Esther 5

Esther courageously approaches King Ahasuerus uninvited in royal robes, receives favor as he extends the golden scepter, and invites him and Haman to a banquet she prepared, strategically delaying her full petition until a second banquet the next day[1][2]. Haman, elated by the exclusive invitation, boasts of his wealth and status to his friends but rages at Mordecai's refusal to bow, then follows his wife Zeresh's counsel to build a 50-cubit gallows for Mordecai's execution before the second feast[1][2].

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Verse 1
וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi Now it came about and he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉 hashelishi the third the third HTd/Aomsa וַ/תִּלְבַּ֤שׁ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤁𐤔 vatilebash that Esther put on and she put on HC/Vqw3fs אֶסְתֵּר֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp מַלְכ֔וּת 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 malekhut her royal robes kingship of HNcfsa וַֽ/תַּעֲמֹ֞ד 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤌𐤃 vataamod and stood she stood HC/Vqw3fs בַּ/חֲצַ֤ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓 bachatsar in the court in the enclosure HR/Ncbsc בֵּית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of the house house-of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הַ/פְּנִימִ֔ית 𐤄/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤕 hapenimit inner the inner (feminine) HTd/Aafsa נֹ֖כַח 𐤍𐤊𐤇 nokhach opposite directly opposite HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt-2 the house house-of HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֑לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ֠/הַ/מֶּלֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe and the king and the king HC/Td/Ncmsa יוֹשֵׁ֞ב 𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁 yoshev was sitting dwelling-one of HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR כִּסֵּ֤א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise his throne throne of HNcmsc מַלְכוּת/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕/𐤅 malekhuto royal his kingship HNcfsc/Sp3ms בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house in the house of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מַּלְכ֔וּת 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 hamalekhut of the kingdom the kingship HTd/Ncfsa נֹ֖כַח 𐤍𐤊𐤇 nokhach-2 opposite directly opposite HR פֶּ֥תַח 𐤐𐤕𐤇 petach the entrance opening-of HNcmsc הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit of the house the built-house HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 2
וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms כִ/רְא֨וֹת 𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 khireot when seeing as seeing HR/Vqc הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp הַ/מַּלְכָּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen the reigning-woman HTd/Ncfsa עֹמֶ֨דֶת֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤕 omedet standing standing one HVqrfsa בֶּֽ/חָצֵ֔ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤑𐤓 bechatser in the court in an enclosure HRd/Ncbsa נָשְׂאָ֥ה 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤄 naseah she obtained she lifted HVqp3fs חֵ֖ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv in his eyes in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וַ/יּ֨וֹשֶׁט 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤈 vayoshet and extended and he extended forth HC/Vhw3ms הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֗ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 leeseter to Esther to Esther to Eseter HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo שַׁרְבִ֤יט 𐤔𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤈 sharevit scepter royal scepter of HNcmsc הַ/זָּהָב֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤄𐤁 hazahav the golden the gold HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בְּ/יָד֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤅 beyado in his hand in his hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms וַ/תִּקְרַ֣ב 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤁 vatiqerav and approached and she drew near HC/Vqw3fs אֶסְתֵּ֔ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter-2 Esther Esther Eseter HNp וַ/תִּגַּ֖ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤂𐤏 vatiga and touched and she touched HC/Vqw3fs בְּ/רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 berosh the top of at the head of HR/Ncmsc הַ/שַּׁרְבִֽיט 𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤈 hasharevit the scepter the royal staff HTd/Ncmsa
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אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC מָצָ֨אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found I found HVqp1cs חֵ֜ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if HC/C עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa ט֔וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa לָ/תֵת֙ 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to grant to give HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔/י 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤉 sheelati my petition my petition HNcfsc/Sp1cs וְ/לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 velaasot and to perform and to do HC/R/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑/י 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤉 baqashati my request my petition HNcfsc/Sp1cs יָב֧וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo let come he comes HVqi3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָמָ֗ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and Haman and Haman and Haman HC/Np אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 hamisheteh the banquet the drinking-feast HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I shall prepare I will do HVqi1cs לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for them HR/Sp3mp וּ/מָחָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤌𐤇𐤓 umachar and tomorrow and the after-day HC/Ncmsa אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh-2 I will do I will do HVqi1cs כִּ/דְבַ֥ר 𐤊/𐤃𐤁𐤓 kidevar according to the word according to the word of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-4 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 9
וַ/יֵּצֵ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms הָמָן֙ 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman Haman Haman HNp בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms שָׂמֵ֖חַ 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samecha joyful joyful one HAamsa וְ/ט֣וֹב 𐤅/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vetov and glad and good HC/Aamsc לֵ֑ב 𐤋𐤁 lev of heart inner core of HNcmsa וְ/כִ/רְאוֹת֩ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 vekhireot and when seeing and as seeing HC/R/Vqc הָמָ֨ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman-2 Haman Haman Haman HNp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo מָרְדֳּכַ֜י 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp בְּ/שַׁ֣עַר 𐤁/𐤔𐤏𐤓 beshaar in the gate in the gate of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn קָם֙ 𐤒𐤌 qam stood up he rose up HVqp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not HC/Tn זָ֣ע 𐤆𐤏 za moved he trembled HVqp3ms מִמֶּ֔/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu for him from us HR/Sp1cp וַ/יִּמָּלֵ֥א 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤀 vayimale and was filled and he was filled HC/VNw3ms הָמָ֛ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman-3 Haman Haman Haman HNp עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al with upon HR מָרְדֳּכַ֖י 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay-2 Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp חֵמָֽה 𐤇𐤌𐤄 chemah rage burning heat HNcfsa
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וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and she said and she said HC/Vqw3fs ל/וֹ֩ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms זֶ֨רֶשׁ 𐤆𐤓𐤔 zeresh Zeresh Zeresh Zeresh HNp אִשְׁתּ֜/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc אֹֽהֲבָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤉/𐤅 ohavayv his friends his lovers HVqrmpc/Sp3ms יַֽעֲשׂוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 yaasu let them make they will do HVqj3mp עֵץ֮ 𐤏𐤑 ets a gallows wood-tree of HNcmsa גָּבֹ֣הַּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄 gavoha high lofty HAamsa חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty HAcbpa אַמָּה֒ 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits forearm-measure HNcfsa וּ/בַ/בֹּ֣קֶר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 uvaboqer and in the morning and in the morning HC/Rd/Ncmsa אֱמֹ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 emor say Speak! HVqv2ms לַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa וְ/יִתְל֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤅 veyitelu and let them hang and may they hang HC/Vqj3mp אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo מָרְדֳּכַי֙ 𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 maredokhay Mordecai Mordecai Mredekhay HNp עָלָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms וּ/בֹֽא 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uvo and go and in him HC/Vqv2ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 hamisheteh the banquet the drinking-feast HTd/Ncmsa שָׂמֵ֑חַ 𐤔𐤌𐤇 samecha merrily joyful one HAamsa וַ/יִּיטַ֧ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤁 vayitav and it was good and he became good HC/Vqw3ms הַ/דָּבָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the thing the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הָמָ֖ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman Haman Haman HNp וַ/יַּ֥עַשׂ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔 vayaas and he did and he did HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עֵֽץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the gallows the tree HTd/Ncmsa