Esther Chapter 1: 1 Now It Came To Pass in The Days of
Esther Chapter 1: 1 Now It Came To Pass in The Days of
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4ְכֶּשֶׁבת ַהֶמֶּל-- ָהֵהם,ב ַבָּיִּמים 2 that in those days, when the king
Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his
, ֲאֶשׁר, ַﬠל ִכֵּסּא ַמְלכוּתוֹ,ֲאַחְשֵׁורוֹשׁ kingdom, which was in Shushan the
.ְבּשׁוַּשׁן ַהִבּיָרה castle,
ֹעֶשׁר ְכּבוֹד- ֶאת,ד ְבַּה ְרֹאתוֹ 4 when he showed the riches of his
glorious kingdom and the honour of
; ִתְּפֶאֶרת ְגּדוָּלּתוֹ, ְיָקר- ְוֶאת,ַמְלכוּתוֹ his excellent majesty, many days, even
. ְשׁמוִֹנים וְּמַאת יוֹם,ָיִמים ַרִבּים a hundred and fourscore days.
ָﬠָשׂה,ה וִּבְמלוֹאת ַהָיִּמים ָהֵאֶלּה 5 And when these days were fulfilled,
the king made a feast unto all the
ָהָﬠם ַהִנְּמְצִאים ְבּשׁוַּשׁן- ְלָכל4ַהֶמֶּל people that were present in Shushan
--ָקָטן ִמְשֶׁתּה-ַהִבּיָרה ְלִמָגּדוֹל ְוַﬠד the castle, both great and small, seven
ִגַּנּת ִבּיַתן, ַבֲּחַצר:ִשְׁבַﬠת ָיִמים days, in the court of the garden of the
king's palace;
.4ַהֶמֶּל
- ָאחוּז ְבַּחְבֵלי,ו חוּר ַכּ ְרַפּס וְּתֵכֶלת 6 there were hangings of white, fine
cotton, and blue, bordered with cords
,ְגִּליֵלי ֶכֶסף- ַﬠל,בוּץ ְוַא ְרָגָּמן of fine linen and purple, upon silver
ַﬠל,ְוַﬠמּוֵּדי ֵשׁשׁ; ִמטּוֹת ָזָהב ָוֶכֶסף rods and pillars of marble; the couches
were of gold and silver, upon a
. ְוַדר ְוֹסָחֶרת--ָוֵשׁשׁ-ִרְצַפת ַבַּהט
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ְוֵכִלים,ז ְוַהְשׁקוֹת ִבְּכֵלי ָזָהב 7 And they gave them drink in vessels
of gold--the vessels being diverse one
ְכַּיד,ִמֵכִּלים שׁוִֹנים; ְוֵיין ַמְלכוּת ָרב from another--and royal wine in
.4ַהֶמֶּל abundance, according to the bounty of
the king.
ֵכן- ִכּי: ֵאין ֹאֵנס,ח ְוַהְשִּׁתָיּה ַכָדּת 8 And the drinking was according to
the law; none did compel; for so the
--ַרב ֵבּיתוֹ- ַﬠל ָכּל,4ִיַסּד ַהֶמֶּל king had appointed to all the officers
{ }ס.ָוִאישׁ- ִכּ ְרצוֹן ִאישׁ,ַלֲﬠשׂוֹת of his house, that they should do
according to every man's pleasure. {S}
ָﬠְשָׂתה ִמְשֵׁתּה,ט ַגּם ַוְשִׁתּי ַהַמְּלָכּה 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast
for the women in the royal house
4 ַלֶמֶּל, ֲאֶשׁר, ַהַמְּלכוּת,ֵבּית--ָנִשׁים which belonged to king Ahasuerus.
.ֲאַחְשֵׁורוֹשׁ
,4ַהֶמֶּל- ְכּטוֹב ֵלב, ַהְשִּׁביִﬠי,י ַבּיּוֹם 10 On the seventh day, when the heart
of the king was merry with wine, he
ָאַמר ִלְמהוָּמן ִבְּזָּתא ַח ְרבוָֹנא--ַבָּיּ ִין commanded Mehuman, Bizzetha,
ִשְׁבַﬠת, ֵזַתר ְוַכ ְרַכּס,ִבְּגָתא ַוֲאַבְגָתא Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar,
4ְפֵּני ַהֶמֶּל- ַהְמָשׁ ְרִתים ֶאת,ַהָסּ ִריִסים and Carcas, the seven chamberlains
that ministered in the presence of
.ֲאַחְשֵׁורוֹשׁ Ahasuerus the king,
ִלְפֵני,ַוְשִׁתּי ַהַמְּלָכּה-יא ְלָהִביא ֶאת 11 to bring Vashti the queen before the
king with the crown royal, to show the
ְלַה ְראוֹת:ְבֶּכֶתר ַמְלכוּת--4ַהֶמֶּל peoples and the princes her beauty; for
טוַֹבת- ִכּי,ָיְפָיהּ-ָהַﬠִמּים ְוַהָשּׂ ִרים ֶאת she was fair to look on.
.ַמ ְרֶאה ִהיא
ָלבוֹא,יב ַוְתָּמֵאן ַהַמְּלָכּה ַוְשִׁתּי 12 But the queen Vashti refused to
come at the king's commandment by
; ְבַּיד ַהָסּ ִריִסים, ֲאֶשׁר,4ִבְּדַבר ַהֶמֶּל the chamberlains; therefore was the
ַוֲחָמתוֹ ָבֲּﬠָרה, ְמֹאד4ַו ִיְּקֹצף ַהֶמֶּל king very wroth, and his anger burned
{ }ס.בוֹ in him. {S}
ַלֲחָכִמים ֹיְדֵﬠי,4יג ַויּ ֹאֶמר ַהֶמֶּל 13 Then the king said to the wise men,
who knew the times--for so was the
, ִלְפֵני,4 ְדַּבר ַהֶמֶּל,ֵכן- ִכּי:ָהִﬠִתּים king's manner toward all that knew law
. ֹיְדֵﬠי ָדּת ָוִדין-ָכּל and judgment;
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ַכּ ְרְשָׁנא ֵשָׁתר,יד ְוַהָקֹּרב ֵאָליו 14 and the next unto him was
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish,
, ֶמֶרס ַמ ְרְסָנא,ַאְדָמָתא ַת ְרִשׁישׁ Meres, Marsena, and Memucan, the
ֹרֵאי,ִשְׁבַﬠת ָשֵׂרי ָפַּרס וָּמַדי--ְממוָּכן seven princes of Persia and Media,
,שָׁנה
ֹ ַה ֹיְּשִׁבים ִרא,4ְפֵּני ַהֶמֶּל who saw the king's face, and sat the
first in the kingdom:
.ַבַּמְּלכוּת
, ַבַּמְּלָכּה,ַלֲּﬠשׂוֹת- ַמה,טו ְכָּדת 15 'What shall we do unto the queen
Vashti according to law, forasmuch as
- ֶאת,ָﬠְשָׂתה-ַﬠל ֲאֶשׁר ל ֹא--ַוְשִׁתּי she hath not done the bidding of the
, ְבַּיד, ֲאַחְשֵׁורוֹשׁ4ַמֲאַמר ַהֶמֶּל king Ahasuerus by the
{ }ס.ַהָסּ ִריִסים chamberlains?' {S}
ִלְפֵני,(טז ַויּ ֹאֶמר מומכן )ְממוָּכן 16 And Memucan answered before the
king and the princes: 'Vashti the queen
4ַהֶמֶּל- ל ֹא ַﬠל, ְוַהָשּׂ ִרים4ַהֶמֶּל hath not done wrong to the king only,
- ִכּי ַﬠל: ָﬠ ְוָתה ַוְשִׁתּי ַהַמְּלָכּה,ְלַבדּוֹ but also to all the princes, and to all the
, ֲאֶשׁר,ָהַﬠִמּים-ָכּל- ְוַﬠל,ַהָשּׂ ִרים-ָכּל peoples, that are in all the provinces of
the king Ahasuerus.
. ֲאַחְשֵׁורוֹשׁ4ְמִדינוֹת ַהֶמֶּל-ְבָּכל
-ָכּל-ַהַמְּלָכּה ַﬠל-ֵיֵצא ְדַבר-יז ִכּי 17 For this deed of the queen will
come abroad unto all women, to make
: ְלַהְבזוֹת ַבְּﬠֵליֶהן ְבֵּﬠיֵניֶהן,ַהָנִּשׁים their husbands contemptible in their
ֲאַחְשֵׁורוֹשׁ ָאַמר4 ַהֶמֶּל,ְבָּאְמָרם eyes, when it will be said: The king
--ַוְשִׁתּי ַהַמְּלָכּה ְלָפָניו-ְלָהִביא ֶאת Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the
queen to be brought in before him, but
.ָבָאה-ְול ֹא she came not.
יח ְוַהיּוֹם ַהֶזּה תּ ֹאַמ ְרָנה ָשׂרוֹת 18 And this day will the princesses of
Persia and Media who have heard of
ְדַּבר- ֲאֶשׁר ָשְׁמעוּ ֶאת,וָּמַדי-ָפַּרס the deed of the queen say the like unto
,; וְּכַדי4 ָשֵׂרי ַהֶמֶּל, ְלֹכל,ַהַמְּלָכּה all the king's princes. So will there
.ִבָּזּיוֹן ָוָקֶצף arise enough contempt and wrath.
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ַיֲﬠֶשׂה- ֲאֶשׁר4כ ְוִנְשַׁמע ִפְּתָגם ַהֶמֶּל 20 And when the king's decree which
he shall make shall be published
- ִכּי ַרָבּה ִהיא; ְוָכל,ַמְלכוּתוֹ-ְבָּכל throughout all his kingdom, great
-- ִיְתּנוּ ְיָקר ְלַבְﬠֵליֶהן,ַהָנִּשׁים though it be, all the wives will give to
.ָקָטן- ְוַﬠד,ְלִמָגּדוֹל their husbands honour, both to great
and small.'
,4 ְבֵּﬠיֵני ַהֶמֶּל, ַהָדָּבר,כא ַו ִיּיַטב 21 And the word pleased the king and
the princes; and the king did according
ִכְּדַבר,4ְוַהָשּׂ ִרים; ַוַיַּﬠשׂ ַהֶמֶּל to the word of Memucan;
.ְממוָּכן
ְמִדינוֹת-ָכּל- ֶאל,כב ַו ִיְּשַׁלח ְסָפ ִרים 22 for he sent letters into all the king's
provinces, into every province
,ְמִדיָנה וְּמִדיָנה ִכְּכָתָבהּ-ֶאל--4ַהֶמֶּל according to the writing thereof, and to
- ִלְהיוֹת ָכּל:ַﬠם ָוָﬠם ִכְּלשׁוֹנוֹ-ְוֶאל every people after their language, that
וְּמַדֵבּר ִכְּלשׁוֹן,שֵׂרר ְבֵּביתוֹ ֹ ִאישׁ every man should bear rule in his own
house, and speak according to the
{ }ס.ַﬠמּוֹ language of his people. {S}
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