕𐤉 vasheti Vashti Vashti Vasheti HNp וְ/אֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher what that-which HTr עָשָׂ֔תָה 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 asatah she had done she did HVqp3fs וְ/אֵ֥ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 what that-which HTr נִגְזַ֖ר 𐤍𐤂𐤆𐤓 nigezar had been decreed he was cut off HVNp3ms עָלֶֽי/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against her upon her HR/Sp3fs
Verse 3
and let appoint and may he appoint the king the king officers appointed officials in all in the whole of provinces governed provinces of of his kingdom his kingship and let them gather and they will gather [direct object marker] object-marker every entirety of young woman young woman virgin set-apart maiden beautiful goodness of of appearance visible appearance to toward Susa Shushan Shushan the citadel the citadel to toward house house-of of the women the women to toward the hand open hand Hege Hegai Hege eunuch royal-court official of of the king the king keeper the guarding one of the women the women and let be given and giving their cosmetics their cleansing ointments
וְ/יַפְקֵ֨ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃 veyafeqed and let appoint and may he appoint HC/Vhj3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa פְּקִידִים֮ 𐤐𐤒𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 peqidim officers appointed officials HNcmpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc מְדִינ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 medinot provinces governed provinces of HNcfpc מַלְכוּת/וֹ֒ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto of his kingdom his kingship HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/יִקְבְּצ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 veyiqebetsu and let them gather and they will gather HC/Vqj3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc נַעֲרָֽה 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 naarah young woman young woman HNcfsa בְ֠תוּלָה 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤄 vetulah virgin set-apart maiden HNcfsa טוֹבַ֨ת 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤕 tovat beautiful goodness of HAafsc מַרְאֶ֜ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh of appearance visible appearance HNcmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שׁוּשַׁ֤ן 𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍 shushan Susa Shushan Shushan HNp הַ/בִּירָה֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 habirah the citadel the citadel HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR יַ֥ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand open hand HNcbsc הֵגֶ֛א 𐤄𐤂𐤀 hege Hege Hegai Hege HNp סְרִ֥יס 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 seris eunuch royal-court official of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa שֹׁמֵ֣ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer keeper the guarding one HVqrmsc הַ/נָּשִׁ֑ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim-2 of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa וְ/נָת֖וֹן 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤅𐤍 venaton and let be given and giving HC/Vqa תַּמְרוּקֵי/הֶֽן 𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤉/𐤄𐤍 tameruqeyhen their cosmetics their cleansing ointments HNcmpc/Sp3fp
Verse 6
who that-which had been carried away was exiled from Jerusalem From Established Peace-City from Yerushalam with if / whether the exile the exile-community which that-which had been exiled she was exiled with if / whether Jeconiah Yah Establishes Yekhneyah king king of of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah whom that-which he exiled he exiled Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar king king of of Babylon Babel Bavel
אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr הָגְלָה֙ 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤄 hagelah had been carried away was exiled HVHp3ms מִ/יר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם 𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 mirushalayim from Jerusalem From Established Peace-City from Yerushalam HR/Np עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR הַ/גֹּלָה֙ 𐤄/𐤂𐤋𐤄 hagolah the exile the exile-community HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr הָגְלְתָ֔ה 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤕𐤄 hageletah had been exiled she was exiled HVHp3fs עִ֖ם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 with if / whether HR יְכָנְיָ֣ה 𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤉𐤄 yekhaneyah Jeconiah Yah Establishes Yekhneyah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 whom that-which HTr הֶגְלָ֔ה 𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤄 hegelah he exiled he exiled HVhp3ms נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤊𐤃𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤓 nevukhadenetsar Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar Nevukhadenetsar HNp מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of HNcmsc בָּבֶֽל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel of Babylon Babel Bavel HNp
Verse 7
And he was and he became bringing up supporter direct object marker object-marker Hadassah Hadassah Hadasah that is she Esther Esther Eseter daughter daughter of his uncle his father's brother for for/because there was not there is not to her — father father of or mother and mother and the young woman and the young woman beautiful beautiful of in form visible form and good and goodness of in appearance visible appearance and in the death and in dying her father her father and her mother her mother he had taken her he took her Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay for himself — as a daughter to a daughter of
וַ/יְהִ֨י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And he was and he became HC/Vqw3ms אֹמֵ֜ן 𐤀𐤌𐤍 omen bringing up supporter HVqrmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo הֲדַסָּ֗ה 𐤄𐤃𐤎𐤄 hadasah Hadassah Hadassah Hadasah HNp הִ֤יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi that is she HPp3fs אֶסְתֵּר֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc דֹּד֔/וֹ 𐤃𐤃/𐤅 dodo his uncle his father's brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there was not there is not HTn לָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs אָ֣ב 𐤀𐤁 av father father of HNcmsa וָ/אֵ֑ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 vaem or mother and mother HC/Ncfsa וְ/הַ/נַּעֲרָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 vehanaarah and the young woman and the young woman HC/Td/Ncfsa יְפַת 𐤉𐤐𐤕 yefat beautiful beautiful of HAafsc תֹּ֨אַר֙ 𐤕𐤀𐤓 toar in form visible form HNcmsa וְ/טוֹבַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤕 vetovat and good and goodness of HC/Aafsc מַרְאֶ֔ה 𐤌𐤓𐤀𐤄 mareeh in appearance visible appearance HNcmsa וּ/בְ/מ֤וֹת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤕 uvemot and in the death and in dying HC/R/Ncmsc אָבִ֨י/הָ֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤄 aviha her father her father HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אִמָּ֔/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌/𐤄 veimah and her mother her mother HC/Ncfsc/Sp3fs לְקָחָ֧/הּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇/𐤄 leqachah he had taken her he took her HVqp3ms/Sp3fs מָרְדֳּכַ֛י 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for himself HR/Sp3ms לְ/בַֽת 𐤋/𐤁𐤕 levat as a daughter to a daughter of HR/Ncfsa
Verse 8
And it was and he became when the hearing of in being heard the word word of of the king the king and his decree and his royal decree and in the gathering of and in being gathered young women young women many many (feminine plural) to toward Shushan Shushan Shushan the citadel the citadel to toward hand open hand of Hegai Hegai Hege and was taken and she was taken Esther Esther Eseter to toward house house-of of the king the king to toward hand open hand of Hegai Hegai Hege keeper the guarding one of the women the women
וַ/יְהִ֗י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/הִשָּׁמַ֤ע 𐤁/𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤏 behishama when the hearing of in being heard HR/VNc דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word word of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/דָת֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤃𐤕/𐤅 vedato and his decree and his royal decree HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms וּֽ/בְ/הִקָּבֵ֞ץ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤒𐤁𐤑 uvehiqavets and in the gathering of and in being gathered HC/R/VNc נְעָר֥וֹת 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 nearot young women young women HNcfpa רַבּ֛וֹת 𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 rabot many many (feminine plural) HAafpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR שׁוּשַׁ֥ן 𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍 shushan Shushan Shushan Shushan HNp הַ/בִּירָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 habirah the citadel the citadel HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יַ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand HNcbsc הֵגָ֑י 𐤄𐤂𐤉 hegay of Hegai Hegai Hege HNp וַ/תִּלָּקַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤒𐤇 vatilaqach and was taken and she was taken HC/VNw3fs אֶסְתֵּר֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-4 to toward HR יַ֥ד 𐤉𐤃 yad-2 hand open hand HNcbsc הֵגַ֖י 𐤄𐤂𐤉 hegay-2 of Hegai Hegai Hege HNp שֹׁמֵ֥ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer keeper the guarding one HVqrmsc הַ/נָּשִֽׁים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa
Verse 9
and she was good and she became good the young woman the young woman in his eyes his eyes and she obtained and she lifted favor covenant-loyal love before him before his face and he hastened and he threw into panic direct object marker object-marker her beauty treatments her cleansing agents and and object-marker her portions her allotted portions to give to give to her — and and object-marker seven seven young women the young women select seen ones to give to give to her — from house from the built-house of the king the king and he transferred her and he altered her and and object-marker her maids her young women to the best for benefit place house-of of the women the women
וַ/תִּיטַ֨ב 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤈𐤁 vatitav and she was good and she became good HC/Vqw3fs הַ/נַּעֲרָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 hanaarah the young woman the young woman HTd/Ncfsa בְ/עֵינָי/ו֮ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 veeynayv in his eyes his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּשָּׂ֣א 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤀 vatisa and she obtained and she lifted HC/Vqw3fs חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed favor covenant-loyal love HNcmsa לְ/פָנָי/ו֒ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms וַ֠/יְבַהֵל 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤄𐤋 vayevahel and he hastened and he threw into panic HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo תַּמְרוּקֶ֤י/הָ 𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤉/𐤄 tameruqeyha her beauty treatments her cleansing agents HNcmpc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To מָנוֹתֶ֨/הָ֙ 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕/𐤄 manoteha her portions her allotted portions HNcfpc/Sp3fs לָ/תֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give HR/Vqc לָ֔/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To שֶׁ֣בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven HAcfsa הַ/נְּעָר֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕 hanearot young women the young women HTd/Ncfpa הָ/רְאֻי֥וֹת 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤕 hareuyot select seen ones HTd/Vqsfpa לָֽ/תֶת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet-2 to give to give HR/Vqc לָ֖/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah-2 to her HR/Sp3fs מִ/בֵּ֣ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יְשַׁנֶּ֧/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤍/𐤄 vayeshaneha and he transferred her and he altered her HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and and object-marker HC/To נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛י/הָ 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 naaroteyha her maids her young women HNcfpc/Sp3fs לְ/ט֖וֹב 𐤋/𐤈𐤅𐤁 letov to the best for benefit HR/Aamsc בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt place house-of HNcmsc הַ/נָּשִֽׁים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa
Verse 12
And when the time arrived and in causing to reach of arranged row young woman young woman and young woman and a young woman to go to come in to toward the king the king Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh at the end of from end-of being to be for her — according to the law according to a decree of the women the women twelve two twelve -teen or -teenth months renewal-moon for for/because thus thus were completed let them be filled days days of their beautification their purifying rubbings six six months new-moons with oil in rich oil of myrrh the myrrh resin and six and six months new-moons with perfumes with fragrant spices and with the cosmetics and with cleansing-agents of of the women the women
וּ/בְ/הַגִּ֡יעַ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤏 uvehagia And when the time arrived and in causing to reach HC/R/Vhc תֹּר֩ 𐤕𐤓 tor of arranged row HNcmsc נַעֲרָ֨ה 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 naarah young woman young woman HNcfsa וְ/נַעֲרָ֜ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 venaarah and young woman and a young woman HC/Ncfsa לָ/ב֣וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to go to come in HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤔 achasheverosh Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh HNp מִ/קֵּץ֩ 𐤌/𐤒𐤑 miqets at the end of from end-of HR/Ncmsc הֱי֨וֹת 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 heyot being to be HVqc לָ֜/הּ 𐤋/𐤄 lah for her HR/Sp3fs כְּ/דָ֤ת 𐤊/𐤃𐤕 kedat according to the law according to a decree HR/Ncfsc הַ/נָּשִׁים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa שְׁנֵ֣ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheneym twelve two HAcmda עָשָׂ֣ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar twelve -teen or -teenth HAcmsa חֹ֔דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) months renewal-moon HNcmsa כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כֵּ֥ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm יִמְלְא֖וּ 𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 yimeleu were completed let them be filled HVqi3mp יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc מְרוּקֵי/הֶ֑ן 𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤉/𐤄𐤍 meruqeyhen their beautification their purifying rubbings HNcmpc/Sp3fp שִׁשָּׁ֤ה 𐤔𐤔𐤄 shishah six six HAcmsa חֳדָשִׁים֙ 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 chodashim Umwenshi (Bemba) months new-moons HNcmpa בְּ/שֶׁ֣מֶן 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤍 beshemen with oil in rich oil HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֹּ֔ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤓 hamor of myrrh the myrrh resin HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שִׁשָּׁ֤ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤔𐤄 veshishah and six and six HC/Acmsa חֳדָשִׁים֙ 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 chodashim-2 Umwenshi (Bemba) months new-moons HNcmpa בַּ/בְּשָׂמִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 babesamim with perfumes with fragrant spices HRd/Ncmpa וּ/בְ/תַמְרוּקֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤕𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤉 uvetameruqey and with the cosmetics and with cleansing-agents of HC/R/Ncmpc הַ/נָּשִֽׁים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim-2 of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa
Verse 13
in this way and in this the young woman the young woman went she came to toward the king the king [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of that that-which she said you will say was given will be given to her — to go to come in with her with her from house from the built-house of the women the women to up to house house-of of the king the king
וּ/בָ/זֶ֕ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤆𐤄 uvazeh in this way and in this HC/R/Pdxms הַֽ/נַּעֲרָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤄 hanaarah the young woman the young woman HTd/Ncfsa בָּאָ֣ה 𐤁𐤀𐤄 baah went she came HVqrfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֵת֩ 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תֹּאמַ֜ר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomar she said you will say HVqi3fs יִנָּ֤תֵֽן 𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤍 yinaten was given will be given HVNi3ms לָ/הּ֙ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs לָ/ב֣וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to go to come in HR/Vqc עִמָּ֔/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 imah with her with her HR/Sp3fs מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc הַ/נָּשִׁ֖ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 14
in the evening in the mingling dusk she she would go she came and in the morning and in the morning she she would return she turned back to toward house house-of of the women the women second second to toward the hand of open hand Shaashgaz Shaashgaz Shaashegaz eunuch royal-court official of of the king the king who kept the guarding one the concubines the concubines not not would come you will come again still, again, further to toward the king the king unless for/because if if / whether delighted he delights in her — the king the king and she was called and she was called by name and name-of
בָּ/עֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤏𐤓𐤁 baerev in the evening in the mingling dusk HRd/Ncmsa הִ֣יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she she HPp3fs בָאָ֗ה 𐤁𐤀𐤄 vaah would go she came HVqrfsa וּ֠/בַ/בֹּקֶר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaboqer and in the morning and in the morning HC/Rd/Ncmsa הִ֣יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi-2 she she HPp3fs שָׁבָ֞ה 𐤔𐤁𐤄 shavah would return she turned back HVqrfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּ֤ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc הַ/נָּשִׁים֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa שֵׁנִ֔י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheni second second HAomsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יַ֧ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the hand of open hand HNcbsc שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז 𐤔𐤏𐤔𐤂𐤆 shaashegaz Shaashgaz Shaashgaz Shaashegaz HNp סְרִ֥יס 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 seris eunuch royal-court official of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa שֹׁמֵ֣ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer who kept the guarding one HVqrmsc הַ/פִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤉𐤋𐤂𐤔𐤉𐤌 hapilageshim the concubines the concubines HTd/Ncfpa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תָב֥וֹא 𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤀 tavo would come you will come HVqi3fs עוֹד֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od again still, again, further HD אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki unless for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC חָפֵ֥ץ 𐤇𐤐𐤑 chafets delighted he delights HVqp3ms בָּ֛/הּ 𐤁/𐤄 bah in her HR/Sp3fs הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/נִקְרְאָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤄 veniqereah and she was called and she was called HC/VNp3fs בְ/שֵֽׁם 𐤁/𐤔𐤌 veshem by name and name-of HR/Ncmsa
Verse 15
Now when the turn came and in causing to reach of the turn arranged row of Esther Esther Eseter daughter daughter of of Abihail My Father is Might Avihayil uncle father's-brother of of Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay who that-which had taken he took her — as his daughter to a daughter of to go to come in to toward the king the king nothing not she requested she earnestly sought thing spoken matter except for/because if if / whether that object-marker which that-which he would say he will say Hegai Hegai Hege eunuch royal-court official of of the king the king keeper the guarding one of the women the women And she was and she became Esther Esther Eseter bearing bearing of favor favor in the eyes of in the eyes of all entirety of who saw her those seeing her
וּ/בְ/הַגִּ֣יעַ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤏 uvehagia Now when the turn came and in causing to reach HC/R/Vhc תֹּר 𐤕𐤓 tor of the turn arranged row HNcmsc אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter of Esther Esther Eseter HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc אֲבִיחַ֣יִל 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤋 avichayil of Abihail My Father is Might Avihayil HNp דֹּ֣ד 𐤃𐤃 dod uncle father's-brother of HNcmsc מָרְדֳּכַ֡י 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay of Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr לָקַֽח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 laqach had taken he took HVqp3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo her HR/Sp3ms לְ/בַ֜ת 𐤋/𐤁𐤕 levat as his daughter to a daughter of HR/Ncfsa לָ/ב֣וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to go to come in HR/Vqc אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 nothing not HTn בִקְשָׁה֙ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤄 viqeshah she requested she earnestly sought HVpp3fs דָּבָ֔ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar thing spoken matter HNcmsa כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki except for/because HC אִ֣ם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et that object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr יֹאמַ֛ר 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 yomar he would say he will say HVqi3ms הֵגַ֥י 𐤄𐤂𐤉 hegay Hegai Hegai Hege HNp סְרִיס 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎 seris eunuch royal-court official of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa שֹׁמֵ֣ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer keeper the guarding one HVqrmsc הַ/נָּשִׁ֑ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim of the women the women HTd/Ncfpa וַ/תְּהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi And she was and she became HC/Vqw3fs אֶסְתֵּר֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter-2 Esther Esther Eseter HNp נֹשֵׂ֣את 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤕 noset bearing bearing of HVqrfsc חֵ֔ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc רֹאֶֽי/הָ 𐤓𐤀𐤉/𐤄 roeyha who saw her those seeing her HVqrmpc/Sp3fs
Verse 16
and was taken and she was taken Esther Esther Eseter to toward the king the king Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh to toward house house-of of his kingdom his kingship in the month in the new-moon cycle tenth the tenth which is he month renewal-moon Tebeth Tevet, the tenth month Tevet in year in the year of seven seven of his reign to his kingship
וַ/תִּלָּקַ֨ח 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤒𐤇 vatilaqach and was taken and she was taken HC/VNw3fs אֶסְתֵּ֜ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ 𐤀𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤔 achasheverosh Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc מַלְכוּת֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto of his kingdom his kingship HNcfsc/Sp3ms בַּ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤔 bachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) in the month in the new-moon cycle HRd/Ncmsa הָ/עֲשִׂירִ֖י 𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤓𐤉 haasiri tenth the tenth HTd/Aomsa הוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu which is he HPp3ms חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) month renewal-moon HNcmsc טֵבֵ֑ת 𐤈𐤁𐤕 tevet Tebeth Tevet, the tenth month Tevet HNp בִּ/שְׁנַת 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤕 bishenat in year in the year of HR/Ncfsc שֶׁ֖בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva seven seven HAcfsa לְ/מַלְכוּתֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 lemalekhuto of his reign to his kingship HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 17
and the king loved and he loved the king the king [direct object marker] Esther object-marker Esther Esther Eseter more than all from the entirety of the women the women and she obtained and she lifted favor favor and kindness and steadfast loyalty in his sight before his face more than all from the entirety of the virgins the set-apart maidens and he set and he placed crown crown-of royal kingship of on her head at her head and he made her queen and he made her queen instead of under; in place of Vashti Vashti Vasheti
וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֨ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤄𐤁 vayeehav and the king loved and he loved HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] Esther object-marker HTo אֶסְתֵּר֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal more than all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc הַ/נָּשִׁ֔ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 hanashim the women the women HTd/Ncfpa וַ/תִּשָּׂא 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤀 vatisa and she obtained and she lifted HC/Vqw3fs חֵ֥ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor HNcmsa וָ/חֶ֛סֶד 𐤅/𐤇𐤎𐤃 vachesed and kindness and steadfast loyalty HC/Ncmsa לְ/פָנָ֖י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv in his sight before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal-2 more than all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc הַ/בְּתוּלֹ֑ת 𐤄/𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤕 habetulot the virgins the set-apart maidens HTd/Ncfpa וַ/יָּ֤שֶׂם 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌 vayasem and he set and he placed HC/Vqw3ms כֶּֽתֶר 𐤊𐤕𐤓 keter crown crown-of HNcmsc מַלְכוּת֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 malekhut royal kingship of HNcfsa בְּ/רֹאשָׁ֔/הּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤄 beroshah on her head at her head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וַ/יַּמְלִיכֶ֖/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤊/𐤄 vayamelikheha and he made her queen and he made her queen HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3fs תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of under; in place of HR וַשְׁתִּֽי 𐤅𐤔𐤕𐤉 vasheti Vashti Vashti Vasheti HNp
Verse 18
and made and he did the king the king banquet drinking feast great great for all to the whole of his officials his officials and his servants and his servants [direct object marker] object-marker banquet drinking feast Esther Esther Eseter and release granting of rest to the provinces to the governed provinces he made he did and he gave and he gave gifts raised portion according to the hand as the hand of of the king the king
וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and made and he did HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh banquet drinking feast HNcmsa גָד֗וֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great HAamsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc שָׂרָי/ו֙ 𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅 sarayv his officials his officials HNcmpc/Sp3ms וַ/עֲבָדָ֔י/ו 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 vaavadayv and his servants and his servants HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh-2 banquet drinking feast HNcmsc אֶסְתֵּ֑ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp וַ/הֲנָחָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤇𐤄 vahanachah and release granting of rest HC/Ncfsa לַ/מְּדִינוֹת֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 lamedinot to the provinces to the governed provinces HRd/Ncfpa עָשָׂ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah he made he did HVqp3ms וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms מַשְׂאֵ֖ת 𐤌𐤔𐤀𐤕 maseet gifts raised portion HNcfsa כְּ/יַ֥ד 𐤊/𐤉𐤃 keyad according to the hand as the hand of HR/Ncbsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 20
Esther had not there is not Esther Esther Eseter making known the one making known her kindred her birth-lineage or and object-marker her people forearm-measure as as that which had commanded he commanded her upon her Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay and and object-marker word authoritative declaration of of Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay Esther Esther Eseter did the doing-one as as that which she was she became in trust upbringing with him with him
אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn Esther had not there is not HTn אֶסְתֵּ֗ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp מַגֶּ֤דֶת 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤕 magedet making known the one making known HVhrfsa מֽוֹלַדְתָּ/הּ֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤋𐤃𐤕/𐤄 moladetah her kindred her birth-lineage HNcfsc/Sp3fs וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet or and object-marker HC/To עַמָּ֔/הּ 𐤏𐤌/𐤄 amah her people forearm-measure HNcmsc/Sp3fs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr צִוָּ֥ה 𐤑𐤅𐤄 tsivah had commanded he commanded HVpp3ms עָלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha her upon her HR/Sp3fs מָרְדֳּכָ֑י 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To מַאֲמַ֤ר 𐤌𐤀𐤌𐤓 maamar word authoritative declaration of HNcmsc מָרְדֳּכַי֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay-2 of Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter-2 Esther Esther Eseter HNp עֹשָׂ֔ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 osah did the doing-one HVqrfsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher-2 as as that which HR/Tr הָיְתָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah she was she became HVqp3fs בְ/אָמְנָ֖ה 𐤁/𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤄 veamenah in trust upbringing HR/Ncfsa אִתּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 21
in those days in the days those they and Mordecai and Mordecai and Mredekhay was sitting dwelling-one of at the gate in the gate of of the king the king became angry he became enraged Bigthan Bigthan Bigetan and Teresh and Teresh and Teresh two two of eunuchs court officials of of the king the king from those who guarded from guarding-ones of the threshold the boundary-threshold sought and they sought earnestly to lay to send forth hand open hand on the king in the king Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh
בַּ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 bayamim in those days in the days HRd/Ncmpa הָ/הֵ֔ם 𐤄/𐤄𐤌 hahem those they HTd/Pp3mp וּ/מָרְדֳּכַ֖י 𐤅/𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 umaredokhay and Mordecai and Mordecai and Mredekhay HC/Np יֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev was sitting dwelling-one of HVqrmsa בְּ/שַֽׁעַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 beshaar at the gate in the gate of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa קָצַף֩ 𐤒𐤑𐤐 qatsaf became angry he became enraged HVqp3ms בִּגְתָ֨ן 𐤁𐤂𐤕𐤍 bigetan Bigthan Bigthan Bigetan HNp וָ/תֶ֜רֶשׁ 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤔 vateresh and Teresh and Teresh and Teresh HC/Np שְׁנֵֽי 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc סָרִיסֵ֤י 𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉 sarisey eunuchs court officials of HNcmpc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa מִ/שֹּׁמְרֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉 mishomerey from those who guarded from guarding-ones of HR/Vqrmpc הַ/סַּ֔ף 𐤄/𐤎𐤐 hasaf the threshold the boundary-threshold HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יְבַקְשׁוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤅 vayevaqeshu sought and they sought earnestly HC/Vpw3mp לִ/שְׁלֹ֣חַ 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤇 lishelocha to lay to send forth HR/Vqc יָ֔ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand HNcbsa בַּ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bamelekhe on the king in the king HRd/Ncmsa אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ 𐤀𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤔 achasheverosh Ahasuerus Ahasuerus Achasheverosh HNp
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