00107 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <{00107} +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 00107 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <{00107} +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 00118 EST 009 008 And Poratha <06334 +Powratha> > , and Adalia <{00118} +>Adalya> > , and Aridatha <00743 +>Ariydatha> > , 00133 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <{00133} +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 00143 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > . 00143 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 00143 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > . 00143 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 00143 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 00143 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 00143 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 00143 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <{00143} +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 00157 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <{00157} +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 00157 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <{00157} +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 00157 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <{00157} +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 00157 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <{00157} +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 00219 EST 008 016 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had light <{00219} +>owrah > , and gladness <08057 +simchah > , and joy <08342 +sasown > , and honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00251 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <{00251} +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 00259 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <{00259} +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 00259 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <{00259} +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 00259 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <{00259} +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00259 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <{00259} +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 00259 EST 008 012 Upon one <{00259} +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 00270 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <{00270} +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 00310 EST 002 001 . After <{00310} +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 00310 EST 003 001 . After <{00310} +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 00312 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <{00312} +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 00323 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <{00323} +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 00323 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <{00323} +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 00323 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <{00323} +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 00325 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 00325 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 00325 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 00325 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > . 00325 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 00325 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 00325 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > . 00325 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 00325 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 00325 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 00325 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 00325 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 00325 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > . 00325 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 00325 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 00325 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 00325 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 00325 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 00325 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > . 00325 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 00325 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 00325 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00325 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 00325 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 00325 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 00325 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 00325 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 00325 EST 010 001 . And the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > laid <07760 +suwm > a tribute <04522 +mac > upon the land <00776 +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <00339 +>iy > of the sea <03220 +yam > . 00325 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <{00325} +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 00327 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <{00327} +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 00327 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <{00327} +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 00335 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <{00335} +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 00339 EST 010 001 . And the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > laid <07760 +suwm > a tribute <04522 +mac > upon the land <00776 +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <{00339} +>iy > of the sea <03220 +yam > . 00341 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <{00341} +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 00341 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <{00341} +>oyeb > . 00341 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <{00341} +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 00341 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <{00341} +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 00341 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <{00341} +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 00341 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <{00341} +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 00346 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <{00346} +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 00346 EST 008 006 For how <{00346} +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 00369 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <{00369} +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 00369 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <{00369} +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 00369 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <{00369} +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 00369 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <{00369} +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 00369 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<{00369} +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 00369 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <{00369} +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 00376 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <{00376} +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 00376 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <{00376} +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 00376 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <{00376} +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 00376 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <{00376} +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 00376 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <{00376} +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00376 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <{00376} +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 00376 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <{00376} +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 00376 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <{00376} +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00376 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <{00376} +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00376 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <{00376} +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00376 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <{00376} +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00376 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <{00376} +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 00376 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <{00376} +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 00376 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <{00376} +>iysh > . 00376 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <{00376} +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 00376 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <{00376} +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 00376 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <{00376} +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 00376 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <{00376} +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 00398 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <{00398} +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 00408 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <{00408} +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 00408 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <{00408} +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 00413 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <{00413} +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 00413 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <{00413} +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 00413 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <{00413} +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 00413 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <{00413} +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 00413 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <{00413} +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 00413 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <{00413} +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 00413 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <{00413} +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00413 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <{00413} +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 00413 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <{00413} +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 00413 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <{00413} +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 00428 EST 001 005 And when these <{00428} +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 00428 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <{00428} +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 00428 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <{00428} +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 00428 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <{00428} +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 00428 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <{00428} +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 00428 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <{00428} +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 00428 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <{00428} +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 00428 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <{00428} +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 00428 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <{00428} +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 00428 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <{00428} +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 00432 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <{00432} +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 00505 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <{00505} +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 00505 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <{00505} +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 00517 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <{00517} +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 00517 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <{00517} +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 00518 EST 001 019 If <{00518} +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 00518 EST 003 009 If <{00518} +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 00518 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <{00518} +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 00518 EST 004 014 For if <{00518} +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 00518 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <{00518} +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 00518 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <{00518} +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 00518 EST 005 008 If <{00518} +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 00518 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <{00518} +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 00518 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <{00518} +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 00518 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <{00518} +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 00518 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <{00518} +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 00518 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <{00518} +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 00518 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <{00518} +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 00520 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <{00520} +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 00520 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <{00520} +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 00539 EST 002 007 And he brought <{00539} +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 00539 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <{00539} +>aman > up with him . 00559 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <{00559} +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 00559 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 00559 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <{00559} +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 00559 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <{00559} +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 00559 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <{00559} +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 00559 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <{00559} +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 00559 EST 002 002 Then said <{00559} +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 00559 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <{00559} +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 00559 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <{00559} +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 00559 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <{00559} +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 00559 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <{00559} +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 00559 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <{00559} +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00559 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <{00559} +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 00559 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 00559 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <{00559} +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 00559 EST 004 010 Again Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <{00559} +>amar > unto Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , and gave him commandment <06680 +tsavah > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > ; 00559 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <{00559} +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00559 EST 004 015 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > bade <{00559} +>amar > [ them ] return <07725 +shuwb > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ this answer ] , 00559 EST 005 003 Then said <{00559} +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 00559 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <{00559} +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 00559 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00559 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 00559 EST 005 007 Then answered <06039 + Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and said <{00559} +>amar > , My petition <07596 +sh@>elah > and my request <01246 +baqqashah > [ is ] ; 00559 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <{00559} +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 00559 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <{00559} +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 00559 EST 005 014 Then said <{00559} +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 00559 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <{00559} +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 00559 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <{00559} +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 00559 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 00559 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <{00559} +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 00559 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 00559 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 00559 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <{00559} +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 00559 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <{00559} +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 00559 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 00559 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <{00559} +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 00559 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 00559 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <{00559} +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 00559 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 00559 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <{00559} +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 00559 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <{00559} +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 00559 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <{00559} +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 00559 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <{00559} +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 00559 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <{00559} +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 00559 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 00559 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <{00559} +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 00559 EST 008 005 And said <{00559} +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 00559 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <{00559} +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00559 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <{00559} +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 00559 EST 009 013 Then said <{00559} +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 00559 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <{00559} +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 00559 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <{00559} +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 00571 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <{00571} +>emeth > , 00597 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <{00597} +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 00630 EST 009 007 And Parshandatha <06577 +Parshandatha> > , and Dalphon <01813 +Dalphown > , and Aspatha <{00630} +>Acpatha> > , 00635 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 00635 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 00635 EST 002 010 Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > had not shewed <05046 +nagad > her people <05971 + nor her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her that she should not shew <05046 +nagad > [ it ] . 00635 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 00635 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 00635 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 00635 EST 002 016 So Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 00635 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 00635 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <{00635} +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 00635 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 00635 EST 002 020 Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 00635 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 00635 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 00635 EST 004 004 So Esther s <{00635} +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 00635 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 00635 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 00635 EST 004 009 And Hatach <02047 +Hathak > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the words <01697 +dabar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 00635 EST 004 010 Again Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > spake <00559 +>amar > unto Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , and gave him commandment <06680 +tsavah > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > ; 00635 EST 004 012 And they told <05046 +nagad > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > Esther s <{00635} +>Ecter > words <01697 +dabar > . 00635 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00635 EST 004 015 Then Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > bade <00559 +>amar > [ them ] return <07725 +shuwb > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ this answer ] , 00635 EST 004 017 So Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <05674 + his way , and did <06213 + according to all <03605 +kol > that Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > him . 00635 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 00635 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 00635 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 00635 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 00635 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 00635 EST 005 004 And Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 00635 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00635 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00635 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 00635 EST 005 007 Then answered <06039 + Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > , and said <00559 +>amar > , My petition <07596 +sh@>elah > and my request <01246 +baqqashah > [ is ] ; 00635 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 00635 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00635 EST 007 001 . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to banquet <08354 +shathah > with Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . 00635 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 00635 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <{00635} +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 00635 EST 007 003 Then Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 00635 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 00635 EST 007 006 And Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 00635 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 00635 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 00635 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 00635 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 00635 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 00635 EST 008 003 . And Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00635 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 00635 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 00635 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00635 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 00635 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 00635 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 00635 EST 009 029 Then Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 00635 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 00635 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <{00635} +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 00637 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <{00637} +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 00662 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <{00662} +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 00665 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <{00665} +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 00665 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <{00665} +>epher > . 00713 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <{00713} +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 00713 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <{00713} +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 00742 EST 009 009 And Parmashta <06534 +Parmashta> > , and Arisai <00747 +>Ariycay > , and Aridai <{00742} +>Ariyday > , and Vajezatha <02055 +Vay@zatha> > , 00743 EST 009 008 And Poratha <06334 +Powratha> > , and Adalia <00118 +>Adalya> > , and Aridatha <{00743} +>Ariydatha> > , 00747 EST 009 009 And Parmashta <06534 +Parmashta> > , and Arisai <{00747} +>Ariycay > , and Aridai <00742 +>Ariyday > , and Vajezatha <02055 +Vay@zatha> > , 00776 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <{00776} +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 00776 EST 010 001 . And the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > laid <07760 +suwm > a tribute <04522 +mac > upon the land <{00776} +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <00339 +>iy > of the sea <03220 +yam > . 00802 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <{00802} +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 00802 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <{00802} +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 00802 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <{00802} +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 00802 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 00802 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 00802 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > . 00802 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > . 00802 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <{00802} +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 00802 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > ; ) 00802 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 00802 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 00802 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 00802 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <{00802} +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 00802 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <{00802} +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 00802 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <{00802} +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 00802 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <{00802} +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00802 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <{00802} +>ishshah > . 00802 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <{00802} +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 00802 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <{00802} +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 00802 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <{00802} +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 00802 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <{00802} +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 00834 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <{00834} +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 00834 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <{00834} +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 00834 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <{00834} +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 00834 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <{00834} +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 00834 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <{00834} +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 00834 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <{00834} +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 00834 EST 002 006 Who <{00834} +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 00834 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <{00834} +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 00834 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <{00834} +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 00834 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <{00834} +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 00834 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <{00834} +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 00834 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00834 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <{00834} +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00834 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <{00834} +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00834 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <{00834} +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00834 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <{00834} +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 00834 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <{00834} +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 00834 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <{00834} +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 00834 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 00834 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <{00834} +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 00834 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <{00834} +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 00834 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 00834 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00834 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00834 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 00834 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <{00834} +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 00834 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <{00834} +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 00834 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <{00834} +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 00834 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <{00834} +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 00834 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <{00834} +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 00834 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <{00834} +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 00834 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <{00834} +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 00834 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <{00834} +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 00834 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <{00834} +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 00834 EST 008 011 Wherein <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 00834 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <{00834} +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 00834 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <{00834} +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 00834 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <{00834} +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 00834 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <{00834} +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 00834 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <{00834} +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 00834 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <{00834} +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 00853 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <{00853} +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 00894 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <{00894} +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 00899 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <{00899} +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 00899 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <{00899} +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 00903 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <{00903} +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 00904 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <{00904} +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 00904 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <{00904} +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 00905 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <{00905} +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 00905 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <{00905} +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 00905 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <{00905} +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00923 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <{00923} +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 00926 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <{00926} +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 00926 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <{00926} +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00926 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <{00926} +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 00935 EST 001 011 To bring <{00935} +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 00935 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <{00935} +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 00935 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <{00935} +bow> > not . 00935 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <{00935} +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 00935 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <{00935} +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 00935 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <{00935} +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 00935 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <{00935} +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 00935 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <{00935} +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 00935 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <{00935} +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 00935 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <{00935} +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 00935 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <{00935} +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 00935 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <{00935} +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 00935 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <{00935} +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 00935 EST 004 002 And came <{00935} +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 00935 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <{00935} +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 00935 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <{00935} +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 00935 EST 004 009 And Hatach <02047 +Hathak > came <{00935} +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the words <01697 +dabar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 00935 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <{00935} +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00935 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <{00935} +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 00935 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <{00935} +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 00935 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <{00935} +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 00935 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <{00935} +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00935 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <{00935} +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 00935 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <{00935} +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 00935 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <{00935} +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 00935 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <{00935} +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 00935 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <{00935} +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 00935 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <{00935} +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 00935 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <{00935} +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 00935 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <{00935} +bow> > in . 00935 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <{00935} +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 00935 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <{00935} +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 00935 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <{00935} +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00935 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <{00935} +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 00935 EST 007 001 . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <{00935} +bow> > to banquet <08354 +shathah > with Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . 00935 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <{00935} +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 00935 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <{00935} +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 00935 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <{00935} +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 00943 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <{00943} +buwk > . 00948 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <{00948} +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 00948 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <{00948} +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 00959 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <{00959} +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 00959 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <{00959} +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 00961 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <{00961} +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 00961 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <{00961} +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 00961 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <{00961} +bizzah > , 00962 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <{00962} +bazaz > . 00962 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <{00962} +bazaz > , 00963 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <{00963} +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 00968 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <{00968} +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 00996 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <{00996} +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 01002 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > , 01002 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 01002 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 01002 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 01002 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01002 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 01002 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > . 01002 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 01002 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 01002 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <{01002} +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 01004 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <{01004} +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 01004 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <{01004} +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 01004 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <{01004} +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 01004 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <{01004} +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 01004 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01004 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <{01004} +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01004 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01004 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <{01004} +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 01004 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > . 01004 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <{01004} +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 01004 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <{01004} +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 01004 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <{01004} +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 01004 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01004 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <{01004} +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 01004 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <{01004} +bayith > . 01004 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <{01004} +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 01004 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 01004 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 01004 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <{01004} +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 01004 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 01004 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <{01004} +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 01004 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <{01004} +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 01004 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <{01004} +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 01004 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <{01004} +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 01004 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <{01004} +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 01004 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <{01004} +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 01004 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <{01004} +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01004 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <{01004} +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 01055 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <{01055} +biythan > ; 01055 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <{01055} +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 01055 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <{01055} +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 01058 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <{01058} +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01065 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <{01065} +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 01121 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <{01121} +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 01121 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <{01121} +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 01121 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <{01121} +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 01121 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <{01121} +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 01121 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <{01121} +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 01121 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <{01121} +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 01121 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <{01121} +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 01121 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <{01121} +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 01121 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <{01121} +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 01121 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <{01121} +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 01121 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <{01121} +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 01121 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <{01121} +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 01121 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <{01121} +ben > . 01121 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <{01121} +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 01121 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <{01121} +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 01145 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <{01145} +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 01167 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <{01167} +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 01167 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <{01167} +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 01197 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <{01197} +ba in him . 01204 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <{01204} +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 01242 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <{01242} +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 01242 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <{01242} +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 01245 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <{01245} +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 01245 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <{01245} +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 01245 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <{01245} +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 01245 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <{01245} +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 01245 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <{01245} +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 01245 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <{01245} +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 01245 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <{01245} +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 01245 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <{01245} +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 01245 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <{01245} +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 01246 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <{01246} +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 01246 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <{01246} +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 01246 EST 005 007 Then answered <06039 + Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and said <00559 +>amar > , My petition <07596 +sh@>elah > and my request <{01246} +baqqashah > [ is ] ; 01246 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <{01246} +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 01246 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <{01246} +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 01246 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <{01246} +baqqashah > : 01246 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <{01246} +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 01314 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <{01314} +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 01314 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <{01314} +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 01323 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <{01323} +bath > . 01323 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <{01323} +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 01323 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <{01323} +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 01323 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <{01323} +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 01323 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <{01323} +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 01330 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <{01330} +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 01330 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <{01330} +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 01330 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <{01330} +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 01330 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <{01330} +b@thuwlah > were gathered <06908 +qabats > together the second <08145 +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 01364 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <{01364} +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 01364 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <{01364} +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 01369 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <{01369} +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 01419 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <{01419} +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 01419 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <{01419} +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 01419 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <{01419} +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 01419 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <{01419} +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 01419 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <{01419} +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 01419 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <{01419} +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 01419 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <{01419} +gadowl > . 01419 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <{01419} +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 01419 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <{01419} +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 01419 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <{01419} +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 01420 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <{01420} +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 01420 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <{01420} +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 01420 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <{01420} +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 01420 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <{01420} +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 01431 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <{01431} +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 01431 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <{01431} +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 01431 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <{01431} +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 01473 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <{01473} +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 01486 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <{01486} +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 01486 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <{01486} +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 01504 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <{01504} +gazar > against <05921 + her . 01540 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <{01540} +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 01540 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <{01540} +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 01540 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <{01540} +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 01540 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <{01540} +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 01540 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <{01540} +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 01546 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <{01546} +galuwth > . 01546 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <{01546} +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 01546 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <{01546} +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 01550 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <{01550} +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 01571 EST 001 009 Also <{01571} +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 01571 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <{01571} +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 01571 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <{01571} +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 01571 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <{01571} +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 01571 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <{01571} +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 01571 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <{01571} +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 01571 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <{01571} +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 01571 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <{01571} +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 01594 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <{01594} +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 01594 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <{01594} +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 01594 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <{01594} +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 01595 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <{01595} +genez > . 01595 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <{01595} +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 01696 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <{01696} +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 01696 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <{01696} +dabar > . 01696 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <{01696} +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 01696 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <{01696} +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 01696 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <{01696} +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 01696 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <{01696} +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01696 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <{01696} +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 01697 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 01697 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <{01697} +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 01697 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <{01697} +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 01697 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <{01697} +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 01697 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <{01697} +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 01697 EST 001 021 And the saying <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > ; and the king <04428 +melek > did <06213 + according to the word <{01697} +dabar > of Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > : 01697 EST 001 021 And the saying <{01697} +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > ; and the king <04428 +melek > did <06213 + according to the word <01697 +dabar > of Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > : 01697 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <{01697} +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 01697 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <{01697} +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 01697 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01697 EST 002 022 And the thing <{01697} +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 01697 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <{01697} +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 01697 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <{01697} +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 01697 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <{01697} +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 01697 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <{01697} +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01697 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 01697 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 01697 EST 004 009 And Hatach <02047 +Hathak > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the words <{01697} +dabar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 01697 EST 004 012 And they told <05046 +nagad > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > words <{01697} +dabar > . 01697 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <{01697} +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 01697 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <{01697} +dabar > . 01697 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <{01697} +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 01697 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <{01697} +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 01697 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <{01697} +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 01697 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <{01697} +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 01697 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <{01697} +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 01697 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 01697 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 01697 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{01697} +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 01697 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <{01697} +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 01697 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <{01697} +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 01697 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <{01697} +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 01697 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <{01697} +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 01697 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <{01697} +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 01697 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <{01697} +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 01730 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <{01730} +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 01733 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <{01733} +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 01755 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <{01755} +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 01765 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <{01765} +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 01765 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <{01765} +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 01767 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <{01767} +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 01767 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <{01767} +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 01779 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <{01779} +diyn > : 01813 EST 009 007 And Parshandatha <06577 +Parshandatha> > , and Dalphon <{01813} +Dalphown > , and Aspatha <00630 +>Acpatha> > , 01819 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <{01819} +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01858 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <{01858} +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 01875 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <{01875} +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 01881 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <{01881} +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 01881 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <{01881} +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 01881 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <{01881} +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 01881 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <{01881} +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 01881 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <{01881} +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01881 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <{01881} +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 01881 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <{01881} +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 01881 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <{01881} +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 01881 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <{01881} +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 01881 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <{01881} +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 01881 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <{01881} +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 01881 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <{01881} +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 01881 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <{01881} +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 01881 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <{01881} +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 01881 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <{01881} +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 01881 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <{01881} +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 01881 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <{01881} +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 01881 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <{01881} +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 01881 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <{01881} +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 01881 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <{01881} +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 01896 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <{01896} +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 01896 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01896 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01896 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <{01896} +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 01912 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <{01912} +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 01912 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <{01912} +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 01919 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <{01919} +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 01931 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <{01931} +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 01931 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <{01931} +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 01961 EST 001 001 . Now it came <{01961} +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 01961 EST 002 008 So it came <{01961} +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 01961 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <{01961} +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 01961 EST 003 004 Now it came <{01961} +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 01961 EST 005 001 . Now it came <{01961} +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 01980 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <{01980} +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 01980 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <{01980} +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 01980 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <{01980} +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 01992 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <{01992} +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 01992 EST 002 021 . In those <{01992} +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 02000 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <{02000} +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 02001 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <{02001} +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 02001 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <{02001} +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 02001 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <{02001} +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 02001 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <{02001} +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 02001 EST 003 005 And when Haman <{02001} +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 02001 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <{02001} +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02001 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <{02001} +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02001 EST 003 008 And Haman <{02001} +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 02001 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <{02001} +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 02001 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <{02001} +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 02001 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <{02001} +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 02001 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <{02001} +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 02001 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <{02001} +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 02001 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <{02001} +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 02001 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <{02001} +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 02001 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <{02001} +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 02001 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <{02001} +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 02001 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <{02001} +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02001 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <{02001} +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02001 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <{02001} +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 02001 EST 005 011 And Haman <{02001} +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 02001 EST 005 012 Haman <{02001} +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 02001 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <{02001} +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 02001 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <{02001} +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 02001 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <{02001} +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 02001 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <{02001} +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 02001 EST 006 006 So Haman <{02001} +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 02001 EST 006 007 And Haman <{02001} +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 02001 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <{02001} +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 02001 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <{02001} +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 02001 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <{02001} +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 02001 EST 006 013 And Haman <{02001} +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 02001 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <{02001} +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 02001 EST 007 001 . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <{02001} +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to banquet <08354 +shathah > with Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . 02001 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <{02001} +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 02001 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <{02001} +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 02001 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <{02001} +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 02001 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <{02001} +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 02001 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <{02001} +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 02001 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 02001 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <{02001} +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 02001 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <{02001} +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 02001 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 02001 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > . 02001 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <{02001} +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 02001 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 02001 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <{02001} +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 02001 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 02001 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 02001 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <{02001} +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 02001 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <{02001} +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 02001 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <{02001} +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 02001 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <{02001} +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 02009 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <{02009} +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 02009 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <{02009} +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 02009 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <{02009} +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 02010 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <{02010} +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 02015 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <{02015} +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 02015 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <{02015} +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 02020 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <{02020} +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 02026 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <{02026} +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 02026 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <{02026} +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 02026 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <{02026} +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 02026 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <{02026} +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 02026 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <{02026} +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 02026 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <{02026} +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 02026 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <{02026} +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 02026 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <{02026} +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 02026 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <{02026} +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 02027 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <{02027} +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 02047 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <{02047} +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 02047 EST 004 006 So Hatach <{02047} +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 02047 EST 004 009 And Hatach <{02047} +Hathak > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the words <01697 +dabar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02047 EST 004 010 Again Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <00559 +>amar > unto Hatach <{02047} +Hathak > , and gave him commandment <06680 +tsavah > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > ; 02055 EST 009 009 And Parmashta <06534 +Parmashta> > , and Arisai <00747 +>Ariycay > , and Aridai <00742 +>Ariyday > , and Vajezatha <{02055} +Vay@zatha> > , 02060 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 02060 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 02060 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 02060 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 02060 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 02060 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 02060 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 02060 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 02060 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 02060 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <{02060} +Vashtiy > . 02063 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <{02063} +zo>th > ? 02063 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <{02063} +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 02063 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <{02063} +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 02088 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <{02088} +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 02088 EST 002 013 Then thus <{02088} +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 02088 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <{02088} +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 02088 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <{02088} +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 02088 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <{02088} +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 02088 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <{02088} +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 02091 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <{02091} +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 02091 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <{02091} +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 02091 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <{02091} +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 02091 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <{02091} +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 02091 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <{02091} +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 02091 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <{02091} +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 02111 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <{02111} +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02142 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <{02142} +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 02142 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <{02142} +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 02143 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <{02143} +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 02146 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <{02146} +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 02165 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <{02165} +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 02165 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <{02165} +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 02199 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <{02199} +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 02201 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <{02201} +za ; 02201 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <{02201} +za . 02205 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <{02205} +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 02233 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <{02233} +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 02233 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <{02233} +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 02233 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <{02233} +zera< > . 02233 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <{02233} +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 02233 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <{02233} +zera< > . 02238 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <07971 +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <{02238} +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 02238 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <{02238} +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 02238 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <{02238} +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 02238 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <{02238} +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 02256 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <{02256} +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 02320 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <{02320} +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 02320 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <{02320} +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 02320 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <{02320} +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 02320 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <{02320} +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 02320 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <{02320} +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 02320 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <{02320} +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <{02320} +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<{02320} +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <{02320} +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <{02320} +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 02320 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 02320 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <{02320} +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 02320 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <{02320} +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 02320 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <{02320} +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 02320 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <{02320} +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 02320 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 02320 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <{02320} +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 02320 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 02320 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 02320 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 02320 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <{02320} +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 02320 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <{02320} +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 02342 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <{02342} +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 02353 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <{02353} +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 02353 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <{02353} +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 02421 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <{02421} +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 02428 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <{02428} +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 02428 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <{02428} +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 02435 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <{02435} +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 02450 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <{02450} +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 02450 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <{02450} +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 02490 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <{02490} +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 02490 EST 009 023 And the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > undertook <06901 +qabal > to do <06213 + as they had begun <{02490} +chalal > , and as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had written <03789 +kathab > unto them ; 02534 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <{02534} +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 02534 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <{02534} +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 02534 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <{02534} +chemah > . 02534 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <{02534} +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02534 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <{02534} +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 02534 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <{02534} +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 02568 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <{02568} +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 02568 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <{02568} +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 02568 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <{02568} +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 02572 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <{02572} +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 02572 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <{02572} +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 02580 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <{02580} +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 02580 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <{02580} +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 02580 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <{02580} +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 02580 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <{02580} +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 02580 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <{02580} +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 02580 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <{02580} +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 02603 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <{02603} +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 02603 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <{02603} +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 02617 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <{02617} +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 02617 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <{02617} +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 02645 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <{02645} +chaphah > . 02645 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <{02645} +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 02654 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <{02654} +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 02654 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <{02654} +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 02654 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <{02654} +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 02654 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <{02654} +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 02654 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <{02654} +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 02654 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <{02654} +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 02654 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <{02654} +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 02677 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <{02677} +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 02677 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <{02677} +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 02677 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <{02677} +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 02691 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <{02691} +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 02691 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <{02691} +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 02691 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <{02691} +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 02691 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <{02691} +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 02691 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <{02691} +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 02691 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <{02691} +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 02691 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <{02691} +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 02691 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <{02691} +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 02719 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <{02719} +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 02726 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <{02726} +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 02726 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <{02726} +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 02790 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <{02790} +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 02790 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <{02790} +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 02790 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <{02790} +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 02790 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <{02790} +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 02803 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <{02803} +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 02803 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <{02803} +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 02803 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <{02803} +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 02856 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <{02856} +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 02856 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <{02856} +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 02856 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <{02856} +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 02856 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <{02856} +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 02885 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <{02885} +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 02885 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <{02885} +tabba . 02885 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <{02885} +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 02885 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <{02885} +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 02885 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <{02885} +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 02885 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <{02885} +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 02887 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <{02887} +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 02895 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <{02895} +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 02895 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <{02895} +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 02895 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <{02895} +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 02895 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <{02895} +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 02895 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <{02895} +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 02896 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <{02896} +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 02896 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <{02896} +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 02896 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <{02896} +towb > than she . 02896 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <{02896} +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 02896 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <{02896} +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 02896 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <{02896} +towb > to thee . 02896 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <{02896} +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 02896 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <{02896} +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 02896 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <{02896} +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 02896 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <{02896} +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 02896 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <{02896} +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 02896 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <{02896} +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 02896 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <{02896} +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 02896 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <{02896} +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 02896 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <{02896} +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 02896 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <{02896} +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 02945 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <{02945} +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 02945 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <{02945} +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 02945 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <{02945} +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 02971 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <{02971} +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 03015 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <{03015} +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 03027 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <{03027} +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03027 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <{03027} +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 03027 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <{03027} +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 03027 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <{03027} +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 03027 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <{03027} +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 03027 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <{03027} +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03027 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <{03027} +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03027 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <{03027} +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03027 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <{03027} +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 03027 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <{03027} +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 03027 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <{03027} +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 03027 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <{03027} +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03027 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <{03027} +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03027 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <{03027} +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 03027 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <{03027} +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 03027 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <{03027} +yad > . 03027 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <{03027} +yad > . 03027 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <{03027} +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 03045 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <{03045} +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 03045 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <{03045} +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 03045 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <{03045} +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 03045 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <{03045} +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 03045 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <{03045} +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03045 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <{03045} +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 03054 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <{03054} +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03054 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <{03054} +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03063 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <{03063} +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 03064 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 03064 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > . 03064 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03064 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 03064 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 03064 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 03064 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 03064 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > . 03064 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 03064 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03064 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 03064 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 03064 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 03064 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 03064 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > . 03064 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 03064 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > . 03064 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 03064 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 03064 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > 03064 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03064 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 03064 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 03064 EST 008 016 The Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > had light <00219 +>owrah > , and gladness <08057 +simchah > , and joy <08342 +sasown > , and honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03064 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03064 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03064 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 03064 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 03064 EST 009 002 The Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 03064 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03064 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 03064 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 03064 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 03064 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 03064 EST 009 015 For the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 03064 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 03064 EST 009 018 But the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 03064 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 03064 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 03064 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 03064 EST 009 023 And the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > undertook <06901 +qabal > to do <06213 + as they had begun <02490 +chalal > , and as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had written <03789 +kathab > unto them ; 03064 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 03064 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 03064 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 03064 EST 009 027 The Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 03064 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 03064 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 03064 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 03064 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 03064 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 03064 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <{03064} +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 03117 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <{03117} +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 03117 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <{03117} +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 03117 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <{03117} +yowm > . 03117 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <{03117} +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03117 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <{03117} +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 03117 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <{03117} +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 03117 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <{03117} +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 03117 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <{03117} +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 03117 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <{03117} +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 03117 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <{03117} +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 03117 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <{03117} +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03117 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <{03117} +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 03117 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <{03117} +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 03117 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <{03117} +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 03117 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <{03117} +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 03117 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <{03117} +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 03117 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <{03117} +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 03117 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <{03117} +yowm > . 03117 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <{03117} +yowm > . 03117 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <{03117} +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03117 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <{03117} +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03117 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <{03117} +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 03117 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <{03117} +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 03117 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <{03117} +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03117 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <{03117} +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 03117 EST 008 001 . On that day <{03117} +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 03117 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <{03117} +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 03117 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <{03117} +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 03117 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <{03117} +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03117 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <{03117} +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 03117 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <{03117} +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 03117 EST 009 011 On that day <{03117} +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 03117 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <{03117} +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 03117 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <{03117} +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 03117 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <{03117} +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 03117 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <{03117} +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 03117 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <{03117} +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 03117 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <{03117} +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 03117 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <{03117} +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 03117 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <{03117} +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 03117 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <{03117} +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 03117 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <{03117} +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 03117 EST 009 022 As the days <{03117} +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 03117 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <{03117} +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 03117 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <{03117} +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 03117 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <{03117} +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 03117 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <{03117} +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 03117 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <{03117} +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 03148 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <{03148} +yowther > than to myself ? 03190 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <{03190} +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 03196 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <{03196} +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03196 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <{03196} +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 03196 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <{03196} +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 03196 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <{03196} +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 03196 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <{03196} +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 03196 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <{03196} +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 03201 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <{03201} +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 03201 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <{03201} +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 03201 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <{03201} +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 03201 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <{03201} +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 03201 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <{03201} +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 03204 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <{03204} +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 03212 EST 004 016 Go <{03212} +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03220 EST 010 001 . And the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > laid <07760 +suwm > a tribute <04522 +mac > upon the land <00776 +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <00339 +>iy > of the sea <{03220} +yam > . 03240 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <{03240} +yanach > them . 03245 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <{03245} +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 03254 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <{03254} +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 03303 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <{03303} +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 03308 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <{03308} +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 03318 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <{03318} +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 03318 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <{03318} +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 03318 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <{03318} +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 03318 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <{03318} +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 03318 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <{03318} +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 03318 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <{03318} +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 03318 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <{03318} +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 03318 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <{03318} +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03318 EST 005 009 . Then went <{03318} +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03318 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <{03318} +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 03318 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <{03318} +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 03318 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <{03318} +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 03331 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <{03331} +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 03366 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <{03366} +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03366 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <{03366} +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 03366 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <{03366} +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 03366 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <{03366} +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 03366 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <{03366} +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 03366 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <{03366} +y@qar > , 03366 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <{03366} +y@qar > . 03366 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <{03366} +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03366 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <{03366} +y@qar > . 03366 EST 008 016 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had light <00219 +>owrah > , and gladness <08057 +simchah > , and joy <08342 +sasown > , and honour <{03366} +y@qar > . 03389 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <{03389} +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 03427 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <{03427} +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 03427 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <{03427} +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 03427 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > were gathered <06908 +qabats > together the second <08145 +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <{03427} +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 03427 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <{03427} +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03427 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <{03427} +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 03427 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <{03427} +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 03427 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <{03427} +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 03427 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <{03427} +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 03427 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <{03427} +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 03447 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <{03447} +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03447 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <{03447} +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 03447 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <{03447} +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 03519 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <{03519} +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03519 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <{03519} +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 03533 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <{03533} +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 03559 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <{03559} +kuwn > for him . 03559 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <{03559} +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 03568 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <{03568} +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 03568 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <{03568} +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03588 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <{03588} +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 03588 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <{03588} +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 03588 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <{03588} +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03588 EST 009 024 Because <{03588} +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 03602 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <{03602} +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03602 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <{03602} +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03602 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <{03602} +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 03602 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <{03602} +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 03603 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <{03603} +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 03605 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <{03605} +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 03605 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <{03605} +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 03605 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <{03605} +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 03605 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <{03605} +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 03605 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03605 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <{03605} +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03605 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <{03605} +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03605 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <{03605} +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 03605 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <{03605} +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 03605 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <{03605} +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 03605 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <{03605} +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 03605 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <{03605} +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 03605 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <{03605} +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 03605 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 03605 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <{03605} +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 03605 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <{03605} +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 03605 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <{03605} +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 03605 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <{03605} +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03605 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <{03605} +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 03605 EST 003 002 And all <{03605} +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 03605 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <{03605} +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03605 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <{03605} +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03605 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <{03605} +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 03605 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 03605 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <{03605} +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 03605 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <{03605} +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 03605 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <{03605} +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 03605 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <{03605} +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 03605 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <{03605} +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 03605 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <{03605} +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 03605 EST 004 003 And in every <{03605} +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 03605 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <{03605} +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 03605 EST 004 011 All <{03605} +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03605 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <{03605} +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 03605 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <{03605} +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03605 EST 004 017 So Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <05674 + his way , and did <06213 + according to all <{03605} +kol > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > him . 03605 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <{03605} +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 03605 EST 005 013 Yet all <{03605} +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 03605 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <{03605} +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 03605 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <{03605} +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 03605 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <{03605} +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 03605 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <{03605} +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 03605 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <{03605} +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 03605 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <{03605} +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03605 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <{03605} +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 03605 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <{03605} +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 03605 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 03605 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <{03605} +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 03605 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <{03605} +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 03605 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <{03605} +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03605 EST 008 017 And in every <{03605} +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03605 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <{03605} +kol > people <05971 + . 03605 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 03605 EST 009 003 And all <{03605} +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 03605 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 03605 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <{03605} +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 03605 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <{03605} +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 03605 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <{03605} +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 03605 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <{03605} +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 03605 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <{03605} +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 03605 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <{03605} +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 03605 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <{03605} +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 03605 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <{03605} +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 03605 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <{03605} +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 03605 EST 010 002 And all <{03605} +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 03605 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <{03605} +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 03615 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <{03615} +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 03627 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <{03627} +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03627 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <{03627} +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03627 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <{03627} +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 03651 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <{03651} +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 03651 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <{03651} +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 03651 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <{03651} +ken > . 03651 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <{03651} +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 03651 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <{03651} +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 03651 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <{03651} +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03651 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <{03651} +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03651 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <{03651} +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 03651 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <{03651} +ken > ? 03651 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <{03651} +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 03664 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <{03664} +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03678 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <{03678} +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 03678 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <{03678} +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 03678 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <{03678} +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 03701 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <{03701} +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 03701 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <{03701} +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 03701 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <{03701} +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 03701 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <{03701} +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 03701 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <{03701} +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 03752 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <{03752} +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 03766 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <{03766} +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 03766 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <{03766} +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 03766 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <{03766} +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 03768 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <{03768} +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 03771 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <{03771} +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 03787 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <{03787} +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 03789 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <{03789} +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 03789 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <{03789} +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 03789 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <{03789} +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 03789 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <{03789} +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 03789 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <{03789} +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 03789 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <{03789} +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 03789 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <{03789} +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 03789 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <{03789} +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 03789 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <{03789} +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 03789 EST 008 008 Write <{03789} +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 03789 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <{03789} +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03789 EST 008 010 And he wrote <{03789} +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 03789 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <{03789} +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 03789 EST 009 023 And the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > undertook <06901 +qabal > to do <06213 + as they had begun <02490 +chalal > , and as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had written <{03789} +kathab > unto them ; 03789 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <{03789} +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 03789 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <{03789} +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 03789 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <{03789} +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 03791 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <{03791} +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 03791 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <{03791} +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 03791 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <{03791} +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 03791 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <{03791} +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 03791 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <{03791} +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 03791 EST 008 009 according to their writing <{03791} +kathab > , and according to their language <03956 +lashown > . 03791 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <{03791} +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03791 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <{03791} +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 03791 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <{03791} +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 03804 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <{03804} +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 03804 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <{03804} +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 03804 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <{03804} +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 03808 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <{03808} +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 03808 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <{03808} +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 03808 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <{03808} +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 03808 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <{03808} +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03808 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <{03808} +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 03808 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <{03808} +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 03808 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <{03808} +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 03820 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <{03820} +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 03820 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <{03820} +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 03820 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <{03820} +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 03820 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <{03820} +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 03830 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <{03830} +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 03830 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <{03830} +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 03830 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <{03830} +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03830 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <{03830} +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 03830 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <{03830} +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03830 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <{03830} +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 03847 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <{03847} +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 03847 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <{03847} +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 03847 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <{03847} +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 03847 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <{03847} +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 03847 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <{03847} +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03847 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <{03847} +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03867 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <{03867} +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 03915 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <{03915} +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 03915 EST 006 001 . On that night <{03915} +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 03947 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <{03947} +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 03947 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <{03947} +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 03947 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <{03947} +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 03947 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <{03947} +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 03947 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <{03947} +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 03947 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <{03947} +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 03947 EST 006 011 Then took <{03947} +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 03956 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <{03956} +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 03956 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <{03956} +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 03956 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <{03956} +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 03956 EST 008 009 according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their language <{03956} +lashown > . 03956 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <{03956} +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03966 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <{03966} +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 03966 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <{03966} +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 03967 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <{03967} +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 03967 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <{03967} +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 03967 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <{03967} +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 03967 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <{03967} +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 03967 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <{03967} +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 03967 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <{03967} +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 03967 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <{03967} +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 03982 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <{03982} +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 03982 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <{03982} +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 03982 EST 009 032 And the decree <{03982} +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 03985 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <{03985} +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 04069 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <{04069} +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 04074 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <{04074} +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 04074 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <{04074} +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 04074 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <{04074} +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 04074 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <{04074} +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 04074 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <{04074} +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 04082 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > : ) 04082 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 04082 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04082 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <{04082} +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 04082 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 04082 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 04082 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 04082 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 04082 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <{04082} +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 04082 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <{04082} +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 04082 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 04082 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <{04082} +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 04082 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <{04082} +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 04082 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04082 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > : 04082 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <{04082} +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 04082 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 04082 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 04082 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <{04082} +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 04082 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 04082 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <{04082} +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 04082 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <{04082} +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 04082 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 04082 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 04082 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 04082 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04082 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 04082 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 04082 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <{04082} +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 04082 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <{04082} +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 04099 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <{04099} +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 04099 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <{04099} +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 04099 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <{04099} +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 04099 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <{04099} +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 04099 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <{04099} +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 04100 EST 001 015 What <{04100} +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 04100 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <{04100} +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 04100 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <{04100} +mah > it [ was ] . 04100 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <{04100} +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 04100 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04100 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <{04100} +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04100 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 04100 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 04100 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <{04100} +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 04100 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <{04100} +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 04100 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04100 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04100 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <{04100} +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 04100 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <{04100} +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 04100 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04100 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <{04100} +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04100 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <{04100} +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04100 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <{04100} +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 04100 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <{04100} +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 04104 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <{04104} +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 04116 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <{04116} +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 04116 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <{04116} +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 04138 EST 002 010 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not shewed <05046 +nagad > her people <05971 + nor her kindred <{04138} +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her that she should not shew <05046 +nagad > [ it ] . 04138 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <{04138} +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 04138 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <{04138} +mowledeth > ? 04191 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <{04191} +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04194 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <{04194} +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 04279 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <{04279} +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04279 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <{04279} +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 04279 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <{04279} +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 04284 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <{04284} +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04284 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <{04284} +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 04284 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <{04284} +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 04296 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <{04296} +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 04296 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <{04296} +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 04310 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <{04310} +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 04310 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <{04310} +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 04310 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <{04310} +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 04310 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <{04310} +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 04347 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <{04347} +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 04376 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <{04376} +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 04376 EST 007 004 For we are sold <{04376} +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 04390 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <{04390} +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 04390 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <{04390} +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 04390 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <{04390} +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 04390 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <{04390} +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 04390 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <{04390} +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 04399 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <{04399} +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 04422 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <{04422} +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04427 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <{04427} +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 04427 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <{04427} +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 04427 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <{04427} +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 04427 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <{04427} +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 04428 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 04428 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <{04428} +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 04428 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <{04428} +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 04428 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <{04428} +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 04428 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <{04428} +melek > , 04428 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <{04428} +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 04428 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 04428 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <{04428} +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 04428 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 04428 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <{04428} +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 04428 EST 001 013 Then the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 04428 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <{04428} +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 04428 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 04428 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <{04428} +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <{04428} +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 04428 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <{04428} +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 04428 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <{04428} +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 04428 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 04428 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <{04428} +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 04428 EST 001 020 And when the king s <{04428} +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 04428 EST 001 021 And the saying <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > ; and the king <{04428} +melek > did <06213 + according to the word <01697 +dabar > of Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > : 04428 EST 001 021 And the saying <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <{04428} +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > ; and the king <04428 +melek > did <06213 + according to the word <01697 +dabar > of Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > : 04428 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <{04428} +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 04428 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 04428 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <{04428} +melek > : 04428 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <{04428} +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 04428 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 04428 EST 002 003 And let the king <{04428} +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 04428 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <{04428} +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 04428 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <{04428} +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 04428 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <{04428} +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 04428 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <{04428} +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <05019 +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 04428 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 04428 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 04428 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 04428 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 04428 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 04428 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <{04428} +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 04428 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <{04428} +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 04428 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <{04428} +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 04428 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 04428 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 04428 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <{04428} +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 04428 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 04428 EST 002 017 And the king <{04428} +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 04428 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 002 018 Then the king <{04428} +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 04428 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > were gathered <06908 +qabats > together the second <08145 +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 04428 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <{04428} +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 04428 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 04428 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <{04428} +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 04428 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 04428 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <{04428} +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 04428 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 04428 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 04428 EST 003 003 Then the king s <{04428} +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 04428 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 04428 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <{04428} +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 04428 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <{04428} +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 04428 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 04428 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <{04428} +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 04428 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <{04428} +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 04428 EST 003 010 And the king <{04428} +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 04428 EST 003 011 And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 04428 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <{04428} +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 04428 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 04428 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <{04428} +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 04428 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <{04428} +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 04428 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <{04428} +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 04428 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <{04428} +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 04428 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 04428 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 04428 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 04428 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 04428 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 04428 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 04428 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <{04428} +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 04428 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <{04428} +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 04428 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <{04428} +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04428 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04428 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <{04428} +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04428 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <{04428} +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04428 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <{04428} +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04428 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04428 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <{04428} +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 04428 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <{04428} +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 04428 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 04428 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 04428 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <{04428} +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 04428 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <{04428} +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 04428 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <{04428} +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04428 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <{04428} +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 04428 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <{04428} +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 04428 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <{04428} +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 04428 EST 005 005 Then the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 04428 EST 005 006 And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 04428 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <{04428} +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04428 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <{04428} +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04428 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <{04428} +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04428 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <{04428} +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04428 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 04428 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 04428 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <{04428} +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 04428 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 04428 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <{04428} +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 04428 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <{04428} +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 04428 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <{04428} +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 04428 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04428 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <{04428} +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 04428 EST 006 003 And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 04428 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <{04428} +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 04428 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 04428 EST 006 004 . And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 04428 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 04428 EST 006 005 And the king s <{04428} +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 04428 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <{04428} +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 04428 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <{04428} +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 04428 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 04428 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <{04428} +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 04428 EST 006 007 And Haman <02001 +Haman > answered <00559 +>amar > the king <{04428} +melek > , For the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <04310 +miy > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , 04428 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <{04428} +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 04428 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 04428 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 04428 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 04428 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <{04428} +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 04428 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 04428 EST 006 010 Then the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 04428 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 04428 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <{04428} +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 04428 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <{04428} +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 04428 EST 007 001 . So the king <{04428} +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to banquet <08354 +shathah > with Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . 04428 EST 007 002 And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04428 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <{04428} +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 04428 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <{04428} +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 04428 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <{04428} +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 04428 EST 007 005 Then the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 04428 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 04428 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 007 007 . And the king <{04428} +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 04428 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <{04428} +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 04428 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <{04428} +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 04428 EST 007 008 Then the king <{04428} +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 04428 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 04428 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <{04428} +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 04428 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 04428 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <{04428} +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 04428 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 04428 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 04428 EST 008 002 And the king <{04428} +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 04428 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04428 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > , 04428 EST 008 004 Then the king <{04428} +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 04428 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <{04428} +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 04428 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 04428 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <{04428} +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 04428 EST 008 007 Then the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04428 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <{04428} +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 04428 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <{04428} +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 04428 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <{04428} +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 04428 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <{04428} +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 04428 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <{04428} +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 04428 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <{04428} +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 04428 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 04428 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 04428 EST 008 012 Upon one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ namely ] , upon the thirteenth [ day ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 04428 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 04428 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <{04428} +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 04428 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 04428 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <{04428} +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 04428 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 04428 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <{04428} +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 04428 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <{04428} +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 04428 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > . 04428 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <{04428} +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04428 EST 009 012 And the king <{04428} +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04428 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <{04428} +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 04428 EST 009 014 And the king <{04428} +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 04428 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <{04428} +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 04428 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 04428 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <{04428} +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 04428 EST 010 001 . And the king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > laid <07760 +suwm > a tribute <04522 +mac > upon the land <00776 +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <00339 +>iy > of the sea <03220 +yam > . 04428 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <{04428} +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 04428 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <{04428} +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 04428 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <{04428} +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 04436 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <{04436} +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04436 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <{04436} +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 04436 EST 001 012 But the queen <{04436} +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 04436 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <{04436} +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 04436 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <{04436} +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04436 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <{04436} +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 04436 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <{04436} +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 04436 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <{04436} +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 04436 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 04436 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <{04436} +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 04436 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 04436 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <{04436} +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04436 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 04436 EST 007 001 . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to banquet <08354 +shathah > with Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > . 04436 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <{04436} +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04436 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 04436 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <06213 + so <03651 +ken > ? 04436 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <{04436} +malkah > . 04436 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 04436 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <{04436} +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 04436 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 04436 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04436 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 04436 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 04436 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <{04436} +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 04438 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 04438 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 04438 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <{04438} +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 04438 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <{04438} +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04438 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <{04438} +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 04438 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > ; ) 04438 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <{04438} +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 04438 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <{04438} +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 04438 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <{04438} +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 04438 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 04438 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <{04438} +malkuwth > . 04438 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <{04438} +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 04438 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <{04438} +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 04438 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 04438 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 04438 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 04438 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <{04438} +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 04438 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <{04438} +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 04438 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <{04438} +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 04438 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <05414 +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > . 04438 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 04438 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <{04438} +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 04438 EST 006 008 Let the royal <{04438} +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 04438 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > . 04438 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <{04438} +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 04438 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <{04438} +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 04462 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <{04462} +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 04462 EST 001 016 And Memucan <{04462} +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04462 EST 001 021 And the saying <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > ; and the king <04428 +melek > did <06213 + according to the word <01697 +dabar > of Memucan <{04462} +M@muwkan > : 04490 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <{04490} +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 04490 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <{04490} +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 04490 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <{04490} +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 04522 EST 010 001 . And the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > laid <07760 +suwm > a tribute <{04522} +mac > upon the land <00776 +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <00339 +>iy > of the sea <03220 +yam > . 04553 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <{04553} +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 04557 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <{04557} +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 04640 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <{04640} +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 04672 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <{04672} +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 04672 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <{04672} +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 04672 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <{04672} +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 04672 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <{04672} +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04672 EST 006 002 And it was found <{04672} +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04672 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <{04672} +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 04672 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <{04672} +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 04687 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <{04687} +mitsvah > ? 04725 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <{04725} +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 04751 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <{04751} +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 04753 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <{04753} +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 04758 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <{04758} +mar>eh > on . 04758 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <{04758} +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 04782 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 04782 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 04782 EST 002 010 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not shewed <05046 +nagad > her people <05971 + nor her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her that she should not shew <05046 +nagad > [ it ] . 04782 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 04782 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 04782 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > were gathered <06908 +qabats > together the second <08145 +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 04782 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 04782 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 04782 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04782 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <{04782} +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 04782 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 04782 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 04782 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 04782 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <{04782} +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04782 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 04782 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > . 04782 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 04782 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 04782 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 04782 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 04782 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 04782 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 04782 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 04782 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 04782 EST 004 009 And Hatach <02047 +Hathak > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the words <01697 +dabar > of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > . 04782 EST 004 010 Again Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <00559 +>amar > unto Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , and gave him commandment <06680 +tsavah > unto Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > ; 04782 EST 004 012 And they told <05046 +nagad > to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > words <01697 +dabar > . 04782 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04782 EST 004 015 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > bade <00559 +>amar > [ them ] return <07725 +shuwb > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > [ this answer ] , 04782 EST 004 017 So Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > went <05674 + his way , and did <06213 + according to all <03605 +kol > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > him . 04782 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > . 04782 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 04782 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 04782 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 04782 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04782 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 04782 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 04782 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 04782 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 04782 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 04782 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 04782 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 04782 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 04782 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 04782 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 04782 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 04782 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 04782 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 04782 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 04782 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 04782 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 04782 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <08089 +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 04782 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 04782 EST 009 023 And the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > undertook <06901 +qabal > to do <06213 + as they had begun <02490 +chalal > , and as Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > had written <03789 +kathab > unto them ; 04782 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 04782 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 04782 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 04782 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <{04782} +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 04795 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <{04795} +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 04825 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <{04825} +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 04826 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <{04826} +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 04864 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <{04864} +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 04916 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <{04916} +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 04916 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <{04916} +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 04932 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <{04932} +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 04940 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <{04940} +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 04960 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <{04960} +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 04960 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <{04960} +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 04960 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <06213 + a feast <{04960} +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 04960 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <{04960} +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 04960 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <{04960} +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 04960 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > that I have prepared <06213 + for him . 04960 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 04960 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 04960 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 04960 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 04960 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 04960 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 04960 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 04960 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 04960 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <{04960} +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 04960 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <{04960} +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 04960 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <{04960} +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 04960 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <{04960} +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 04960 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <{04960} +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 04960 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <{04960} +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 04979 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <{04979} +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 05019 EST 002 006 Who <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > from Jerusalem <03389 +Y@ruwshalaim > with the captivity <01473 +gowlah > which <00834 +>aher > had been carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > with Jeconiah <03204 +Y@konyah > king <04428 +melek > of Judah <03063 +Y@huwdah > , whom <00834 +>aher > Nebuchadnezzar <{05019} +N@buwkadne>tstsar > the king <04428 +melek > of Babylon <00894 +Babel > had carried <01540 +galah > away <01546 +galuwth > . 05046 EST 002 010 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not shewed <05046 +nagad > her people <05971 + nor her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her that she should not shew <{05046} +nagad > [ it ] . 05046 EST 002 010 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not shewed <{05046} +nagad > her people <05971 + nor her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her that she should not shew <05046 +nagad > [ it ] . 05046 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <{05046} +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 05046 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <{05046} +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <08034 +shem > . 05046 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <{05046} +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05046 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <{05046} +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05046 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <{05046} +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 05046 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <{05046} +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 05046 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <{05046} +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 05046 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <{05046} +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 05046 EST 004 009 And Hatach <02047 +Hathak > came <00935 +bow> > and told <{05046} +nagad > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the words <01697 +dabar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 05046 EST 004 012 And they told <{05046} +nagad > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > words <01697 +dabar > . 05046 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <{05046} +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05046 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <{05046} +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 05060 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <{05060} +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 05060 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <{05060} +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 05060 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <{05060} +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 05060 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <{05060} +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 05060 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <{05060} +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 05060 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <{05060} +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 05060 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <{05060} +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 05060 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <{05060} +naga< > unto them , 05074 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <{05074} +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 05117 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <{05117} +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 05118 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <{05118} +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 05118 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <{05118} +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 05118 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <{05118} +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 05143 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <{05143} +nezeq > . 05212 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <{05212} +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 05221 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <{05221} +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 05227 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <{05227} +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 05227 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <{05227} +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 05227 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <{05227} +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 05227 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <{05227} +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 05234 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <{05234} +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 05234 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <{05234} +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 05288 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <{05288} +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 05288 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <{05288} +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 05288 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <{05288} +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 05288 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <{05288} +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 05291 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <{05291} +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 05291 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <{05291} +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 05291 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <{05291} +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 05291 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <{05291} +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 05291 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <{05291} +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05291 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <{05291} +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05291 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <{05291} +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05291 EST 002 009 And the maiden <{05291} +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05291 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <{05291} +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 05291 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <{05291} +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <05414 +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 05291 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <{05291} +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 05291 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <{05291} +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 05307 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <{05307} +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 05307 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <{05307} +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 05307 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <{05307} +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 05307 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <{05307} +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 05307 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <{05307} +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 05307 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <{05307} +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05307 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <{05307} +naphal > upon them . 05307 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <{05307} +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 05307 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <{05307} +naphal > upon them . 05307 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <{05307} +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 05315 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <07725 +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <{05315} +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05315 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <{05315} +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 05315 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <{05315} +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 05315 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <{05315} +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 05315 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <{05315} +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 05315 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <{05315} +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 05358 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <{05358} +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 05375 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <{05375} +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05375 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <{05375} +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 05375 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <{05375} +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 05375 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <{05375} +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 05375 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <{05375} +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 05375 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <{05375} +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 05375 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <{05375} +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 05414 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <{05414} +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 05414 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <{05414} +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 05414 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <{05414} +nathan > [ them ] : 05414 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <{05414} +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05414 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <{05414} +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 05414 EST 002 013 Then thus <02088 +zeh > came <00935 +bow> > [ every ] maiden <05291 +na unto the king <04428 +melek > ; whatsoever she desired <00559 +>amar > was given <{05414} +nathan > her to go <00935 +bow> > with her out of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > . 05414 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <{05414} +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 05414 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <{05414} +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 05414 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <{05414} +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 05414 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <{05414} +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 05414 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <{05414} +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 05414 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <{05414} +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 05414 EST 004 008 Also he gave <{05414} +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 05414 EST 005 003 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > unto her , What <04100 +mah > wilt thou , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? it shall be even given <{05414} +nathan > thee to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 05414 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <{05414} +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 05414 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <{05414} +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 05414 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <{05414} +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 05414 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <{05414} +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 05414 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <{05414} +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 05414 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <{05414} +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 05414 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <{05414} +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 05414 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <{05414} +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 05414 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <{05414} +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05414 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <{05414} +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 05414 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <{05414} +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 05414 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <{05414} +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 05414 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <{05414} +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 05414 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <{05414} +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 05414 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <{05414} +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 05483 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <{05483} +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 05483 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <{05483} +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 05483 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <{05483} +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 05483 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <{05483} +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 05483 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <{05483} +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 05486 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <{05486} +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 05493 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <{05493} +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 05493 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <{05493} +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 05493 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <{05493} +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 05493 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <{05493} +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 05508 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <{05508} +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 05510 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <{05510} +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 05592 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <{05592} +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05592 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <{05592} +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05608 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <{05608} +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 05608 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <{05608} +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 05608 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <{05608} +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 05608 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <{05608} +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 05612 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <{05612} +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 05612 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <{05612} +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 05612 EST 003 013 And the letters <{05612} +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 05612 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <{05612} +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 05612 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <{05612} +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 05612 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <{05612} +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 05612 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <{05612} +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 05612 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <{05612} +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 05612 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <{05612} +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 05612 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <{05612} +cepher > . 05612 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <{05612} +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 05631 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 05631 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 05631 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > ? 05631 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <{05631} +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 05631 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <{05631} +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 05631 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <{05631} +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 05631 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05631 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 05631 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 05631 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05631 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 05631 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <{05631} +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 05650 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <{05650} + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 05650 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <{05650} + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 05650 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <{05650} + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 05650 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <{05650} + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 05650 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <{05650} + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 05650 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <{05650} + of the king <04428 +melek > . 05650 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <{05650} + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 05674 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <{05674} + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 05674 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <{05674} + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 05674 EST 004 017 So Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <{05674} + his way , and did <06213 + according to all <03605 +kol > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > him . 05674 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <{05674} + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 05674 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <{05674} + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05674 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <{05674} + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05674 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <{05674} + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 05674 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <{05674} + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 05704 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <{05704} + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 05750 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <{05750} + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 05750 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <{05750} + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 05750 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <{05750} + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 05753 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <{05753} + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05850 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <{05850} + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 05869 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <{05869} + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <06440 +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 05869 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <{05869} + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 05869 EST 003 006 And he thought <{05869} + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 05869 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <{05869} + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 05869 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <{05869} + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 05869 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <{05869} + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 05869 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <{05869} + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 05869 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <{05869} + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 05869 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <{05869} + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 05892 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <{05892} + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 05892 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <{05892} + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 05892 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <{05892} + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 05892 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <{05892} + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 05892 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <{05892} + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 05892 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <{05892} + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 05892 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <{05892} + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 05892 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <{05892} + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 05892 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <{05892} + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 05892 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <{05892} + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 05892 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <{05892} + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 05921 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <{05921} + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 05921 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <{05921} + her . 05921 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <{05921} + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 05921 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <{05921} + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 05921 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <{05921} + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 05921 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <{05921} + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 05921 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <{05921} + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 05921 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <{05921} + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 05921 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <{05921} + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 05921 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <{05921} + . 05921 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <{05921} + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 05921 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <07760 +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <{05921} + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 05921 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <{05921} + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05921 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <{05921} + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 05921 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <{05921} + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 05921 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <{05921} + the gallows <06086 + . 05921 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <{05921} + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 05921 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <{05921} + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 05921 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <{05921} + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 05971 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <{05971} + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 05971 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <{05971} + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 05971 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <{05971} + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 05971 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <{05971} + . 05971 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <{05971} + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 05971 EST 002 010 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not shewed <05046 +nagad > her people <{05971} + nor her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her that she should not shew <05046 +nagad > [ it ] . 05971 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <{05971} + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 05971 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <{05971} + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 05971 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <{05971} + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 05971 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <{05971} + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 05971 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <{05971} + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 05971 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <{05971} + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 05971 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <{05971} + also , to do <06213 + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 05971 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <{05971} + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 05971 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <{05971} + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 05971 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <{05971} + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 05971 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <{05971} + . 05971 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <{05971} + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 05971 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <{05971} + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 05971 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <{05971} + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 05971 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <{05971} + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 05971 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <{05971} + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 05971 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <{05971} + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 05971 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <{05971} + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 05971 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <{05971} + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 05971 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <{05971} + . 05971 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <{05971} + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 05973 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <{05973} + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 05975 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <{05975} + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 05975 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <{05975} + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 05975 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <{05975} + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 05975 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <{05975} + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 05975 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <{05975} + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 05975 EST 006 005 And the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na said <00559 +>amar > unto him , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , Haman <02001 +Haman > standeth <{05975} + in the court <02691 +chatser > . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Let him come <00935 +bow> > in . 05975 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <{05975} + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 05975 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <{05975} + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 05975 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <{05975} + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 05975 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <{05975} + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 05975 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <{05975} + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 05975 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <{05975} + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 05982 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <{05982} + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 06030 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <{06030} + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 06039 EST 005 007 Then answered <{06039} + Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and said <00559 +>amar > , My petition <07596 +sh@>elah > and my request <01246 +baqqashah > [ is ] ; 06086 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <{06086} + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 06086 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <{06086} + to be made <06213 + . 06086 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <{06086} + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 06086 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <08518 +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <{06086} + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 06086 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <{06086} + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 06086 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <{06086} + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 06086 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <{06086} + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 06086 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <{06086} + . 06086 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <{06086} + . 06153 EST 002 014 In the evening <{06153} + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 06213 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <{06213} + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 06213 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <{06213} + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 06213 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <{06213} + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 06213 EST 001 009 Also <01571 +gam > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > made <{06213} + a feast <04960 +mishteh > for the women <00802 +>ishshah > [ in ] the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > which [ belonged ] to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 06213 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <06213 + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <{06213} + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 06213 EST 001 015 What <04100 +mah > shall we do <{06213} + unto the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > according to law <01881 +dath > , because she hath not performed <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > by the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > ? 06213 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <{06213} + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 06213 EST 001 021 And the saying <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > ; and the king <04428 +melek > did <{06213} + according to the word <01697 +dabar > of Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > : 06213 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <07918 +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <{06213} + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 06213 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <{06213} + so <03651 +ken > . 06213 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <{06213} + of her . 06213 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <{06213} + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 06213 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <{06213} + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 06213 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <06680 +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <{06213} + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 06213 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <{06213} + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 06213 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <{06213} + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 06213 EST 003 011 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Haman <02001 +Haman > , The silver <03701 +keceph > [ is ] given <05414 +nathan > to thee , the people <05971 + also , to do <{06213} + with them as it seemeth <05869 + good <02896 +towb > to thee . 06213 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <{06213} + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 06213 EST 004 017 So Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <05674 + his way , and did <{06213} + according to all <03605 +kol > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > him . 06213 EST 005 004 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > answered <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > [ it seem ] good <02895 +towb > unto the king <04428 +melek > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > this day <03117 +yowm > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I have prepared <{06213} + for him . 06213 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <06213 + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <{06213} + . 06213 EST 005 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Cause Haman <02001 +Haman > to make haste <04116 +mahar > , that he may do <{06213} + as Esther <00635 +>Ecter > hath said <01697 +dabar > . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <06213 + . 06213 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <{06213} + . 06213 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <{06213} + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 06213 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <{06213} + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 06213 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , and to perform <{06213} + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 06213 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <{06213} + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <07121 +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 06213 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <{06213} + . 06213 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <{06213} + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 06213 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <{06213} + for him . 06213 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <{06213} + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <08334 +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 06213 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <{06213} + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 06213 EST 006 006 So Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > in . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto him , What <04100 +mah > shall be done <{06213} + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > thought <00559 +>amar > in his heart <03820 +leb > , To whom would the king <04428 +melek > delight <02654 +chaphets > to do <06213 + honour <03366 +y@qar > more <03148 +yowther > than to myself ? 06213 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <{06213} + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 06213 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <{06213} + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 06213 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <{06213} + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 06213 EST 006 014 And while they [ were ] yet <05750 + talking <01696 +dabar > with him , came <00935 +bow> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , and hasted <00926 +bahal > to bring <00935 +bow> > Haman <02001 +Haman > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had prepared <{06213} + . 06213 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <{06213} + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 06213 EST 007 005 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > answered <00559 +>amar > and said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , Who <04310 +miy > is he , and where <00335 +>ay > is he , that durst presume <04390 +male> > in his heart <03820 +leb > to do <{06213} + so <03651 +ken > ? 06213 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <{06213} + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 06213 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <{06213} + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 06213 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <{06213} + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 06213 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <{06213} + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 06213 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <{06213} + . 06213 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <{06213} + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 06213 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <{06213} + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 06213 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <{06213} + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 06213 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <{06213} + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 06213 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <{06213} + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 06213 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <{06213} + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 06213 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <{06213} + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 06213 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <{06213} + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 06213 EST 009 023 And the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > undertook <06901 +qabal > to do <{06213} + as they had begun <02490 +chalal > , and as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had written <03789 +kathab > unto them ; 06213 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <{06213} + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 06213 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <{06213} + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 06224 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <{06224} + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 06235 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <{06235} + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 06235 EST 009 010 The ten <{06235} + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 06235 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <{06235} + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 06235 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <{06235} + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 06235 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <{06235} + sons <01121 +ben > . 06239 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <{06239} + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 06239 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <{06239} + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 06240 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <{06240} + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 06240 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <{06240} + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 06242 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <07651 +sheba< > and twenty <{06242} + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 06242 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <{06242} + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 06242 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <{06242} + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 06242 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <{06242} + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 06256 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <{06256} + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <06440 +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 06256 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <{06256} + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 06256 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <{06256} + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 06256 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <{06256} + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 06256 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <{06256} + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 06256 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <{06256} + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 06264 EST 003 014 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <{06264} + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 06264 EST 008 013 The copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <{06264} + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 06310 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <{06310} +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 06332 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <{06332} +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 06332 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <{06332} +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 06332 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <{06332} +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 06332 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <{06332} +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 06332 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <{06332} +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <08432 +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 06332 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <{06332} +Puwr > . 06332 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <{06332} +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 06332 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <{06332} +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 06334 EST 009 008 And Poratha <{06334} +Powratha> > , and Adalia <00118 +>Adalya> > , and Aridatha <00743 +>Ariydatha> > , 06340 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <{06340} +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 06340 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <{06340} +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 06343 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <{06343} +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 06343 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <{06343} +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 06343 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <{06343} +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 06346 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <{06346} +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 06346 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <{06346} +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 06346 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <{06346} +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 06370 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <{06370} +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 06437 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <{06437} +panah > upon her . 06440 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <{06440} +paniym > him : 06440 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <{06440} +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 06440 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 06440 EST 001 013 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to the wise <02450 +chakam > men , which knew <05234 +nakar > the times <06256 + , ( for so <03651 +ken > [ was ] the king s <04428 +melek > manner <01697 +dabar > toward <{06440} +paniym > all <03605 +kol > that knew <05234 +nakar > law <01881 +dath > and judgment <01779 +diyn > : 06440 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <{06440} +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 06440 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <{06440} +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 06440 EST 001 017 For [ this ] deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > shall come <03318 +yatsa> > abroad <03318 +yatsa> > unto all <03605 +kol > women <00802 +>ishshah > , so that they shall despise <00959 +bazah > their husbands <01167 +ba in their eyes <05869 + , when it shall be reported <00559 +>amar > , The king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > commanded <00559 +>amar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > to be brought <00935 +bow> > in before <{06440} +paniym > him , but she came <00935 +bow> > not . 06440 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <{06440} +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 06440 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <{06440} +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <07965 +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 06440 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <{06440} +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 06440 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 06440 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <{06440} +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 06440 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <{06440} +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 06440 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <{06440} +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 06440 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <{06440} +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 06440 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <{06440} +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 06440 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 06440 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <{06440} +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 06440 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <{06440} +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 06440 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <{06440} +paniym > him . 06440 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <07136 +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <{06440} +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 06440 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 06440 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <07725 +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <{06440} +paniym > . 06440 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <08518 +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 06440 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 06440 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <{06440} +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 06440 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 06440 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 06440 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 06440 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <{06440} +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 06440 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 06440 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <{06440} +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 06442 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <{06442} +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 06442 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <{06442} +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 06485 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <{06485} +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 06496 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <{06496} +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 06504 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <{06504} +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 06519 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <{06519} +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 06521 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <{06521} +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 06534 EST 009 009 And Parmashta <{06534} +Parmashta> > , and Arisai <00747 +>Ariycay > , and Aridai <00742 +>Ariyday > , and Vajezatha <02055 +Vay@zatha> > , 06539 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <{06539} +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 06539 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <{06539} +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 06539 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <{06539} +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 06539 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <{06539} +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <07468 +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 06539 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <{06539} +Parac > ? 06572 EST 003 014 The copy <{06572} +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > was published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , that they should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > . 06572 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <{06572} +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 06572 EST 008 013 The copy <{06572} +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > for a commandment <01881 +dath > to be given <05414 +nathan > in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > [ was ] published <01540 +galah > unto all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + , and that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > should be ready <06264 + against that day <03117 +yowm > to avenge <05358 +naqam > themselves on their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > . 06575 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <{06575} +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 06575 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <08633 +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <{06575} +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 06577 EST 009 007 And Parshandatha <{06577} +Parshandatha> > , and Dalphon <01813 +Dalphown > , and Aspatha <00630 +>Acpatha> > , 06579 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <{06579} +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 06579 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <{06579} +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 06579 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <{06579} +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 06599 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <{06599} +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 06607 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <{06607} +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 06670 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <{06670} +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 06680 EST 002 010 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not shewed <05046 +nagad > her people <05971 + nor her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > : for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <{06680} +tsavah > her that she should not shew <05046 +nagad > [ it ] . 06680 EST 002 020 Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had not [ yet ] shewed <05046 +nagad > her kindred <04138 +mowledeth > nor her people <05971 + ; as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had charged <{06680} +tsavah > her : for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <06213 + the commandment <03982 +ma>amar > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , like as when she was brought <00539 +>aman > up with him . 06680 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <{06680} +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 06680 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <{06680} +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 06680 EST 004 005 . Then called <07121 +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <{06680} +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 06680 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <{06680} +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 06680 EST 004 010 Again Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <00559 +>amar > unto Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , and gave him commandment <{06680} +tsavah > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > ; 06680 EST 004 017 So Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <05674 + his way , and did <06213 + according to all <03605 +kol > that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had commanded <{06680} +tsavah > him . 06680 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <{06680} +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 06684 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <{06684} +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 06684 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <{06684} +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 06685 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <{06685} +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 06685 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <{06685} +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 06696 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <{06696} +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 06862 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <{06862} +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 06862 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <{06862} +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <07451 +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 06887 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <{06887} +tsarar > . 06887 EST 008 001 . On that day <03117 +yowm > did the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > give <05414 +nathan > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <{06887} +tsarar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > ; for Esther <00635 +>Ecter > had told <05046 +nagad > what <04100 +mah > he [ was ] unto her . 06887 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <{06887} +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <07971 +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 06887 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <{06887} +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 06901 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <{06901} +qabal > [ it ] not . 06901 EST 009 023 And the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > undertook <{06901} +qabal > to do <06213 + as they had begun <02490 +chalal > , and as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had written <03789 +kathab > unto them ; 06901 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <{06901} +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 06908 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <{06908} +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 06908 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <{06908} +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 06908 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > were gathered <{06908} +qabats > together the second <08145 +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 06950 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <{06950} +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 06950 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <{06950} +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 06950 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <{06950} +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 06950 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <{06950} +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 06950 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <{06950} +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 06965 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <{06965} +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 06965 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <{06965} +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 06965 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <{06965} +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 06965 EST 009 021 To stablish <{06965} +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <08141 +shaneh > , 06965 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <{06965} +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 06965 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <{06965} +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 06965 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <{06965} +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 06965 EST 009 031 To confirm <06965 +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <{06965} +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 06965 EST 009 031 To confirm <{06965} +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > in their times <02165 +z@man > [ appointed ] , according as Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > had enjoined <06965 +quwm > them , and as they had decreed <06965 +quwm > for themselves <05315 +nephesh > and for their seed <02233 +zera< > , the matters <01697 +dabar > of the fastings <06685 +tsowm > and their cry <02201 +za . 06965 EST 009 032 And the decree <03982 +ma>amar > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > confirmed <{06965} +quwm > these <00428 +>el - leh > matters <01697 +dabar > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > . 06996 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <{06996} +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 06996 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <{06996} +qatan > . 07027 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <{07027} +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 07093 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <{07093} +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 07107 EST 001 012 But the queen <04436 +malkah > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > refused <03985 +ma>en > to come <00935 +bow> > at the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > by [ his ] chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > : therefore was the king <04428 +melek > very <03966 +m@ wroth <{07107} +qatsaph > , and his anger <02534 +chemah > burned <01197 +ba in him . 07107 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <{07107} +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 07110 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <{07110} +qetseph > . 07121 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <{07121} +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 07121 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <{07121} +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 07121 EST 004 005 . Then called <{07121} +qara> > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > for Hatach <02047 +Hathak > , [ one ] of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , whom <00834 +>aher > he had appointed <05975 + to attend <06440 +paniym > upon her , and gave him a commandment <06680 +tsavah > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , to know <03045 +yada< > what <04100 +mah > it [ was ] , and why <04100 +mah > it [ was ] . 07121 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <{07121} +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 07121 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <{07121} +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 07121 EST 005 012 Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > moreover <00637 +>aph > , Yea , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > did let no <03808 +lo> > man come <00935 +bow> > in with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that she had prepared <06213 + but myself ; and to morrow <04279 +machar > am I invited <{07121} +qara> > unto her also <01571 +gam > with the king <04428 +melek > . 07121 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <08142 +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <{07121} +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 07121 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <{07121} +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07121 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <{07121} +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07121 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <{07121} +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 07121 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <{07121} +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 07126 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <{07126} +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 07126 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <{07126} +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 07136 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <{07136} +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 07136 EST 006 013 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > every <03605 +kol > [ thing ] that had befallen <{07136} +qarah > him . Then said <00559 +>amar > his wise <02450 +chakam > men and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > unto him , If <00518 +>im > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ be ] of the seed <02233 +zera< > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , before <06440 +paniym > whom <00834 +>aher > thou hast begun <02490 +chalal > to fall <05307 +naphal > , thou shalt not prevail <03201 +yakol > against him , but shalt surely <03588 +kiy > fall <05307 +naphal > before <06440 +paniym > him . 07138 EST 001 014 And the next <{07138} +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 07165 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <{07165} +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 07167 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <{07167} +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 07200 EST 001 004 When he shewed <{07200} +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 07200 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <{07200} +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <08269 +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 07200 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <{07200} +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 07200 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <{07200} +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 07200 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <08085 +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <{07200} +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 07200 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <{07200} +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <07812 +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 07200 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <{07200} +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 07200 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <{07200} +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 07200 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <{07200} +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 07200 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <{07200} +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 07200 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <{07200} +ra>ah > that there was evil <07451 +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 07200 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <{07200} +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 07200 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <{07200} +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 07200 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <08034 +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <{07200} +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 07218 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <{07218} +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 07218 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <{07218} +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 07218 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <07392 +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <{07218} +ro>sh > : 07218 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <{07218} +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 07218 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <{07218} +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 07223 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <{07223} +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 07223 EST 003 007 . In the first <{07223} +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <08141 +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 07223 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <{07223} +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 07227 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <{07227} +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <08084 +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 07227 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <{07227} +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 07227 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <{07227} +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 07227 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <08085 +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <{07227} +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 07227 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <{07227} +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 07227 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <{07227} +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 07227 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <{07227} +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 07230 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <{07230} +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <08269 +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 07230 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <{07230} +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 07272 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <{07272} +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 07305 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <{07305} +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 07323 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <{07323} +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 07323 EST 003 015 The posts <{07323} +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 07323 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <{07323} +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 07323 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <{07323} +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 07339 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <{07339} +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 07339 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <{07339} +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07339 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <{07339} +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07350 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <{07350} +rachowq > , 07392 EST 006 008 Let the royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > be brought <00935 +bow> > which <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > [ useth ] to wear <03847 +labash > , and the horse <05483 +cuwc > that the king <04428 +melek > rideth <{07392} +rakab > upon , and the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > which <00834 +>aher > is set <05414 +nathan > upon his head <07218 +ro>sh > : 07392 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <{07392} +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07392 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <08269 +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <{07392} +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07392 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <{07392} +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07392 EST 006 011 Then took <03947 +laqach > Haman <02001 +Haman > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , and arrayed <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and brought <{07392} +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaimed <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + unto the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 07392 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <{07392} +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 07392 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <{07392} +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 07409 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <{07409} +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 07409 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <{07409} +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 07424 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <{07424} +rammak > : 07451 EST 007 006 And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > said <00559 +>amar > , The adversary <06862 +tsar > and enemy <00341 +>oyeb > [ is ] this <02088 +zeh > wicked <{07451} +ra< > Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then Haman <02001 +Haman > was afraid <01204 +ba before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > and the queen <04436 +malkah > . 07451 EST 007 007 . And the king <04428 +melek > arising <06965 +quwm > from the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > in his wrath <02534 +chemah > [ went ] into <00413 +>el > the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > : and Haman <02001 +Haman > stood <05975 + up to make request <01245 +baqash > for his life <05315 +nephesh > to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; for he saw <07200 +ra>ah > that there was evil <{07451} +ra< > determined <03615 +kalah > against <00413 +>el > him by the king <04428 +melek > . 07451 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <{07451} +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <91> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 07451 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <{07451} +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <13> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 07451 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <{07451} +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 07451 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <{07451} +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 07453 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <08057 +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <{07453} +rea< > . 07453 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <{07453} +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 07468 EST 001 019 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let there go <03318 +yatsa> > a royal <04438 +malkuwth > commandment <01697 +dabar > from him , and let it be written <03789 +kathab > among the laws <01881 +dath > of the Persians <06539 +Parac > and the Medes <04074 +Maday > , that it be not altered <05674 + , That Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > come <00935 +bow> > no <03808 +lo> > more before <06440 +paniym > king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > ; and let the king <04428 +melek > give <05414 +nathan > her royal <04438 +malkuwth > estate unto another <{07468} +r@ that is better <02896 +towb > than she . 07521 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <{07521} +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <07965 +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 07522 EST 001 008 And the drinking <08360 +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <{07522} +ratsown > . 07531 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <{07531} +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 07596 EST 005 006 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <{07596} +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? even to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > it shall be performed <06213 + . 07596 EST 005 007 Then answered <06039 + Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and said <00559 +>amar > , My petition <{07596} +sh@>elah > and my request <01246 +baqqashah > [ is ] ; 07596 EST 005 008 If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > to grant <05414 +nathan > my petition <{07596} +sh@>elah > , and to perform <06213 + my request <01246 +baqqashah > , let the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > come <00935 +bow> > to the banquet <04960 +mishteh > that I shall prepare <06213 + for them , and I will do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > as the king <04428 +melek > hath said <01697 +dabar > . 07596 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <08145 +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <{07596} +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 07596 EST 007 003 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > answered <06030 + and said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > I have found <04672 +matsa> > favour <02580 +chen > in thy sight <05869 + , O king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let my life <05315 +nephesh > be given <05414 +nathan > me at my petition <{07596} +sh@>elah > , and my people <05971 + at my request <01246 +baqqashah > : 07596 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <{07596} +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 07605 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <{07605} +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 07605 EST 009 016 But the other <{07605} +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 07637 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <{07637} +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 07651 EST 001 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass in the days <03117 +yowm > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , ( this [ is ] Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > which reigned <04427 +malak > , from India <01912 +Hoduw > even unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , [ over ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and seven <{07651} +sheba< > and twenty <06242 + provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : ) 07651 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <{07651} +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 07651 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <{07651} +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 07651 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <{07651} +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 07651 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <{07651} +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 07651 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <{07651} +sheba< > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 07651 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <{07651} +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 07651 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <{07651} +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 07657 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <{07657} +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 07663 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <{07663} +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 07725 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <{07725} +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 07725 EST 004 013 Then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <00559 +>amar > to answer <{07725} +shuwb > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , Think <01819 +damah > not with thyself <05315 +nephesh > that thou shalt escape <04422 +malat > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , more than all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 07725 EST 004 015 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > bade <00559 +>amar > [ them ] return <{07725} +shuwb > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ this answer ] , 07725 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <{07725} +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 07725 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <{07725} +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 07725 EST 007 008 Then the king <04428 +melek > returned <{07725} +shuwb > out of the palace <01055 +biythan > garden <01594 +ginnah > into <00413 +>el > the place <01004 +bayith > of the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > ; and Haman <02001 +Haman > was fallen <05307 +naphal > upon the bed <04296 +mittah > whereon Esther <00635 +>Ecter > [ was ] . Then said <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > , Will he force <03533 +kabash > the queen <04436 +malkah > also <01571 +gam > before <05973 + me in the house <01004 +bayith > ? As the word <01697 +dabar > went <03318 +yatsa> > out of the king s <04428 +melek > mouth <06310 +peh > , they covered <02645 +chaphah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > face <06440 +paniym > . 07725 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <{07725} +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 07725 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <{07725} +shuwb > . 07725 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <{07725} +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 07737 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <08138 +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <{07737} +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 07737 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <{07737} +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 07737 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <{07737} +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 07760 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <{07760} +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <08478 +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 07760 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <{07760} +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 07760 EST 008 002 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > off his ring <02885 +tabba , which <00834 +>aher > he had taken <05674 + from Haman <02001 +Haman > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > set <{07760} +suwm > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > over <05921 + the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . 07760 EST 010 001 . And the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > laid <{07760} +suwm > a tribute <04522 +mac > upon the land <00776 +>erets > , and [ upon ] the isles <00339 +>iy > of the sea <03220 +yam > . 07800 EST 001 002 [ That ] in those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , when the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > sat <03427 +yashab > on <05921 + the throne <03678 +kicce> > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , 07800 EST 001 005 And when these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > were expired <04390 +male> > , the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that were present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , both unto great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > , seven <07651 +sheba< > days <03117 +yowm > , in the court <02691 +chatser > of the garden <01594 +ginnah > of the king s <04428 +melek > palace <01055 +biythan > ; 07800 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 07800 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 07800 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 07800 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 07800 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <08354 +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 07800 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > to destroy <08045 +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 07800 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 07800 EST 008 014 [ So ] the posts <07323 +ruwts > that rode <07392 +rakab > upon mules <07409 +rekesh > [ and ] camels <00327 +>achastaran > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <00926 +bahal > and pressed <01765 +dachaph > on by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > . And the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . 07800 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 07800 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 07800 EST 009 011 On that day <03117 +yowm > the number <04557 +micpar > of those that were slain <02026 +harag > in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > was brought <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 07800 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 07800 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 07800 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 07800 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 07800 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 07800 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <{07800} +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <08057 +simchah > . 07812 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <{07812} +shachah > . 07812 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <{07812} +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 07812 EST 003 005 And when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor did him reverence <{07812} +shachah > , then was Haman <02001 +Haman > full <04390 +male> > of wrath <02534 +chemah > . 07918 EST 002 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , when the wrath <02534 +chemah > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was appeased <{07918} +shakak > , he remembered <02142 +zakar > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > , and what she had done <06213 + , and what was decreed <01504 +gazar > against <05921 + her . 07918 EST 007 010 So they hanged <08518 +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <{07918} +shakak > . 07965 EST 002 011 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > walked <01980 +halak > every day <03117 +yowm > before <06440 +paniym > the court <02691 +chatser > of the women s <00802 +>ishshah > house <01004 +bayith > , to know <03045 +yada< > how Esther <00635 +>Ecter > did <{07965} +shalowm > , and what <04100 +mah > should become <06213 + of her . 07965 EST 009 030 And he sent <07971 +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <{07965} +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 07965 EST 010 003 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > [ was ] next <04932 +mishneh > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , and great <01419 +gadowl > among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and accepted <07521 +ratsah > of the multitude <07230 +rob > of his brethren <00251 +>ach > , seeking <01875 +darash > the wealth <02896 +towb > of his people <05971 + , and speaking <01696 +dabar > peace <{07965} +shalowm > to all <03605 +kol > his seed <02233 +zera< > . 07969 EST 001 003 In the third <{07969} +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 07969 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <{07969} +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 07969 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <{07969} +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 07969 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <{07969} +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 07970 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <{07970} +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 07971 EST 001 022 For he sent <{07971} +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 07971 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <{07971} +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 07971 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <{07971} +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <08045 +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 07971 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <{07971} +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 07971 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <{07971} +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <08242 +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 07971 EST 005 010 Nevertheless Haman <02001 +Haman > refrained <00662 +>aphaq > himself : and when he came <00935 +bow> > home <01004 +bayith > , he sent <{07971} +shalach > and called <00935 +bow> > for his friends <00157 +>ahab > , and Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > . 07971 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <{07971} +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 07971 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <08518 +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <{07971} +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 07971 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <{07971} +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 07971 EST 009 002 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together intheir cities <05892 + throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , to lay <{07971} +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on such as sought <01245 +baqash > their hurt <07451 +ra< > : and no <03808 +lo> > man <00376 +>iysh > could withstand <05975 + them ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of them fell <05307 +naphal > upon all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + . 07971 EST 009 010 The ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , slew <02026 +harag > they ; but on the spoil <00961 +bizzah > laid <{07971} +shalach > they not their hand <03027 +yad > . 07971 EST 009 015 For the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together on the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > also <01571 +gam > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and slew <02026 +harag > three <07969 +shalowsh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; but on the prey <00961 +bizzah > they laid <{07971} +shalach > not their hand <03027 +yad > . 07971 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <08130 +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <{07971} +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 07971 EST 009 020 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > wrote <03789 +kathab > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > , and sent <{07971} +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ both ] nigh <07126 +qarab > and far <07350 +rachowq > , 07971 EST 009 030 And he sent <{07971} +shalach > the letters <05612 +cepher > unto all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to the hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ with ] words <01697 +dabar > of peace <07965 +shalowm > and truth <00571 +>emeth > , 07980 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <{07980} +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 07980 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <{07980} +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <08130 +sane> > them ; ) 07992 EST 005 001 . Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass on the third <{07992} +sh@liyshiy > day <03117 +yowm > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > put <03847 +labash > on [ her ] royal <04438 +malkuwth > [ apparel ] , and stood <05975 + in the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and the king <04428 +melek > sat <03427 +yashab > upon his royal <04438 +malkuwth > throne <03678 +kicce> > in the royal <04438 +malkuwth > house <01004 +bayith > , over <05227 +nokach > against <05227 +nokach > the gate <06607 +pethach > of the house <01004 +bayith > . 07992 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <{07992} +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 07998 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <{07998} +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 07998 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <{07998} +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 08034 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <{08034} +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <08096 +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 08034 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <{08034} +shem > . 08034 EST 002 022 And the thing <01697 +dabar > was known <03045 +yada< > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > ; and Esther <00635 +>Ecter > certified <00559 +>amar > the king <04428 +melek > [ thereof ] in Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > name <{08034} +shem > . 08034 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <08269 +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <{08034} +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 08034 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <{08034} +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 08034 EST 008 008 Write <03789 +kathab > ye also for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , as it liketh <02896 +towb > you , in the king s <04428 +melek > name <{08034} +shem > , and seal <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba : for the writing <03791 +kathab > which <00834 +>aher > is written <03789 +kathab > in the king s <04428 +melek > name <08034 +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , may no <00369 +>ayin > man reverse <07725 +shuwb > . 08034 EST 008 010 And he wrote <03789 +kathab > in the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > name <{08034} +shem > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > [ it ] with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba , and sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > by posts <07323 +ruwts > on horseback <05483 +cuwc > , [ and ] riders <07392 +rakab > on mules <07409 +rekesh > , camels <00327 +>achastaran > , [ and ] young <01121 +ben > dromedaries <07424 +rammak > : 08034 EST 009 026 Wherefore they called <07121 +qara> > these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > Purim <06332 +Puwr > after <05921 + the name <{08034} +shem > of Pur <06332 +Puwr > . Therefore for all <03605 +kol > the words <01697 +dabar > of this letter <00107 +>iggereth > , and [ of that ] which <04100 +mah > they had seen <07200 +ra>ah > concerning <05921 + this <03602 +kakah > matter <03602 +kakah > , and which <04100 +mah > had come <05060 +naga< > unto them , 08045 EST 003 006 And he thought <05869 + scorn <00959 +bazah > to lay <07971 +shalach > hands <03027 +yad > on Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > alone <00905 +bad > ; for they had shewed <05046 +nagad > him the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > : wherefore Haman <02001 +Haman > sought <01245 +baqash > to destroy <{08045} +shamad > all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] throughout the whole <03605 +kol > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , [ even ] the people <05971 + of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 08045 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <{08045} +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 08045 EST 004 008 Also he gave <05414 +nathan > him the copy <06572 +parshegen > of the writing <03791 +kathab > of the decree <01881 +dath > that was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to destroy <{08045} +shamad > them , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > [ it ] unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , and to declare <05046 +nagad > [ it ] unto her , and to charge <06680 +tsavah > her that she should go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , to make supplication <02603 +chanan > unto him , and to make request <01245 +baqash > before <06440 +paniym > him for her people <05971 + . 08045 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <{08045} +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 08045 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <{08045} +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <6> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 08056 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <{08056} +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 08056 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <08518 +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <{08056} +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 08056 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <{08056} +sameach > . 08057 EST 008 016 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had light <00219 +>owrah > , and gladness <{08057} +simchah > , and joy <08342 +sasown > , and honour <03366 +y@qar > . 08057 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <{08057} +simchah > and gladness <08342 +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 08057 EST 009 017 On the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > ; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested <05118 +nuwach > they , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <{08057} +simchah > . 08057 EST 009 018 But the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > assembled <06950 +qahal > together on the thirteenth [ day ] thereof , and on the fourteenth thereof ; and on the fifteenth <06240 + [ day ] of the same they rested <05118 +nuwach > , and made <06213 + it a day <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and gladness <{08057} +simchah > . 08057 EST 009 019 Therefore the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > of the villages <06521 +p@raziy > , that dwelt <03427 +yashab > in the unwalled <06519 +p@razah > towns <05892 + , made <06213 + the fourteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > [ a day of ] gladness <{08057} +simchah > and feasting <04960 +mishteh > , and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > . 08057 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <{08057} +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 08057 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <{08057} +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 08081 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <{08081} +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 08084 EST 001 004 When he shewed <07200 +ra>ah > the riches <06239 + of his glorious <03519 +kabowd > kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > and the honour <03366 +y@qar > of his excellent <01420 +g@duwlah > majesty <01420 +g@duwlah > many <07227 +rab > days <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] an hundred <03967 +me>ah > and fourscore <{08084} +sh@moniym > days <03117 +yowm > . 08085 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <{08085} +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 08085 EST 001 020 And when the king s <04428 +melek > decree <06599 +pithgam > which <00834 +>aher > he shall make <06213 + shall be published <{08085} +shama< > throughout all <03605 +kol > his empire <04438 +malkuwth > , ( for it is great <07227 +rab > , ) all <03605 +kol > the wives <00802 +>ishshah > shall give <05414 +nathan > to their husbands <01167 +ba honour <03366 +y@qar > , both to great <01419 +gadowl > and small <06996 +qatan > . 08085 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <{08085} +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 08085 EST 003 004 Now it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when they spake <00559 +>amar > daily <03117 +yowm > unto him , and he hearkened <{08085} +shama< > not unto them , that they told <05046 +nagad > Haman <02001 +Haman > , to see <07200 +ra>ah > whether Mordecai s <04782 +Mord@kay > matters <01697 +dabar > would stand <05975 + : for he had told <05046 +nagad > them that he [ was ] a Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 08089 EST 009 004 For Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > [ was ] great <01419 +gadowl > in the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , and his fame <{08089} +shoma< > went <01980 +halak > out throughout all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : for this man <00376 +>iysh > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > waxed <01980 +halak > greater <01419 +gadowl > and greater <01419 +gadowl > . 08096 EST 002 005 [ Now ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > there was a certain <00376 +>iysh > Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , whose name <08034 +shem > [ was ] Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , the son <01121 +ben > of Jair <02971 +Ya>iyr > , the son <01121 +ben > of Shimei <{08096} +Shim , the son <01121 +ben > of Kish <07027 +Qiysh > , a Benjamite <01145 +Ben - y@miyniy > ; 08104 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <{08104} +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 08104 EST 002 008 So it came <01961 +hayah > to pass , when the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > was heard <08085 +shama< > , and when many <07227 +rab > maidens <05291 +na were gathered <06908 +qabats > together unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , that Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was brought <03947 +laqach > also unto the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Hegai <01896 +Hege> > , keeper <{08104} +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 08104 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <{08104} +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 08104 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <{08104} +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 08104 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <{08104} +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08104 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <{08104} +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08130 EST 009 001 . Now in the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the same , when <00834 +>aher > the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > drew near <05060 +naga< > to be put in execution <06213 + , in the day <03117 +yowm > that the enemies <00341 +>oyeb > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > hoped <07663 +sabar > to have power <07980 +shalat > over them , ( though it was turned <02015 +haphak > to the contrary , that the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had rule <07980 +shalat > over them that hated <{08130} +sane> > them ; ) 08130 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <12> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <{08130} +sane> > them . 08130 EST 009 016 But the other <07605 +sh@>ar > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > gathered <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and stood <05975 + for their lives <05315 +nephesh > , and had rest <05118 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and slew <02026 +harag > of their foes <{08130} +sane> > seventy <07657 +shib and five <02568 +chamesh > thousand <00505 +>eleph > , but they laid <07971 +shalach > not their hands <03027 +yad > on the prey <00961 +bizzah > , 08138 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <08248 +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <{08138} +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 08138 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <08562 +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <{08138} +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 08138 EST 003 008 And Haman <02001 +Haman > said <00559 +>amar > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , There is a certain <00259 +>echad > people <05971 + scattered <06340 +pazar > abroad <06340 +pazar > and dispersed <06504 +parad > among <00996 +beyn > the people <05971 + in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of thy kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; and their laws <01881 +dath > [ are ] diverse <{08138} +shanah > from all <03605 +kol > people <05971 + ; neither <00369 +>ayin > keep <06213 + they the king s <04428 +melek > laws <01881 +dath > : therefore it [ is ] not for the king s <04428 +melek > profit <07737 +shavah > to suffer <03240 +yanach > them . 08141 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <{08141} +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 08141 EST 002 016 So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > was taken <03947 +laqach > unto king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > into <00413 +>el > his house <01004 +bayith > royal <04438 +malkuwth > in the tenth <06224 + month <02320 +chodesh > , which [ is ] the month <02320 +chodesh > Tebeth <02887 +Tebeth > , in the seventh <07651 +sheba< > year <{08141} +shaneh > of his reign <04438 +malkuwth > . 08141 EST 003 007 . In the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month<02320 +chodesh > Nisan <05212 +Niycan > , in the twelfth year <{08141} +shaneh > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , they cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , before <06440 +paniym > Haman <02001 +Haman > from day <03117 +yowm > to day <03117 +yowm > , and from month to month <02320 +chodesh > , [ to ] the twelfth [ month <02320 +chodesh > ] , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > . 08141 EST 009 021 To stablish <06965 +quwm > [ this ] among <05921 + them , that they should keep <06213 + the fourteenth day of the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and the fifteenth <06240 + day <03117 +yowm > of the same , yearly <{08141} +shaneh > , 08141 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <08147 +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <{08141} +shaneh > ; 08142 EST 006 001 . On that night <03915 +layil > could <05074 +nadad > not the king <04428 +melek > sleep <{08142} +shehah > , and he commanded <00559 +>amar > to bring <00935 +bow> > the book <05612 +cepher > of records <02146 +zikrown > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > ; and they were read <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 08145 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <{08145} +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <08190 +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 08145 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > were gathered <06908 +qabats > together the second <{08145} +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . 08145 EST 007 002 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > again <01571 +gam > untoEsther <00635 +>Ecter > on the second <{08145} +sheniy > day <03117 +yowm > at the banquet <04960 +mishteh > of wine <03196 +yayin > , What <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > , queen <04436 +malkah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : and what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > ? and it shall be performed <06213 + , [ even ] to the half <02677 +chetsiy > of the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > . 08145 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <{08145} +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 08147 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <{08147} +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08147 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <{08147} +sh@nayim > hanged <08518 +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 08147 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , two <{08147} +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08147 EST 009 027 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ordained <06965 +quwm > , and took <06901 +qabal > upon them , and upon their seed <02233 +zera< > , and upon all <03605 +kol > such as joined <03867 +lavah > themselves unto them , so as it should not fail <05674 + , that they would keep <06213 + these <00428 +>el - leh > two <{08147} +sh@nayim > days <03117 +yowm > according to their writing <03791 +kathab > , and according to their [ appointed ] time <02165 +z@man > every <03605 +kol > year <08141 +shaneh > ; 08179 EST 002 019 And when the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > were gathered <06908 +qabats > together the second <08145 +sheniy > time , then Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha . 08179 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <08657 +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08179 EST 003 002 And all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , that [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha , bowed <03766 +kara< > , and reverenced <07812 +shachah > Haman <02001 +Haman > : for the king <04428 +melek > had so <03651 +ken > commanded <06680 +tsavah > concerning him . But Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > bowed <03766 +kara< > not , nor <03808 +lo> > did [ him ] reverence <07812 +shachah > . 08179 EST 003 003 Then the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha , said <00559 +>amar > unto Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , Why <04069 +madduwa< > transgressest <05674 + thou the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <04687 +mitsvah > ? 08179 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 08179 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <08242 +saq > . 08179 EST 004 006 So Hatach <02047 +Hathak > went <03318 +yatsa> > forth <03318 +yatsa> > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > unto the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , which <00834 +>aher > [ was ] before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha . 08179 EST 005 009 . Then went <03318 +yatsa> > Haman <02001 +Haman > forth <03318 +yatsa> > that day <03117 +yowm > joyful <08056 +sameach > and with a glad <02896 +towb > heart <03820 +leb > : but when Haman <02001 +Haman > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha , that he stood <06965 +quwm > not up , nor <03808 +lo> > moved <02111 +zuwa< > for him , he was full <04390 +male> > of indignation <02534 +chemah > against <05921 + Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . 08179 EST 005 013 Yet all <03605 +kol > this <02088 +zeh > availeth <07737 +shavah > me nothing<00369 +>ayin > , so <06256 + long <06256 + as I see <07200 +ra>ah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > sitting <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha . 08179 EST 006 010 Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > to Haman <02001 +Haman > , Make haste <04116 +mahar > , [ and ] take <03947 +laqach > the apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and the horse <05483 +cuwc > , as thou hast said <01696 +dabar > , and do <06213 + even so <03651 +ken > to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , that sitteth <03427 +yashab > at the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha : let nothing <01697 +dabar > fail <05307 +naphal > of all <03605 +kol > that thou hast spoken <01696 +dabar > . 08179 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <{08179} +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <57> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 08190 EST 002 014 In the evening <06153 + she went <00935 +bow> > , and on the morrow <01242 +boqer > she returned <07725 +shuwb > into <00413 +>el > the second <08145 +sheniy > house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , to the custody <03027 +yad > of Shaashgaz <{08190} +Sha , the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , which kept <08104 +shamar > the concubines <06370 +piylegesh > : she came <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > no <03808 +lo> > more <05750 + , except the king <04428 +melek > delighted <02654 +chaphets > in her , and that she were called <07121 +qara> > by name <08034 +shem > . 08198 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <6> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <{08198} +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 08242 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <{08242} +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <08432 +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 08242 EST 004 002 And came <00935 +bow> > even <05704 + before <06440 +paniym > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha : for none <00369 +>ayin > [ might ] enter <00935 +bow> > into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha clothed <03830 +l@buwsh > with sackcloth <{08242} +saq > . 08242 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <60> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <{08242} +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 08242 EST 004 004 So Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > maids <05291 +na and her chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > came <00935 +bow> > and told <05046 +nagad > [ it ] her . Then was the queen <04436 +malkah > exceedingly <03966 +m@ grieved <02342 +chuwl > ; and she sent <07971 +shalach > raiment <00899 +beged > to clothe <03847 +labash > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , and to take <05493 +cuwr > away <05493 +cuwr > his sackcloth <{08242} +saq > from him : but he received <06901 +qabal > [ it ] not . 08248 EST 001 007 And they gave [ them ] drink <{08248} +shaqah > in vessels <03627 +k@liy > of gold <02091 +zahab > , ( the vessels <03627 +k@liy > being diverse <08138 +shanah > one <03627 +k@liy > from another , ) and royal <04438 +malkuwth > wine <03196 +yayin > in abundance <07227 +rab > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 08254 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <6> : and I will pay <{08254} +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 08254 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <{08254} +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <6> them . 08269 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <08269 +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <{08269} +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 08269 EST 001 003 In the third <07969 +shalowsh > year <08141 +shaneh > of his reign <04427 +malak > , he made <06213 + a feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <{08269} +sar > and his servants <05650 + ; the power <02428 +chayil > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , the nobles <06579 +partam > and princes <08269 +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , [ being ] before <06440 +paniym > him : 08269 EST 001 011 To bring <00935 +bow> > Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > with the crown <03804 +kether > royal <04438 +malkuwth > , to shew <07200 +ra>ah > the people <05971 + and the princes <{08269} +sar > her beauty <03308 +yophiy > : for she [ was ] fair <02896 +towb > to look <04758 +mar>eh > on . 08269 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <{08269} +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 08269 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <08269 +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <{08269} +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08269 EST 001 016 And Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > answered <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym >the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <{08269} +sar > , Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > the queen <04436 +malkah > hath not done wrong <05753 + to the king <04428 +melek > only <00905 +bad > , but also to all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > , and to all <03605 +kol > the people <05971 + that [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08269 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <08282 +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <{08269} +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 08269 EST 001 021 And the saying <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > and the princes <{08269} +sar > ; and the king <04428 +melek > did <06213 + according to the word <01697 +dabar > of Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > : 08269 EST 002 018 Then the king <04428 +melek > made <06213 + a great <01419 +gadowl > feast <04960 +mishteh > unto all <03605 +kol > his princes <{08269} +sar > and his servants <05650 + , [ even <00853 +>eth > ] Esther s <00635 +>Ecter > feast <04960 +mishteh > ; and he made <06213 + a release <02010 +hanachah > to the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and gave <05414 +nathan > gifts <04864 +mas>eth > , according to the state <03027 +yad > of the king <04428 +melek > . 08269 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <{08269} +sar > that [ were ] with him . 08269 EST 003 012 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > on the thirteenth day <03117 +yowm > of the first <07223 +ri>shown > month <02320 +chodesh > , and there was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the king s <04428 +melek > lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and to the governors <06346 +pechah > that [ were ] over <05921 + every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and to the rulers <{08269} +sar > of every people <05971 + of every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and [ to ] every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > ; in the name <08034 +shem > of king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > was it written <03789 +kathab > , and sealed <02856 +chatham > with the king s <04428 +melek > ring <02885 +tabba . 08269 EST 005 011 And Haman <02001 +Haman > told <05608 +caphar > them of the glory <03519 +kabowd > of his riches <06239 + , and the multitude <07230 +rob > of his children <01121 +ben > , and all <03605 +kol > [ the things ] wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > had promoted <01431 +gadal > him , and how <00834 +>aher > he had advanced <05375 +nasa> > him above <05921 + the princes <{08269} +sar > and servants <05650 + of the king <04428 +melek > . 08269 EST 006 009 And let this apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > and horse <05483 +cuwc > be delivered <05414 +nathan > to the hand <03027 +yad > of one <00376 +>iysh > of the king s <04428 +melek > most <06579 +partam > noble <06579 +partam > princes <{08269} +sar > , that they may array <03847 +labash > the man <00376 +>iysh > [ withal ] whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > , and bring <07392 +rakab > him on horseback <07392 +rakab > through the street <07339 +r@chob > of the city <05892 + , and proclaim <07121 +qara> > before <06440 +paniym > him , Thus <03602 +kakah > shall it be done <06213 + to the man <00376 +>iysh > whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > delighteth <02654 +chaphets > to honour <03366 +y@qar > . 08269 EST 008 009 Then were the king s <04428 +melek > scribes <05608 +caphar > called <07121 +qara> > at that time <06256 + in the third <07992 +sh@liyshiy > month <02320 +chodesh > , that [ is ] , the month <02320 +chodesh > Sivan <05510 +Ciyvan > , on the three <07969 +shalowsh > and twentieth <06242 + [ day ] thereof ; and it was written <03789 +kathab > according to all <03605 +kol > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > commanded <06680 +tsavah > unto the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and to the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > and rulers <{08269} +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] from India <01912 +Hoduw > unto Ethiopia <03568 +Kuwsh > , an hundred <03967 +me>ah > twenty <06242 + and seven <07651 +sheba< > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , unto every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and unto every people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , and to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > 08269 EST 009 003 And all <03605 +kol > the rulers <{08269} +sar > of the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , and the lieutenants <00323 +>achashdarpan > , and the deputies <06346 +pechah > , and officers <06213 + of the king <04428 +melek > , helped <05375 +nasa> > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > ; because <03588 +kiy > the fear <06343 +pachad > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 08275 EST 004 011 All <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05650 + , and the people <05971 + of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , do know <03045 +yada< > , that whosoever <00834 +>aher > , whether man <00376 +>iysh > or woman <00802 +>ishshah > , shall come <00935 +bow> > unto the king <04428 +melek > into <00413 +>el > the inner <06442 +p@niymiy > court <02691 +chatser > , who <00834 +>aher > is not called <07121 +qara> > , [ there is ] one <00259 +>echad > law <01881 +dath > of his to put [ him ] to death <04191 +muwth > , except <00905 +bad > such <00834 +>aher > to whom <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > shall hold <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <{08275} +sharbiyt > , that he may live <02421 +chayah > : but I have not been called <07121 +qara> > to come <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > these <02088 +zeh > thirty <07970 +sh@lowshiym > days <03117 +yowm > . 08275 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <{08275} +sharbiyt > . 08275 EST 005 002 And it was so , when the king <04428 +melek > saw <07200 +ra>ah > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > standing <05975 + in the court <02691 +chatser > , [ that ] she obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + : and the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out to Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <{08275} +sharbiyt > that [ was ] in his hand <03027 +yad > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > drew near <07126 +qarab > , and touched <05060 +naga< > the top <07218 +ro>sh > of the sceptre <08275 +sharbiyt > . 08275 EST 008 004 Then the king <04428 +melek > held <03447 +yashat > out the golden <02091 +zahab > sceptre <{08275} +sharbiyt > toward Esther <00635 +>Ecter > . So Esther <00635 +>Ecter > arose <06965 +quwm > , and stood <05975 + before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , 08282 EST 001 018 [ Likewise ] shall the ladies <{08282} +sarah > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > say <00559 +>amar > this <02088 +zeh > day <03117 +yowm > unto all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > princes <08269 +sar > , which <00834 +>aher > have heard <08085 +shama< > of the deed <01697 +dabar > of the queen <04436 +malkah > . Thus [ shall there arise ] too <01767 +day > much <01767 +day > contempt <00963 +bizzayown > and wrath <07110 +qetseph > . 08323 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <08323 +sarar > rule <{08323} +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 08323 EST 001 022 For he sent <07971 +shalach > letters <05612 +cepher > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , into every province <04082 +m@diynah > according to the writing <03791 +kathab > thereof , and to every <00376 +>iysh > people <05971 + after their language <03956 +lashown > , that every man <00376 +>iysh > should bear <{08323} +sarar > rule <08323 +sarar > in his own house <01004 +bayith > , and that [ it ] should be published <01696 +dabar > according to the language <03956 +lashown > of every people <05971 + . 08334 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <5> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <{08334} +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 08334 EST 002 002 Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <{08334} +sharath > unto him , Let there be fair <02896 +towb > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > sought <01245 +baqash > for the king <04428 +melek > : 08334 EST 006 003 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , What <04100 +mah > honour <03366 +y@qar > and dignity <01420 +g@duwlah > hath been done <06213 + to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > for this <02088 +zeh > ? Then said <00559 +>amar > the king s <04428 +melek > servants <05288 +na that ministered <{08334} +sharath > unto him , There is nothing done <06213 + for him . 08336 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <{08336} +shesh > . 08337 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <{08337} +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 08337 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <{08337} +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 08338 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <{08338} +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 08342 EST 008 016 The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had light <00219 +>owrah > , and gladness <08057 +simchah > , and joy <{08342} +sasown > , and honour <03366 +y@qar > . 08342 EST 008 017 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , and in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > had joy <08057 +simchah > and gladness <{08342} +sasown > , a feast <04960 +mishteh > and a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > . And many <07227 +rab > of the people <05971 + of the land <00776 +>erets > became <03054 +yahad > Jews <03054 +yahad > ; for the fear <06343 +pachad > of the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > fell <05307 +naphal > upon them . 08354 EST 003 015 The posts <07323 +ruwts > went <03318 +yatsa> > out , being hastened <07165 +qerec > by the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > , and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > . And the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > sat <03427 +yashab > down to drink <{08354} +shathah > ; but the city <05892 + Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > was perplexed <00943 +buwk > . 08354 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <{08354} +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <6> . 08354 EST 007 001 . So the king <04428 +melek > and Haman <02001 +Haman > came <00935 +bow> > to banquet <{08354} +shathah > with Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > . 08360 EST 001 008 And the drinking <{08360} +sh@thiyah > [ was ] according to the law <01881 +dath > ; none <00369 +>ayin > did compel <00597 +>anac > : for so <03651 +ken > the king <04428 +melek > had appointed <03245 +yacad > to all <03605 +kol > the officers <07227 +rab > of his house <01004 +bayith > , that they should do <06213 + according to every man s <00376 +>iysh > pleasure <07522 +ratsown > . 08369 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <{08369} +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <08659 +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 08432 EST 004 001 . When Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > perceived <03045 +yada< > all <03605 +kol > that was done <06213 + , Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > rent <07167 +qara< > his clothes <00899 +beged > , and put <03847 +labash > on sackcloth <08242 +saq > with ashes <00665 +>epher > , and went <03318 +yatsa> > out into the midst <{08432} +tavek > of the city <05892 + , and cried <02199 +za with a loud <01419 +gadowl > and a bitter <04751 +mar > cry <02201 +za ; 08432 EST 009 028 And [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > [ should be ] remembered <02142 +zakar > and kept <06213 + throughout every generation <01755 +dowr > , every family <04940 +mishpachah > , every province <04082 +m@diynah > , and every city <05892 + ; and [ that ] these <00428 +>el - leh > days <03117 +yowm > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > should not fail <05674 + from among <{08432} +tavek > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , nor <03808 +lo> > the memorial <02143 +zeker > of them perish <05486 +cuwph > from their seed <02233 +zera< > . 08447 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <{08447} +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <08562 +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 08447 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <{08447} +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 08478 EST 002 004 And let the maiden <05291 +na which <00834 +>aher > pleaseth the king <04428 +melek > be queen <04427 +malak > instead <{08478} +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased the king <04428 +melek > ; and he did <06213 + so <03651 +ken > . 08478 EST 002 017 And the king <04428 +melek > loved <00157 +>ahab > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > above all <03605 +kol > the women <00802 +>ishshah > , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > grace <02580 +chen > and favour <02617 +checed > in his sight <06440 +paniym > more than all <03605 +kol > the virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > ; so that he set <07760 +suwm > the royal <04438 +malkuwth > crown <03804 +kether > upon her head <07218 +ro>sh > , and made her queen <04427 +malak > instead <{08478} +tachath > of Vashti <02060 +Vashtiy > . 08504 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <{08504} +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 08504 EST 001 006 [ Where were ] white <02353 +chuwr > , green <03768 +karpac > , and blue <{08504} +t@keleth > , [ hangings ] , fastened <00270 +>achaz > with cords <02256 +chebel > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > to silver <03701 +keceph > rings <01550 +galiyl > and pillars <05982 + of marble <08338 +shawshaw > : the beds <04296 +mittah > [ were of ] gold <02091 +zahab > and silver <03701 +keceph > , upon a pavement <07531 +ritspah > of red <00923 +behat > , and blue <08504 +t@keleth > , and white <01858 +dar > , and black <05508 +cochereth > , marble <08336 +shesh > . 08504 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <{08504} +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <08509 +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 08509 EST 008 015 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > went <03318 +yatsa> > out from the presence <06440 +paniym > of the king <04428 +melek > in royal <04438 +malkuwth > apparel <03830 +l@buwsh > of blue <08504 +t@keleth > and white <02353 +chuwr > , and with a great <01419 +gadowl > crown <05850 + of gold <02091 +zahab > , and with a garment <{08509} +takriyk > of fine linen <00948 +buwts > and purple <00713 +>argaman > : and the city <05892 + of Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > rejoiced <06670 +tsahal > and was glad <08056 +sameach > . 08518 EST 002 023 And when inquisition <01245 +baqash > was made of the matter <01697 +dabar > , it was found <04672 +matsa> > out ; therefore they were both <08147 +sh@nayim > hanged <{08518} +talah > on <05921 + a tree <06086 + : and it was written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > . 08518 EST 005 014 Then said <00559 +>amar > Zeresh <02238 +Zeresh > his wife <00802 +>ishshah > and all <03605 +kol > his friends <00157 +>ahab > unto him , Let a gallows <06086 + be made <06213 + of fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , and to morrow <01242 +boqer > speak <00559 +>amar > thou unto the king <04428 +melek > that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > may be hanged <{08518} +talah > thereon <05921 + : then go <00935 +bow> > thou in merrily <08056 +sameach > with the king <04428 +melek > unto the banquet <04960 +mishteh > . And the thing <01697 +dabar > pleased <03190 +yatab > Haman <02001 +Haman > ; and he caused the gallows <06086 + to be made <06213 + . 08518 EST 006 004 . And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Who <04310 +miy > [ is ] in the court <02691 +chatser > ? Now Haman <02001 +Haman > was come <00935 +bow> > into the outward <02435 +chiytsown > court <02691 +chatser > of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > , to speak <00559 +>amar > unto the king <04428 +melek > to hang <{08518} +talah > Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for him . 08518 EST 007 009 And Harbonah <02726 +Charbowna> > , one <00259 +>echad > of the chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , said <00559 +>amar > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > also <01571 +gam > , the gallows <06086 + fifty <02572 +chamishshiym > cubits <00520 +>ammah > high <01364 +gaboahh > , which <00834 +>aher > Haman <02001 +Haman > had made <06213 + for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had spoken <01696 +dabar > good <02896 +towb > for the king <04428 +melek > , standeth <05975 + in the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > . Then the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > , Hang <{08518} +talah > him thereon <05921 + . 08518 EST 007 010 So they hanged <{08518} +talah > Haman <02001 +Haman > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + that he had prepared <03559 +kuwn > for Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > . Then was the king s <04428 +melek > wrath <02534 +chemah > pacified <07918 +shakak > . 08518 EST 008 007 Then the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > and to Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , Behold <02009 +hinneh > , I have given <05414 +nathan > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the house <01004 +bayith > of Haman <02001 +Haman > , and him they have hanged <{08518} +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + , because he laid <07971 +shalach > his hand <03027 +yad > upon the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 08518 EST 009 013 Then said <00559 +>amar > Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be granted <05414 +nathan > to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > to do <06213 + to morrow <04279 +machar > also <01571 +gam > according unto this day s <03117 +yowm > decree <01881 +dath > , and let Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > be hanged <{08518} +talah > upon the gallows <06086 + . 08518 EST 009 014 And the king <04428 +melek > commanded <00559 +>amar > it so <03651 +ken > to be done <06213 + : and the decree <01881 +dath > was given <05414 +nathan > at Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > ; and they hanged <{08518} +talah > Haman s <02001 +Haman > ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > . 08518 EST 009 025 But when [ Esther ] came <00935 +bow> > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > by letters <05612 +cepher > that his wicked <07451 +ra< > device <04284 +machashabah > , which <00834 +>aher > he devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , should return <07725 +shuwb > upon his own head <07218 +ro>sh > , and that he and his sons <01121 +ben > should be hanged <{08518} +talah > on <05921 + the gallows <06086 + . 08562 EST 002 003 And let the king <04428 +melek > appoint <06485 +paqad > officers <06496 +paqiyd > in all <03605 +kol > the provinces <04082 +m@diynah > of his kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > , that they may gather <06908 +qabats > together all <03605 +kol > the fair <04758 +mar>eh > young <05291 +na virgins <01330 +b@thuwlah > unto Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , to the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , unto the custody <03027 +yad > of Hege <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; and let their things for purification <{08562} +tamruwq > be given <05414 +nathan > [ them ] : 08562 EST 002 009 And the maiden <05291 +na pleased him , and she obtained <05375 +nasa> > kindness <02617 +checed > of him ; and he speedily <00926 +bahal > gave <05414 +nathan > her her things for purification <{08562} +tamruwq > , with such things as belonged <04490 +manah > to her , and seven <07651 +sheba< > maidens <05291 +na , [ which were ] meet <07200 +ra>ah > to be given <05414 +nathan > her , out of the king s <04428 +melek > house <01004 +bayith > : and he preferred <08138 +shanah > her and her maids <05291 +na unto the best <02896 +towb > [ place ] of the house <01004 +bayith > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > . 08562 EST 002 012 Now when every maid s <05291 +na turn <08447 +towr > was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in to king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > , after <07093 +qets > that she had been <01961 +hayah > twelve months <02320 +chodesh > , according to the manner <01881 +dath > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , ( for so <03651 +ken > were the days <03117 +yowm > of their purifications <04795 +maruwq > accomplished <04390 +male> > , [ to wit ] , six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with oil <08081 +shemen > of myrrh <04753 +more > , and six <08337 +shesh > months <02320 +chodesh > with sweet <01314 +besem > odours <01314 +besem > , and with [ other ] things for the purifying <{08562} +tamruwq > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > ; ) 08633 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <32> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <{08633} +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 08633 EST 010 002 And all <03605 +kol > the acts <04640 +Ma of his power <{08633} +toqeph > and of his might <01369 +g@buwrah > , and the declaration <06575 +parashah > of the greatness <01420 +g@duwlah > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , whereunto <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > advanced <01431 +gadal > him , [ are ] they not written <03789 +kathab > in the book <05612 +cepher > of the chronicles <01697 +dabar > of the kings <04428 +melek > of Media <04074 +Maday > and Persia <06539 +Parac > ? 08657 EST 002 021 . In those <01992 +hem > days <03117 +yowm > , while Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > sat <03427 +yashab > in the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , Bigthan <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <{08657} +Teresh > , of those which kept <08104 +shamar > the door <05592 +caph > , were wroth <07107 +qatsaph > , and sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08657 EST 006 002 And it was found <04672 +matsa> > written <03789 +kathab > , that Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > had told <05046 +nagad > of Bigthana <00904 +Bigthan > and Teresh <{08657} +Teresh > , two <08147 +sh@nayim > of the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > , the keepers <08104 +shamar > of the door <05592 +caph > , who <00834 +>aher > sought <01245 +baqash > to lay <07971 +shalach > hand <03027 +yad > on the king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > . 08659 EST 001 014 And the next <07138 +qarowb > unto him [ was ] Carshena <03771 +Karsh@na> > , Shethar <08369 +Shethar > , Admatha <00133 +>Admatha> > , Tarshish <{08659} +Tarshiysh > , Meres <04825 +Merec > , Marsena <04826 +Marc@na> > , [ and ] Memucan <04462 +M@muwkan > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > princes <08269 +sar > of Persia <06539 +Parac > and Media <04074 +Maday > , which saw <07200 +ra>ah > the king s <04428 +melek > face <06440 +paniym > , [ and ] which sat <03427 +yashab > the first <07223 +ri>shown > in the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > ; ) 1 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <1> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <{1}> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 1 EST 002 007 And he brought <00539 +>aman > up Hadassah <01919 +Hadaccah > , that [ is ] , Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , his uncle s <01733 +dowdah > daughter <01323 +bath > : for she had neither <00369 +>ayin > father <{1}> nor mother <00517 +>em > , and the maid <05291 +na [ was ] fair <03303 +yapheh > and beautiful ; whom Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , when her father <1> and mother <00517 +>em > were dead <04194 +maveth > , took <03947 +laqach > for his own daughter <01323 +bath > . 1 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <{1}> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <6> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 12 EST 009 005 Thus the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > smote <05221 +nakah > all <03605 +kol > their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > with the stroke <04347 +makkah > of the sword <02719 +chereb > , and slaughter <02027 +hereg > , and destruction <{12}> , and did <06213 + what <04100 +mah > they would unto those that hated <08130 +sane> > them . 13 EST 008 006 For how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the evil <07451 +ra< > that shall come <04672 +matsa> > unto my people <05971 + ? or how <00346 +>ayeh > can <03201 +yakol > I endure <03201 +yakol > to see <07200 +ra>ah > the destruction <{13}> of my kindred <04138 +mowledeth > ? 3064Y@huwdiy EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <{3064Y@huwdiy} > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <6> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 32 EST 002 015 Now when the turn <08447 +towr > of Esther <00635 +>Ecter > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <{32}> the uncle <01730 +dowd > of Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > , who <00834 +>aher > had taken <03947 +laqach > her for his daughter <01323 +bath > , was come <05060 +naga< > to go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , she required <01245 +baqash > nothing but what Hegai <01896 +Hege> > the king s <04428 +melek > chamberlain <05631 +cariyc > , the keeper <08104 +shamar > of the women <00802 +>ishshah > , appointed <00559 +>amar > . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > obtained <05375 +nasa> > favour <02580 +chen > in the sight <05869 + of all <03605 +kol > them that looked <06437 +panah > upon her . 32 EST 009 029 Then Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , the daughter <01323 +bath > of Abihail <{32}> , and Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > the Jew <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , wrote <03789 +kathab > with all <03605 +kol > authority <08633 +toqeph > , to confirm <06965 +quwm > this <02063 +zo>th > second <08145 +sheniy > letter <00107 +>iggereth > of Purim <06332 +Puwr > . 34 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <60> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <{34}> . 5 EST 001 010 . On the seventh <07637 +sh@biy day <03117 +yowm > , when the heart <03820 +leb > of the king <04428 +melek > was merry <02896 +towb > with wine <03196 +yayin > , he commanded <00559 +>amar > Mehuman <04104 +M@huwman > , Biztha <00968 +Biztha> > , Harbona <02726 +Charbowna> > , Bigtha <00903 +Bigtha> > , and Abagtha <{5}> , Zethar , and Carcas <03752 +Karkac > , the seven <07651 +sheba< > chamberlains <05631 +cariyc > that served <08334 +sharath > in the presence <06440 +paniym > of Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > the king <04428 +melek > , 57 EST 006 012 . And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > came <07725 +shuwb > again <07725 +shuwb > to the king s <04428 +melek > gate <08179 +sha . But Haman <02001 +Haman > hasted <01765 +dachaph > to his house <01004 +bayith > mourning <{57}> , and having his head <07218 +ro>sh > covered <02645 +chaphah > . 6 EST 003 009 If <00518 +>im > it please <02895 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , let it be written <03789 +kathab > that they may be destroyed <{6}> : and I will pay <08254 +shaqal > ten <06235 + thousand <00505 +>eleph > talents <03603 +kikkar > of silver <03701 +keceph > to the hands <03027 +yad > of those that have the charge <06213 + of the business <04399 +m@la>kah > , to bring <00935 +bow> > [ it ] into <00413 +>el > the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > . 6 EST 003 013 And the letters <05612 +cepher > were sent <07971 +shalach > by posts <07323 +ruwts > into <00413 +>el > all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to kill <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <{6}> , all <03605 +kol > Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , both young <05288 +na and old <02205 +zaqen > , little <02945 +taph > children <02945 +taph > and women <00802 +>ishshah > , in one <00259 +>echad > day <03117 +yowm > , [ even ] upon the thirteenth [ day <03117 +yowm > ] of the twelfth month <02320 +chodesh > , which <01931 +huw> > is the month <02320 +chodesh > Adar <00143 +>Adar > , and [ to take <03947 +laqach > ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > . 6 EST 004 007 And Mordecai <04782 +Mord@kay > told <05046 +nagad > him of all <03605 +kol > that had happened <07136 +qarah > unto him , and of the sum <06575 +parashah > of the money <03701 +keceph > that Haman <02001 +Haman > had promised <00559 +>amar > to pay <08254 +shaqal > to the king s <04428 +melek > treasuries <01595 +genez > for the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , to destroy <{6}> them . 6 EST 004 014 For if <00518 +>im > thou altogether holdest <02790 +charash > thy peace <02790 +charash > at this <02063 +zo>th > time <06256 + , [ then ] shall there enlargement <07305 +revach > and deliverance <02020 +hatstsalah > arise <05975 + to the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > from another <00312 +>acher > place <04725 +maqowm > ; but thou and thy father s <1> house <01004 +bayith > shall be destroyed <{6}> : and who <04310 +miy > knoweth <03045 +yada< > whether <00518 +>im > thou art come <05060 +naga< > to the kingdom <04438 +malkuwth > for [ such ] a time <06256 + as this <02063 +zo>th > ? 6 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <6> , I perish <{6}> . 6 EST 004 016 Go <03212 +yalak > , gather <03664 +kanac > together all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > that are present <04672 +matsa> > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > , and fast <06684 +tsuwm > ye for me , and neither <00408 +>al > eat <00398 +>akal > nor <00408 +>al > drink <08354 +shathah > three <07969 +shalowsh > days <03117 +yowm > , night <03915 +layil > or day <03117 +yowm > : I also <01571 +gam > and my maidens <05291 +na will fast <06684 +tsuwm > likewise <03651 +ken > ; and so <03651 +ken > will I go <00935 +bow> > in unto the king <04428 +melek > , which <00834 +>aher > [ is ] not according to the law <01881 +dath > : and if <00834 +>aher > I perish <{6}> , I perish <6> . 6 EST 007 004 For we are sold <04376 +makar > , I and my people <05971 + , to be destroyed <08045 +shamad > , to be slain <02026 +harag > , and to perish <{6}> . But if <00432 +>illuw > we had been sold <04376 +makar > for bondmen <05650 + and bondwomen <08198 +shiphchah > , I had held <02790 +charash > my tongue <02790 +charash > , although <03588 +kiy > the enemy <06862 +tsar > could not countervail <07737 +shavah > the king s <04428 +melek > damage <05143 +nezeq > . 6 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <91> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <{6}> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 6 EST 008 011 Wherein <00834 +>aher > the king <04428 +melek > granted <05414 +nathan > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ were ] in every <03605 +kol > city <05892 + to gather <06950 +qahal > themselves together , and to stand <05975 + for their life <05315 +nephesh > , to destroy <08045 +shamad > , to slay <02026 +harag > , and to cause to perish <{6}> , all <03605 +kol > the power <02428 +chayil > of the people <05971 + and province <04082 +m@diynah > that would assault <06696 +tsuwr > them , [ both ] little <02945 +taph > ones and women <00802 +>ishshah > , and [ to take ] the spoil <07998 +shalal > of them for a prey <00962 +bazaz > , 6 EST 009 006 And in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > the Jews <3064Y@huwdiy > slew <02026 +harag > and destroyed <{6}> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > . 6 EST 009 012 And the king <04428 +melek > said <00559 +>amar > unto Esther <00635 +>Ecter > the queen <04436 +malkah > , The Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > have slain <02026 +harag > and destroyed <{6}> five <02568 +chamesh > hundred <03967 +me>ah > men <00376 +>iysh > in Shushan <07800 +Shuwshan > the palace <01002 +biyrah > , and the ten <06235 + sons <01121 +ben > of Haman <02001 +Haman > ; what <04100 +mah > have they done <06213 + in the rest <07605 +sh@>ar > of the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > ? now what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy petition <07596 +sh@>elah > ? and it shall be granted <05414 +nathan > thee : or what <04100 +mah > [ is ] thy request <01246 +baqqashah > further <05750 + ? and it shall be done <06213 + . 6 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <{6}> them ; 6 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <91> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <{6}> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; 60 EST 004 003 And in every <03605 +kol > province <04082 +m@diynah > , whithersoever the king s <04428 +melek > commandment <01697 +dabar > and his decree <01881 +dath > came <05060 +naga< > , [ there was ] great <01419 +gadowl > mourning <{60}> among the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , and fasting <06685 +tsowm > , and weeping <01065 +B@kiy > , and wailing <04553 +micepd > ; and many <07227 +rab > lay <03331 +yatsa< > in sackcloth <08242 +saq > and ashes <00665 +>epher > . 60 EST 009 022 As the days <03117 +yowm > wherein <00834 +>aher > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > rested <05117 +nuwach > from their enemies <00341 +>oyeb > , and the month <02320 +chodesh > which <00834 +>aher > was turned <02015 +haphak > unto them from sorrow <03015 +yagown > to joy <08057 +simchah > , and from mourning <{60}> into a good <02896 +towb > day <03117 +yowm > : that they should make <06213 + them days <03117 +yowm > of feasting <04960 +mishteh > and joy <08057 +simchah > , and of sending <04916 +mishlowach > portions <04490 +manah > one <00376 +>iysh > to another <07453 +rea< > , and gifts <04979 +mattanah > to the poor <34> . 91 EST 003 001 . After <00310 +>achar > these <00428 +>el - leh > things <01697 +dabar > did king <04428 +melek > Ahasuerus <00325 +>Achashverowsh > promote <01431 +gadal > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <{91}> , and advanced <05375 +nasa> > him , and set <07760 +suwm > his seat <03678 +kicce> > above <05921 + all <03605 +kol > the princes <08269 +sar > that [ were ] with him . 91 EST 003 010 And the king <04428 +melek > took <05493 +cuwr > his ring <02885 +tabba from his hand <03027 +yad > , and gave <05414 +nathan > it unto Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <{91}> , the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > enemy <06887 +tsarar > . 91 EST 008 003 . And Esther <00635 +>Ecter > spake <01696 +dabar > yet again <03254 +yacaph > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and fell <05307 +naphal > down at <06440 +paniym > his feet <07272 +regel > , and besought <02603 +chanan > him with tears <01058 +bakah > to put <05674 + away <05674 + the mischief <07451 +ra< > of Haman <02001 +Haman > the Agagite <{91}> , and his device <04284 +machashabah > that he had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > . 91 EST 008 005 And said <00559 +>amar > , If <00518 +>im > it please <02896 +towb > the king <04428 +melek > , and if <00518 +>im > I have found favour <02580 +chen > in his sight <05869 + , and the thing <01697 +dabar > [ seem ] right <03787 +kasher > before <06440 +paniym > the king <04428 +melek > , and I [ be ] pleasing <02896 +towb > in his eyes <05869 + , let it be written <03789 +kathab > to reverse <07725 +shuwb > the letters <05612 +cepher > devised <04284 +machashabah > by Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > the Agagite <{91}> , which <00834 +>aher > he wrote <03789 +kathab > to destroy <6> the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > which <00834 +>aher > [ are ] in all <03605 +kol > the king s <04428 +melek > provinces <04082 +m@diynah > : 91 EST 009 024 Because <03588 +kiy > Haman <02001 +Haman > the son <01121 +ben > of Hammedatha <04099 +M@datha > , the Agagite <{91}> , the enemy <06887 +tsarar > of all <03605 +kol > the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > , had devised <02803 +chashab > against <05921 + the Jews <03064 +Y@huwdiy > to destroy <6> them , and had cast <05307 +naphal > Pur <06332 +Puwr > , that [ is ] , the lot <01486 +gowral > , to consume <02000 +hamam > them , and to destroy <6> them ; ~~~~~~