Esther 9
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וּבִשְׁנֵים֩and in two plusעָשָׂ֨רtenחֹ֜דֶשׁmonthהוּא־thatחֹ֣דֶשׁis the month ofאֲדָ֗רAdarבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨הon thir-עָשָׂ֥רteenיוֹם֙dayבּ֔וֹin itאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenהִגִּ֧יעַit approachedדְּבַר־the word ofהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingוְדָת֖וֹand law hisלְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹתto be doneבַּיּ֗וֹםon the dayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenשִׂבְּר֜וּthey had hopedאֹיְבֵ֤יthe enemies ofהַיְּהוּדִים֙the Jewsלִשְׁל֣וֹטto domineerבָּהֶ֔םover themוְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְand it was reversedה֔וּאitאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיִשְׁלְט֧וּthey domineeredהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםthe Jewsהֵ֖מָּהtheyבְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃over those who hated them
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נִקְהֲל֨וּthey assembledהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםthe Jewsבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םin cities theirבְּכָל־in allמְדִינוֹת֙the provinces ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאֳחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁAhasuerusלִשְׁלֹ֣חַto stretch outיָ֔דa handבִּמְבַקְשֵׁ֖יon those seekingרָֽעָתָ֑םof harm theirוְאִישׁ֙and anyoneלֹא־notעָמַ֣דhe stoodלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םto before themכִּֽי־forנָפַ֥לit had fallenפַּחְדָּ֖םdread of themעַל־onכָּל־allהָעַמִּֽים׃the peoples
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וְכָל־and allשָׂרֵ֨יthe officials ofהַמְּדִינ֜וֹתthe provincesוְהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִ֣יםand the satrapsוְהַפַּח֗וֹתand the governorsוְעֹשֵׂ֤יand the doers ofהַמְּלָאכָה֙the workאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלַמֶּ֔לֶךְbelonged to the kingמְנַשְּׂאִ֖יםwere supportingאֶת־obj.הַיְּהוּדִ֑יםthe Jewsכִּֽי־forנָפַ֥לit had fallenפַּֽחַד־the dread ofמָרְדֳּכַ֖יMordecaiעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃on them
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רto Estherהַמַּלְכָּ֗הthe queenבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןin Susaהַבִּירָ֡הthe citadelהָרְגוּ֩they have killedהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםthe Jewsוְאַבֵּ֜דand they have destroyedחֲמֵ֧שׁfiveמֵא֣וֹתhundredsאִ֗ישׁmanוְאֵת֙and obj.עֲשֶׂ֣רֶתthe tenבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofהָמָ֔ןHamanבִּשְׁאָ֛רin the rest ofמְדִינ֥וֹתthe provinces ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingמֶ֣הwhat?עָשׂ֑וּhave they doneוּמַה־and what?שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙is petition yourוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןso it may be givenלָ֔ךְto youוּמַה־and what?בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְis request yourע֖וֹדmoreוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃and it may be done
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidאֶסְתֵּר֙Estherאִם־ifעַל־is onהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingט֔וֹבgoodיִנָּתֵ֣ןlet it be permittedגַּם־alsoמָחָ֗רtomorrowלַיְּהוּדִים֙to the Jewsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoבְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ןare in Susaלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto doכְּדָ֣תaccording to the law ofהַיּ֑וֹםthis dayוְאֵ֛תand obj.עֲשֶׂ֥רֶתthe tenבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofהָמָ֖ןHamanיִתְל֥וּlet them hangעַל־onהָעֵֽץ׃the gallows
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וַיִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּand they assembledהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןwere in Susaגַּ֠םalsoבְּי֣וֹםon dayאַרְבָּעָ֤הfour-עָשָׂר֙teenלְחֹ֣דֶשׁof the month ofאֲדָ֔רAdarוַיַּֽהַרְג֣וּand they killedבְשׁוּשָׁ֔ןin Susaשְׁלֹ֥שׁthreeמֵא֖וֹתhundredsאִ֑ישׁmanוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הand on the plunderלֹ֥אnotשָׁלְח֖וּthey stretched outאֶת־obj.יָדָֽם׃hand their
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וּשְׁאָ֣רand the remainder ofהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁר֩whoבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתwere in the provinces ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀they assembledוְעָמֹ֣דand they made a standעַל־onנַפְשָׁ֗םlife theirוְנ֙וֹחַ֙and they had restמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םfrom enemies theirוְהָרֹג֙and they killedבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םamong those who hated themחֲמִשָּׁ֥הfiveוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםand seventyאָ֑לֶףthousandוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הand on the plunderלֹ֥אnotשָֽׁלְח֖וּthey stretched outאֶת־obj.יָדָֽם׃hand their
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וְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםand the Jewsאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןwere in Susaנִקְהֲלוּ֙they assembledבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤הon day thir-עָשָׂר֙teenבּ֔וֹin itוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥הand on day four-עָשָׂ֖רteenבּ֑וֹin itוְנ֗וֹחַand they restedבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤הon day fif-עָשָׂר֙teenבּ֔וֹin itוְעָשֹׂ֣הand they madeאֹת֔וֹobj. itי֖וֹםa day ofמִשְׁתֶּ֥הfeastוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃and joy
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עַל־there-כֵּ֞ן-foreהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםthe Jewsהַפְּרָזִ֗יםthe rural villagersהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮who were dwellingבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofהַפְּרָזוֹת֒the open regionsעֹשִׂ֗יםare observingאֵ֠תobj.י֣וֹםdayאַרְבָּעָ֤הfour-עָשָׂר֙teenלְחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthאֲדָ֔רAdarשִׂמְחָ֥הjoyוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הand a feastוְי֣וֹםand a dayט֑וֹבgoodוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַand the sending ofמָנ֖וֹתportionsאִ֥ישׁeachלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פto neighbor his
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וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בand he wroteמָרְדֳּכַ֔יMordecaiאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sent outסְפָרִ֜יםlettersאֶל־toכָּל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁר֙whoבְּכָל־were in allמְדִינוֹת֙the provinces ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁAhasuerusהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםthe nearוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃and the far
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כַּיָּמִ֗יםas the daysאֲשֶׁר־whenנָ֨חוּthey had restבָהֶ֤םon themהַיְּהוּדִים֙the Jewsמֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔םfrom enemies theirוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁand the monthאֲשֶׁר֩whenנֶהְפַּ֨ךְit was changedלָהֶ֤םfor themמִיָּגוֹן֙from sorrowלְשִׂמְחָ֔הinto joyוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלand from mourningלְי֣וֹםinto a dayט֑וֹבgoodלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto makeאוֹתָ֗םobj. themיְמֵי֙days ofמִשְׁתֶּ֣הfeastוְשִׂמְחָ֔הand joyוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַand the sending ofמָנוֹת֙portionsאִ֣ישׁeachלְרֵעֵ֔הוּto neighbor hisוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתand giftsלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃to the needy people
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כִּי֩forהָמָ֨ןHamanבֶּֽן־the son ofהַמְּדָ֜תָאHammedathaהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יthe Agagiteצֹרֵר֙the opposer ofכָּל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםthe Jewsחָשַׁ֥בhe had plannedעַל־onהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםthe Jewsלְאַבְּדָ֑םto destroy themוְהִפִּ֥ילand he had castפּוּר֙Purה֣וּאthatהַגּוֹרָ֔לis the lotלְהֻמָּ֖םto trouble themוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃and to destroy them
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וּבְבֹאָהּ֮and when came itלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּלֶךְ֒the kingאָמַ֣רhe saidעִם־withהַסֵּ֔פֶרthe letterיָשׁ֞וּבlet it returnמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹplan hisהָרָעָ֛הthe evilאֲשֶׁר־whichחָשַׁ֥בhe had plannedעַל־onהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםthe Jewsעַל־onרֹאשׁ֑וֹown head hisוְתָל֥וּand people will hangאֹת֛וֹobj. himוְאֶת־and obj.בָּנָ֖יוsons hisעַל־onהָעֵֽץ׃the gallows
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עַל־there-כֵּ֡ן-foreקָֽרְאוּ֩people calledלַיָּמִ֨יםto the daysהָאֵ֤לֶּהthe theseפוּרִים֙Purimעַל־onשֵׁ֣םthe name ofהַפּ֔וּרthe Purעַל־there-כֵּ֕ן-foreעַל־onכָּל־allדִּבְרֵ֖יthe words ofהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתthe letterהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוּמָֽה־and whateverרָא֣וּthey had seenעַל־onכָּ֔כָהthusוּמָ֥הand whateverהִגִּ֖יעַit had happenedאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃to them
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קִיְּמ֣וּthey imposedוְקִבְּל֣וּand they acceptedהַיְּהוּדִים֩׀the Jewsעֲלֵיהֶ֨ם׀on themselvesוְעַל־and onזַרְעָ֜םoffspring theirוְעַ֨לand onכָּל־allהַנִּלְוִ֤יםwho joined themselvesעֲלֵיהֶם֙to themוְלֹ֣אand notיַעֲב֔וֹרit will pass awayלִהְי֣וֹתto beעֹשִׂ֗יםobservingאֵ֣תobj.שְׁנֵ֤יthe twoהַיָּמִים֙the daysהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseכִּכְתָבָ֖םaccording to writing theirוְכִזְמַנָּ֑םand according to appointed time theirבְּכָל־in everyשָׁנָ֖הyearוְשָׁנָֽה׃and year
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וְהַיָּמִ֣יםand the daysהָ֠אֵלֶּהthe theseנִזְכָּרִ֨יםwere rememberedוְנַעֲשִׂ֜יםand observedבְּכָל־in everyדּ֣וֹרgenerationוָד֗וֹרand generationמִשְׁפָּחָה֙clanוּמִשְׁפָּחָ֔הand clanמְדִינָ֥הprovinceוּמְדִינָ֖הand provinceוְעִ֣ירand cityוָעִ֑ירand cityוִימֵ֞יand the days ofהַפּוּרִ֣יםthe Purimהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseלֹ֤אnotיַֽעַבְרוּ֙they will pass awayמִתּ֣וֹךְfrom amongהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםthe Jewsוְזִכְרָ֖םand remembrance theirלֹא־notיָס֥וּףit will ceaseמִזַּרְעָֽם׃ סfrom offspring their
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לְקַיֵּ֡םto confirmאֵת־obj.יְמֵי֩the days ofהַפֻּרִ֨יםthe Purimהָאֵ֜לֶּהthe theseבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םat appointed times theirכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asקִיַּ֨םhe had imposedעֲלֵיהֶ֜םon themמָרְדֳּכַ֤יMordecaiהַיְּהוּדִי֙the Jewוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רand Estherהַמַּלְכָּ֔הthe queenוְכַאֲשֶׁ֛רand just asקִיְּמ֥וּthey had imposedעַל־onנַפְשָׁ֖םself theirוְעַל־and onזַרְעָ֑םoffspring theirדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofהַצֹּמ֖וֹתthe fastsוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃and cry of distress their
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