Esther 7

At the second banquet, Queen Esther reveals her Jewish identity and pleads with King Ahasuerus for her life and her people's, exposing Haman as the wicked adversary plotting their destruction, killing, and annihilation.[1][2][4] Enraged, the king orders Haman hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai after finding him pleading on Esther's couch, sealing Haman's doom and abating the king's wrath.[1][3][4]

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Verse 2
and-said and he said the-king the king to-Esther to Esther to Eseter also also on-the-day in the day the-second the second one at-drinking in a drinking-feast the-wine the wine what what? your-petition your petition Esther Esther Eseter the-queen the reigning-woman and-it-will-be-given and she will be given to-you — and-what and what? your-request your request to up to half half of the-kingdom the kingship and-it-will-be-done and let her be done
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֜ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 leeseter to-Esther to Esther to Eseter HR/Np גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa בַּ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִי֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the-second the second one HTd/Aomsa בְּ/מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 bemisheteh at-drinking in a drinking-feast HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּ֔יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin the-wine the wine HTd/Ncmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛/ךְ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤊 sheelatekhe your-petition your petition HNcfsc/Sp2fs אֶסְתֵּ֥ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp הַ/מַּלְכָּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the-queen the reigning-woman HTd/Ncfsa וְ/תִנָּ֣תֵֽן 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤕𐤍 vetinaten and-it-will-be-given and she will be given HC/VNi3fs לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to-you HR/Sp2fs וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and-what and what? HC/Ti בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛/ךְ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤊 baqashatekhe your-request your request HNcfsc/Sp2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR חֲצִ֥י 𐤇𐤑𐤉 chatsi half half of HNcmsc הַ/מַּלְכ֖וּת 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 hamalekhut the-kingdom the kingship HTd/Ncfsa וְ/תֵעָֽשׂ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤔 veteas and-it-will-be-done and let her be done HC/VNj3fs
Verse 3
Then answered and she responded Esther Esther Eseter the queen the reigning-woman and said and she said If if / whether I have found I found favor favor in your eyes in your two eyes O king the king and if and if on upon the king the king it please good let be given she will be given to me — my life my living being as my petition in my petition and my people my gathered-people as my request in my petition
וַ/תַּ֨עַן 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤍 vataan Then answered and she responded HC/Vqw3fs אֶסְתֵּ֤ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp הַ/מַּלְכָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen the reigning-woman HTd/Ncfsa וַ/תֹּאמַ֔ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomar and said and she said HC/Vqw3fs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC מָצָ֨אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found I found HVqp1cs חֵ֤ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes in your two eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe O king the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if HC/C עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov it please good HAamsa תִּנָּֽתֶן 𐤕𐤍𐤕𐤍 tinaten let be given she will be given HVNi3fs לִ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs נַפְשִׁ/י֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life my living being HNcbsc/Sp1cs בִּ/שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤉 bisheelati as my petition in my petition HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וְ/עַמִּ֖/י 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤉 veami and my people my gathered-people HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/בַקָּשָׁתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤉 bevaqashati as my request in my petition HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs
Verse 4
For for/because we have been sold we were sold I I and my people my gathered-people to be destroyed to annihilate to be killed to kill and to be annihilated and to cause to perish but if and if as male slaves to the servants and female slaves and to female slaves we had been sold we were sold I would have kept silent I silenced because for/because there is not there is not the enemy the constrictor equal the one who makes equal to the damage in damage of of the king the king
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ 𐤍𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤅 nimekarenu we have been sold we were sold HVNp1cp אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וְ/עַמִּ֔/י 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤉 veami and my people my gathered-people HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לְ/הַשְׁמִ֖יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃 lehashemid to be destroyed to annihilate HR/Vhc לַ/הֲר֣וֹג 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤂 laharog to be killed to kill HR/Vqc וּ/לְ/אַבֵּ֑ד 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤃 uleabed and to be annihilated and to cause to perish HC/R/Vpc וְ֠/אִלּוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤅 veilu but if and if HC/C לַ/עֲבָדִ֨ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 laavadim as male slaves to the servants HR/Ncmpa וְ/לִ/שְׁפָח֤וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 velishefachot and female slaves and to female slaves HC/R/Ncfpa נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ 𐤍𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤅 nimekarenu-2 we had been sold we were sold HVNp1cp הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉 hecherasheti I would have kept silent I silenced HVhp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because HC אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not there is not HTn הַ/צָּ֛ר 𐤄/𐤑𐤓 hatsar the enemy the constrictor HTd/Ncmsa שֹׁוֶ֖ה 𐤔𐤅𐤄 shoveh equal the one who makes equal HVqrmsa בְּ/נֵ֥זֶק 𐤁/𐤍𐤆𐤒 benezeq to the damage in damage of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 7
And the king and the king arose he rose up in his wrath in his burning-heat from the banquet from the drinking-feast of of wine the wine to toward garden enclosed garden of of the palace the royal house and Haman and Haman and Haman stood he stood to beg to earnestly seek for upon his life his living-self from Esther from Esther from Eseter the queen the reigning-woman for for/because he saw seeing that for/because had been determined she was finished against him toward him harm the evil by from beside the king the king
וְ/הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe And the king and the king HC/Td/Ncmsa קָ֤ם 𐤒𐤌 qam arose he rose up HVqp3ms בַּ/חֲמָת/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤅 bachamato in his wrath in his burning-heat HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מִ/מִּשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 mimisheteh from the banquet from the drinking-feast of HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּ֔יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin of wine the wine HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR גִּנַּ֖ת 𐤂𐤍𐤕 ginat garden enclosed garden of HNcfsc הַ/בִּיתָ֑ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤍 habitan of the palace the royal house HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָמָ֣ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and Haman and Haman and Haman HC/Np עָמַ֗ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amad stood he stood HVqp3ms לְ/בַקֵּ֤שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to beg to earnestly seek HR/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon HR נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his life his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms מֵֽ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤌/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 meeseter from Esther from Esther from Eseter HR/Np הַ/מַּלְכָּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen the reigning-woman HTd/Ncfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC רָאָ֔ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah he saw seeing HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because HC כָלְתָ֥ה 𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤄 khaletah had been determined she was finished HVqp3fs אֵלָ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv against him toward him HR/Sp3ms הָ/רָעָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah harm the evil HTd/Ncfsa מֵ/אֵ֥ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet by from beside HR/R הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 8
and-the-king and the king had-returned he returned from-garden from enclosed garden of the-palace the royal house to toward house house-of of-banquet drinking feast the-wine the wine and-Haman and Haman and Haman was-falling falling one on upon the-couch the stretched-out bed where that-which Esther Esther Eseter on-it upon her and-said and he said the-king the king even also to-force to subdue [direct object marker] object-marker the-queen the reigning-woman with-me with me in-the-house in the built-house the-word the spoken-matter went-out he went out from-mouth from mouth of the-king the king and-face and faces of Haman's Haman Haman they-covered they overlaid
וְ/הַ/מֶּ֡לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe and-the-king and the king HC/Td/Ncmsa שָׁב֩ 𐤔𐤁 shav had-returned he returned HVqp3ms מִ/גִּנַּ֨ת 𐤌/𐤂𐤍𐤕 miginat from-garden from enclosed garden of HR/Ncfsc הַ/בִּיתָ֜ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤍 habitan the-palace the royal house HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh of-banquet drinking feast HNcmsc הַ/יַּ֗יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin the-wine the wine HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָמָן֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and-Haman and Haman and Haman HC/Np נֹפֵ֔ל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nofel was-falling falling one HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/מִּטָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 hamitah the-couch the stretched-out bed HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where that-which HTr אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther Esther Eseter HNp עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha on-it upon her HR/Sp3fs וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king the king HTd/Ncmsa הֲ֠/גַם 𐤄/𐤂𐤌 hagam even also HTi/D לִ/כְבּ֧וֹשׁ 𐤋/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤔 likhebosh to-force to subdue HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הַ/מַּלְכָּ֛ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the-queen the reigning-woman HTd/Ncfsa עִמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with-me with me HR/Sp1cs בַּ/בָּ֑יִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit in-the-house in the built-house HRd/Ncmsa הַ/דָּבָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the-word the spoken-matter HTd/Ncmsa יָצָא֙ 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa went-out he went out HVqp3ms מִ/פִּ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi from-mouth from mouth of HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the-king the king HTd/Ncmsa וּ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉 ufeney and-face and faces of HC/Ncbpc הָמָ֖ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman's Haman Haman HNp חָפֽוּ 𐤇𐤐𐤅 chafu they-covered they overlaid HVqp3cp
Verse 9
and said and he said Harbonah Harbona Charevona one one of from the eunuchs the royal court officials before to the face of the king the king also also behold Look! the gallows the tree that that-which made he did Haman Haman Haman for Mordecai to Mordecai to Mredekhay who that-which spoke he declared good good for upon the king the king standing the standing-one in the house in the house of of Haman Haman Haman high lofty fifty fifty cubits forearm-measure and said and he said the king the king Hang him Hang him! on it upon him
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms חַ֠רְבוֹנָה 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 charevonah Harbonah Harbona Charevona HNp אֶחָ֨ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min of from HR הַ/סָּרִיסִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤌 hasarisim the eunuchs the royal court officials HTd/Ncmpa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also HTa הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm הָ/עֵ֣ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the gallows the tree HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עָשָׂ֪ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made he did HVqp3ms הָמָ֟ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman Haman Haman HNp לְֽ/מָרְדֳּכַ֞י 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 lemaredokhay for Mordecai to Mordecai to Mredekhay HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who that-which HTr דִּבֶּר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke he declared HVpp3ms ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good good HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for upon HR הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa עֹמֵד֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed standing the standing-one HVqrmsa בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house in the house of HR/Ncmsc הָמָ֔ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman-2 of Haman Haman Haman HNp גָּבֹ֖הַּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄 gavoha high lofty HAamsa חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty fifty HAcbpa אַמָּ֑ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits forearm-measure HNcfsa וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa תְּלֻ֥/הוּ 𐤕𐤋/𐤄𐤅 teluhu Hang him Hang him! HVqv2mp/Sp3ms עָלָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it upon him HR/Sp3ms
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