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וַיְהִ֖י

Now it came to pass in the days

בִּימֵ֣י

this is Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ

 

ה֣וּא

this is Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ

which reigned

הַמֹּלֵךְ֙

from India

מֵהֹ֣דּוּ

 

וְעַד

even unto Ethiopia

כּ֔וּשׁ

and seven

שֶׁ֛בַע

and twenty

וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים

over an hundred

וּמֵאָ֖ה

provinces

מְדִינָֽה׃

That in those days

בַּיָּמִ֖ים

 

הָהֵ֑ם

sat

כְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀

when the king

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ

 

עַ֚ל

on the throne

כִּסֵּ֣א

of his kingdom

מַלְכוּת֔וֹ

 

אֲשֶׁ֖ר

which was in Shushan

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן

the palace

הַבִּירָֽה׃

year

בִּשְׁנַ֤ת

In the third

שָׁלוֹשׁ֙

of his reign

לְמָלְכ֔וֹ

he made

עָשָׂ֣ה

a feast

מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה

 

לְכָל

and princes

וְשָׂרֵ֥י

and his servants

וַֽעֲבָדָ֑יו

the power

חֵ֣יל׀

of Persia

פָּרַ֣ס

and Media

וּמָדַ֗י

the nobles

הַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛ים

and princes

וְשָׂרֵ֥י

of the provinces

הַמְּדִינ֖וֹת

being before

לְפָנָֽיו׃

When he shewed

בְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹ

 

אֶת

the riches

עֹ֙שֶׁר֙

of his glorious

כְּב֣וֹד

kingdom

מַלְכוּת֔וֹ

 

וְאֶ֨ת

and the honour

יְקָ֔ר

of his excellent

תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת

majesty

גְּדוּלָּת֑וֹ

days

יֽוֹם׃

many

רַבִּ֔ים

and fourscore

שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים

even an hundred

וּמְאַ֖ת

days

יֽוֹם׃

were expired

וּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀

And when these days

יָמִ֑ים

 

הָאֵ֗לֶּה

made

עָשָׂ֣ה

of the king's

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

 

לְכָל

unto all the people

הָעָ֣ם

that were present

הַנִּמְצְאִים֩

in Shushan

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן

the palace

הַבִּירָ֜ה

both unto great

לְמִגָּ֧דוֹל

 

וְעַד

and small

קָטָ֛ן

a feast

מִשְׁתֶּ֖ה

seven

שִׁבְעַ֣ת

And when these days

יָמִ֑ים

in the court

בַּֽחֲצַ֕ר

of the garden

גִּנַּ֥ת

palace

בִּיתַ֖ן

of the king's

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Where were white

ח֣וּר׀

green

כַּרְפַּ֣ס

and blue

וּתְכֵ֗לֶת

hangings fastened

אָחוּז֙

with cords

בְּחַבְלֵי

of fine linen

ב֣וּץ

and purple

וְאַרְגָּמָ֔ן

 

עַל

rings

גְּלִ֥ילֵי

and silver

וָכֶ֗סֶף

and pillars

וְעַמּ֣וּדֵי

marble

וָשֵׁ֖שׁ

the beds

מִטּ֣וֹת׀

were of gold

זָהָ֣ב

and silver

וָכֶ֗סֶף

 

עַ֛ל

upon a pavement

רִֽצְפַ֥ת

of red

בַּֽהַט

marble

וָשֵׁ֖שׁ

and white

וְדַ֥ר

and black

וְסֹחָֽרֶת׃

And they gave them drink

וְהַשְׁקוֹת֙

the vessels

מִכֵּלִ֣ים

of gold

זָהָ֔ב

the vessels

מִכֵּלִ֣ים

the vessels

מִכֵּלִ֣ים

being diverse

שׁוֹנִ֑ים

wine

וְיֵ֥ין

from another and royal

מַלְכ֛וּת

in abundance

רָ֖ב

according to the state

כְּיַ֥ד

of the king

הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

And the drinking

וְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥ה

was according to the law

כַדָּ֖ת

 

אֵ֣ין

none did compel

אֹנֵ֑ס

 

כִּי

 

כֵ֣ן׀

had appointed

יִסַּ֣ד

for so the king

הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ

 

עַ֚ל

 

כָּל

to all the officers

רַ֣ב

of his house

בֵּית֔וֹ

that they should do

לַֽעֲשׂ֖וֹת

pleasure

כִּרְצ֥וֹן

according to every man's

וָאִֽישׁ׃

according to every man's

וָאִֽישׁ׃

 

גַּ֚ם

Also Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֣י

the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה

made

עָֽשְׂתָ֖ה

a feast

מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה

for the women

נָשִׁ֑ים

house

בֵּ֚ית

in the royal

הַמַּלְכ֔וּת

 

אֲשֶׁ֖ר

which belonged to king

לַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

day

בַּיּוֹם֙

On the seventh

הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י

was merry

כְּט֥וֹב

when the heart

לֵב

of the king

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

with wine

בַּיָּ֑יִן

he commanded

אָמַ֡ר

Mehuman

לִ֠מְהוּמָן

Biztha

בִּזְּתָ֨א

Harbona

חַרְבוֹנָ֜א

Bigtha

בִּגְתָ֤א

and Abagtha

וַֽאֲבַגְתָא֙

Zethar

זֵתַ֣ר

and Carcas

וְכַרְכַּ֔ס

the seven

שִׁבְעַת֙

chamberlains

הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔ים

that served

הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים

 

אֶת

in the presence

פְּנֵ֖י

of the king

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

of Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

To bring

לְ֠הָבִיא

 

אֶת

Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֧י

the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה

before

לִפְנֵ֥י

the king

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

with the crown

בְּכֶ֣תֶר

royal

מַלְכ֑וּת

to shew

לְהַרְא֨וֹת

the people

הָֽעַמִּ֤ים

and the princes

וְהַשָּׂרִים֙

 

אֶת

her beauty

יָפְיָ֔הּ

 

כִּֽי

for she was fair

טוֹבַ֥ת

to look on

מַרְאֶ֖ה

 

הִֽיא׃

refused

וַתְּמָאֵ֞ן

But the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֣ה

Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֗י

to come

לָבוֹא֙

commandment

בִּדְבַ֣ר

at the king's

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

 

אֲשֶׁ֖ר

by

בְּיַ֣ד

his chamberlains

הַסָּֽרִיסִ֑ים

wroth

וַיִּקְצֹ֤ף

at the king's

הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙

very

מְאֹ֔ד

and his anger

וַֽחֲמָת֖וֹ

burned

בָּֽעֲרָ֥ה

 

בֽוֹ׃

said

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

for so was the king's

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

to the wise men

לַֽחֲכָמִ֖ים

all that knew

יֹֽדְעֵ֖י

the times

הָֽעִתִּ֑ים

 

כִּי

 

כֵן֙

manner

דְּבַ֣ר

for so was the king's

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

toward

לִפְנֵ֕י

 

כָּל

all that knew

יֹֽדְעֵ֖י

law

דָּ֥ת

and judgment

וָדִֽין׃

And the next

וְהַקָּרֹ֣ב

 

אֵלָ֗יו

unto him was Carshena

כַּרְשְׁנָ֤א

Shethar

שֵׁתָר֙

Admatha

אַדְמָ֣תָא

Tarshish

תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁ

Meres

מֶ֥רֶס

Marsena

מַרְסְנָ֖א

and Memucan

מְמוּכָ֑ן

the seven

שִׁבְעַ֞ת

princes

שָׂרֵ֣י׀

of Persia

פָּרַ֣ס

and Media

וּמָדַ֗י

which saw

רֹאֵי֙

face

פְּנֵ֣י

the king's

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

and which sat

הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֥ים

the first

רִֽאשֹׁנָ֖ה

in the kingdom

בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃

according to law

כְּדָת֙

 

מַֽה

What shall we do

עָשְׂתָ֗ה

unto the queen

בַּמַּלְכָּ֖ה

Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֑י

 

עַ֣ל׀

 

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

 

לֹֽא

What shall we do

עָשְׂתָ֗ה

 

אֶֽת

the commandment

מַאֲמַר֙

of the king

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ

by

בְּיַ֖ד

the chamberlains

הַסָּֽרִיסִֽים׃

answered

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר

And Memucan

מְומּכָ֗ן

before

לִפְנֵ֤י

of the king

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

and the princes

הַשָּׂרִים֙

 

לֹ֤א

 

עַל

of the king

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

 

לְבַדּ֔וֹ

hath not done wrong

עָֽוְתָ֖ה

Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֣י

the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה

 

כִּ֤י

 

עַל

 

כָּל

and the princes

הַשָּׂרִים֙

 

וְעַל

 

כָּל

and to all the people

הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים

 

אֲשֶׁ֕ר

 

בְּכָל

that are in all the provinces

מְדִינ֖וֹת

of the king

הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ

Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃

 

כִּֽי

shall come abroad

יֵצֵ֤א

For this deed

דְבַר

of the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה

 

עַל

 

כָּל

unto all women

הַנָּשִׁ֔ים

so that they shall despise

לְהַבְז֥וֹת

their husbands

בַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ן

in their eyes

בְּעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ן

commanded

אָמַ֞ר

The king

הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ

Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ

commanded

אָמַ֞ר

him but she came

בָֽאָה׃

 

אֶת

Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֧י

of the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה

before

לְפָנָ֖יו

 

וְלֹא

him but she came

בָֽאָה׃

this day

וְֽהַיּ֨וֹם

 

הַזֶּ֜ה

say

תֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀

Likewise shall the ladies

שָׂר֣וֹת

of Persia

פָּֽרַס

and Media

וּמָדַ֗י

 

אֲשֶׁ֤ר

which have heard

שָֽׁמְעוּ֙

 

אֶת

of the deed

דְּבַ֣ר

of the queen

הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה

 

לְכֹ֖ל

princes

שָׂרֵ֣י

unto all the king's

הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ

Thus shall there arise too much

וּכְדַ֖י

contempt

בִּזָּי֥וֹן

and wrath

וָקָֽצֶף׃

 

אִם

 

עַל

and let the king

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

If it please

ט֗וֹב

let there go

יֵצֵ֤א

commandment

דְבַר

a royal

וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙

from him

לִפְנֵי֙

and let it be written

וְיִכָּתֵ֛ב

among the laws

בְּדָתֵ֥י

of the Persians

פָֽרַס

and the Medes

וּמָדַ֖י

 

וְלֹ֣א

that it be not altered

יַֽעֲב֑וֹר

 

אֲשֶׁ֨ר

 

לֹֽא

come

תָב֜וֹא

That Vashti

וַשְׁתִּ֗י

from him

לִפְנֵי֙

and let the king

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

Ahasuerus

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ

a royal

וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙

give

יִתֵּ֣ן

and let the king

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

unto another

לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ

that is better

הַטּוֹבָ֥ה

 

מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

shall be published

וְנִשְׁמַע֩

decree

פִּתְגָ֨ם

And when the king's

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ

 

אֲשֶֽׁר

which he shall make

יַעֲשֶׂה֙

 

בְּכָל

throughout all his empire

מַלְכוּת֔וֹ

 

כִּ֥י

for it is great

רַבָּ֖ה

 

הִ֑יא

 

וְכָל

all the wives

הַנָּשִׁ֗ים

shall give

יִתְּנ֤וּ

honour

יְקָר֙

to their husbands

לְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ן

both to great

לְמִגָּד֖וֹל

 

וְעַד

and small

קָטָֽן׃

pleased

וַיִּיטַב֙

And the saying

כִּדְבַ֥ר

 

בְּעֵינֵ֥י

and the king

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

and the princes

וְהַשָּׂרִ֑ים

did

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ

and the king

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ

And the saying

כִּדְבַ֥ר

of Memucan

מְמוּכָֽן׃

For he sent

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח

letters

סְפָרִים֙

 

אֶל

 

כָּל

into every province

וּמְדִינָה֙

into all the king's

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ

 

אֶל

into every province

וּמְדִינָה֙

into every province

וּמְדִינָה֙

according to the writing

כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ

 

וְאֶל

of every people

עַמּֽוֹ׃

of every people

עַמּֽוֹ׃

according to the language

כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן

 

לִֽהְי֤וֹת

 

כָּל

that every man

אִישׁ֙

should bear rule

שֹׂרֵ֣ר

in his own house

בְּבֵית֔וֹ

and that it should be published

וּמְדַבֵּ֖ר

according to the language

כִּלְשׁ֥וֹן

of every people

עַמּֽוֹ׃