Esther 6
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בַּלַּ֣יְלָהin the nightהַה֔וּאthe thatנָדְדָ֖הit fledשְׁנַ֣תthe sleep ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidלְהָבִ֞יאto bringאֶת־obj.סֵ֤פֶרthe book ofהַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙the remindersדִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysוַיִּהְי֥וּand they wereנִקְרָאִ֖יםread aloudלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיִּמָּצֵ֣אand it was foundכָת֗וּבrecordedאֲשֶׁר֩thatהִגִּ֨ידhe had toldמָרְדֳּכַ֜יMordecaiעַל־onבִּגְתָ֣נָאBigthanaוָתֶ֗רֶשׁand Tereshשְׁנֵי֙two ofסָרִיסֵ֣יthe eunuchs ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingמִשֹּׁמְרֵ֖יfrom the guards ofהַסַּ֑ףthe thresholdאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoבִּקְשׁוּ֙they had soughtלִשְׁלֹ֣חַto stretch outיָ֔דa handבַּמֶּ֖לֶךְon the kingאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃Ahasuerus
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingמַֽה־what?נַּעֲשָׂ֞הhas it been doneיְקָ֧רhonorוּגְדוּלָּ֛הand greatnessלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יfor Mordecaiעַל־onזֶ֑הthisוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּand they saidנַעֲרֵ֤יthe young men ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingמְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוservants hisלֹא־notנַעֲשָׂ֥הit was doneעִמּ֖וֹwith himדָּבָֽר׃anything
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingמִ֣יwho?בֶחָצֵ֑רis in the courtוְהָמָ֣ןand Hamanבָּ֗אhe had comeלַחֲצַ֤רto the court ofבֵּית־the house ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הthe outerלֵאמֹ֣רto speakלַמֶּ֔לֶךְto the kingלִתְלוֹת֙to hangאֶֽת־obj.מָרְדֳּכַ֔יMordecaiעַל־onהָעֵ֖ץthe gallowsאֲשֶׁר־whichהֵכִ֥יןhe had preparedלֽוֹ׃for him
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וַיָּבוֹא֮and he cameהָמָן֒Hamanוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidלוֹ֙to himהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingמַה־what?לַעֲשׂ֕וֹתis to doבָּאִ֕ישׁfor the manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingחָפֵ֣ץhe delightsבִּיקָר֑וֹin honor hisוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidהָמָן֙Hamanבְּלִבּ֔וֹin heart hisלְמִ֞יto whom?יַחְפֹּ֥ץwill he delightהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doיְקָ֖רhonorיוֹתֵ֥רexcessמִמֶּֽנִּי׃more than me
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יָבִ֙יאוּ֙let people bringלְב֣וּשׁclothing ofמַלְכ֔וּתroyaltyאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichלָֽבַשׁ־he has wornבּ֖וֹon himהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוְס֗וּסand a horseאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichרָכַ֤בhe has riddenעָלָיו֙on itהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַאֲשֶׁ֥רand whichנִתַּ֛ןit has been putכֶּ֥תֶרa head-dress ofמַלְכ֖וּתroyaltyבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃on head its
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וְנָת֨וֹןand let them putהַלְּב֜וּשׁthe clothingוְהַסּ֗וּסand the horseעַל־onיַד־the hand ofאִ֞ישׁa manמִשָּׂרֵ֤יone of the officials ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםthe noblesוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙and they will clotheאֶת־obj.הָאִ֔ישׁthe manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingחָפֵ֣ץhe delightsבִּֽיקָר֑וֹin honor hisוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּand they will make ride himעַל־onהַסּוּס֙the horseבִּרְח֣וֹבin the open place ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוְקָרְא֣וּand they will proclaimלְפָנָ֔יוto before himכָּ֚כָהthusיֵעָשֶׂ֣הit will be doneלָאִ֔ישׁfor the manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingחָפֵ֥ץhe delightsבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃in honor his
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלְהָמָ֗ןto Hamanמַ֠הֵרhurryקַ֣חtakeאֶת־obj.הַלְּב֤וּשׁthe clothingוְאֶת־and obj.הַסּוּס֙the horseכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asדִּבַּ֔רְתָּyou have saidוַֽעֲשֵׂה־and doכֵן֙soלְמָרְדֳּכַ֣יfor Mordecaiהַיְּהוּדִ֔יthe Jewהַיּוֹשֵׁ֖בwho sitsבְּשַׁ֣עַרat the gate ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingאַל־may notתַּפֵּ֣לyou make fallדָּבָ֔רa wordמִכֹּ֖לfrom allאֲשֶׁ֥רthatדִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃you have said
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וַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookהָמָן֙Hamanאֶת־obj.הַלְּב֣וּשׁthe clothingוְאֶת־and obj.הַסּ֔וּסthe horseוַיַּלְבֵּ֖שׁand he clothedאֶֽת־obj.מָרְדֳּכָ֑יMordecaiוַיַּרְכִּיבֵ֙הוּ֙and he made ride himבִּרְח֣וֹבin the open place ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוַיִּקְרָ֣אand he proclaimedלְפָנָ֔יוto before himכָּ֚כָהthusיֵעָשֶׂ֣הit will be doneלָאִ֔ישׁfor the manאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingחָפֵ֥ץhe delightsבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃in honor his
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וַיְסַפֵּ֨רand he recountedהָמָ֜ןHamanלְזֶ֤רֶשׁto Zereshאִשְׁתּוֹ֙wife hisוּלְכָל־and to allאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יוfriends hisאֵ֖תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatקָרָ֑הוּit had happened to himוַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩and they saidל֨וֹto himחֲכָמָ֜יוwise men hisוְזֶ֣רֶשׁand Zereshאִשְׁתּ֗וֹwife hisאִ֣םifמִזֶּ֣רַעis one of the offspring ofהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםthe Jewsמָרְדֳּכַ֞יMordecaiאֲשֶׁר֩whomהַחִלּ֨וֹתָyou have begunלִנְפֹּ֤לto fallלְפָנָיו֙to before himלֹא־notתוּכַ֣לyou will prevailל֔וֹto himכִּֽי־forנָפ֥וֹלcertainly to fallתִּפּ֖וֹלyou will fallלְפָנָֽיו׃to before him
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