Afterאַחַרtheseהָאֵלֶּהthings,הַדְּבָרִיםwhen the furyכְּ חֲמַתof King Ahasuerusהַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁhad subsided,שֹׁךְhe rememberedזָכַרVashtiוַשְׁתִּיandוְwhatאֲשֶׁרshe had doneעָשָׂתָהandוְwhatאֲשֶׁרhad been decreedנִגְזַרagainst her.עָלֶיהָ
And the king’sוַ הַמֶּלֶךְyoung menנַעֲרֵיwho served himמְשָׁרְתָיוsaid,יֹּאמְרוּ“Let them seekיְבַקְשׁוּfor the kingלַמֶּלֶךְyoung women,נְעָרוֹתvirgins,בְּתוּלוֹתof goodטוֹבוֹתappearance;מַרְאֶה
and let the kingוְ הַמֶּלֶךְappointיַפְקֵדoverseersפְּקִידִיםin allבְּכָלthe provincesמְדִינוֹתof his kingdom,מַלְכוּתוֹand let them gatherוְיִקְבְּצוּeveryכָּלyoung woman,נַעֲרָהa virginבְתוּלָהof goodטוֹבַתappearance,מַרְאֶהtoאֶלSusa,שׁוּשַׁןthe fortress,הַבִּירָהtoאֶלthe houseבֵּיתof the women,הַנָּשִׁיםunderאֶלthe handיַדof Hege,הֵגֶאthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְeunuch,סְרִיסkeeperשֹׁמֵרof the women;הַנָּשִׁיםand let their ointmentsוְ תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶןbe given;נָתוֹן
and the young womanוְהַנַּעֲרָהwhoאֲשֶׁרseems goodתִּיטַבin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְlet her reignתִּמְלֹךְinstead ofתַּחַתVashti.”וַשְׁתִּיAnd the matterוַ הַדָּבָרseemed goodיִּיטַבin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand he didוַיַּעַשׂso.כֵּן
There wasהָיָהa Jewishיְהוּדִיmanאִישׁin Susa,בְּשׁוּשַׁןthe fortress,הַבִּירָהand his name wasוּשְׁמוֹMordecai,מָרְדֳּכַיsonבֶּןof Jair,יָאִירsonבֶּןof Shimei,שִׁמְעִיsonבֶּןof Kish,קִישׁa Benjaminite,אִישׁ יְמִינִי
whoאֲשֶׁרhad been carried into exileהָגְלָהfrom Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלַיִםwithעִםthe exilesהַגֹּלָהwhoאֲשֶׁרhad been carried into exileהָגְלְתָהwithעִםJeconiah,יְכָנְיָהkingמֶלֶךְof Judah,יְהוּדָהwhomאֲשֶׁרNebuchadnezzar,נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּרkingמֶלֶךְof Babylon,בָּבֶלhad carried into exile.הֶגְלָה
And he wasוַיְהִיbringing upאֹמֵןHadassah,הֲדַסָּהthat is,הִיאEsther,אֶסְתֵּרthe daughterבַּתof his uncle,דֹּדוֹforכִּיshe had noאֵין לָהּfatherאָבor mother;וָאֵםand the young womanוְהַנַּעֲרָהwasof beautifulיְפַתformתֹּאַרand of goodוְטוֹבַתappearance;מַרְאֶהand whenוּבְher fatherאָבִיהָand her motherוְאִמָּהּdied,מוֹתMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיtook herלְקָחָהּas his ownלוֹdaughter.לְבַת
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhenבְּthe wordדְּבַרof the kingהַמֶּלֶךְand his lawוְדָתוֹwere heardהִשָּׁמַעand whenוּבְmanyרַבּוֹתyoung womenנְעָרוֹתwere gatheredהִקָּבֵץtoאֶלSusa,שׁוּשַׁןthe fortress,הַבִּירָהunderאֶלthe handיַדof Hegai,הֵגָיthat Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרwas takenתִּלָּקַחtoאֶלthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhouse,בֵּיתunderאֶלthe handיַדof Hegai,הֵגַיkeeperשֹׁמֵרof the women.הַנָּשִׁים
And the young womanוַ הַנַּעֲרָהseemed goodתִּיטַבin his eyes,בְעֵינָיוand she wonוַתִּשָּׂאloyal loveחֶסֶדbefore him;לְפָנָיוand he hurriedוַיְבַהֵלto giveלָתֵתherלָהּher ointmentsתַּמְרוּקֶיהָand her portions,וְ מָנוֹתֶהָand the sevenוְ שֶׁבַעyoung womenהַנְּעָרוֹתchosenהָרְאֻיוֹתto be givenלָתֶתto herלָהּfrom the king’sמִ הַמֶּלֶךְhouse;בֵּיתand he moved herוַיְשַׁנֶּהָand her young womenוְ נַעֲרוֹתֶיהָto the bestלְטוֹבpartof the houseבֵּיתof the women.הַנָּשִׁים
Estherאֶסְתֵּרhad notלֹאmade knownהִגִּידָהher peopleעַמָּהּorוְher kindred,מוֹלַדְתָּהּforכִּיMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיhad commandedצִוָּהherעָלֶיהָthatאֲשֶׁרshe notלֹאmake it known.תַגִּיד
Andוּeveryבְכָלdayיוֹם וָיוֹםMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיwalkedמִתְהַלֵּךְin front ofלִפְנֵיthe courtחֲצַרof the houseבֵּיתof the womenהַנָּשִׁיםto learnלָדַעַתthe welfareשְׁלוֹםof Estherאֶסְתֵּרand whatוּמַהwas being doneיֵּעָשֶׂהwith her.בָּהּ
And whenוּבְthe turnתֹּרof each young womanנַעֲרָה וְנַעֲרָהcameהַגִּיעַto go inלָבוֹאtoאֶלKing Ahasuerus,הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁat the end ofמִקֵּץtwelveשְׁנֵים עָשָׂרmonthsחֹדֶשׁof her beingהֱיוֹת לָהּaccording to the lawכְּדָתof the womenהַנָּשִׁים(forכִּיsoכֵּןthe daysיְמֵיof their ointmentsמְרוּקֵיהֶןwere completed:יִמְלְאוּsixשִׁשָּׁהmonthsחֳדָשִׁיםwith oilבְּשֶׁמֶןof myrrhהַמֹּרand sixוְשִׁשָּׁהmonthsחֳדָשִׁיםwith spicesבַּבְּשָׂמִיםand with the ointmentsוּבְתַמְרוּקֵיof the women),הַנָּשִׁים
soוּבָזֶהthe young womanהַנַּעֲרָהwould go inבָּאָהtoאֶלthe king:הַמֶּלֶךְeverythingכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרshe asked forתֹּאמַרwas givenיִנָּתֵןto herלָהּto takeלָבוֹאwith herעִמָּהּfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof the womenהַנָּשִׁיםtoעַדthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhouse.בֵּית
In the eveningבָּעֶרֶבsheהִיאwould go in,בָאָהand in the morningוּבַבֹּקֶרsheהִיאwould returnשָׁבָהtoאֶלthe secondשֵׁנִיhouseבֵּיתof the women,הַנָּשִׁיםunderאֶלthe handיַדof Shaashgaz,שַׁעֲשְׁגַזthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְeunuch,סְרִיסkeeperשֹׁמֵרof the concubines;הַפִּילַגְשִׁיםshe would notלֹאgo inתָבוֹאagainעוֹדtoאֶלthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְunlessכִּי אִםthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְdelightedחָפֵץin herבָּהּand she was calledוְנִקְרְאָהby name.בְשֵׁם
And whenוּבְthe turnתֹּרof Esther,אֶסְתֵּרthe daughterבַּתof Abihail,אֲבִיחַיִלthe uncleדֹּדof Mordecai,מָרְדֳּכַיwhoאֲשֶׁרhad taken herלָקַחas his ownלוֹdaughter,לְבַתcameהַגִּיעַto go inלָבוֹאtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְshe did notלֹאseekבִקְשָׁהanythingדָּבָרexceptכִּי אִםwhatאֲשֶׁרHegai,הֵגַיthe king’sהַמֶּלֶךְeunuch,סְרִיסkeeperשֹׁמֵרof the women,הַנָּשִׁיםsaid.יֹאמַרAnd Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרwasתְּהִיwinningנֹשֵׂאתfavorחֵןin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof allכָּלwho saw her.רֹאֶיהָ
And Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרwas takenתִּלָּקַחtoאֶלKing Ahasuerus,הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁtoאֶלhis royalמַלְכוּתוֹhouse,בֵּיתin the tenthבַּ הָעֲשִׂירִיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Tebeth,טֵבֵתin the seventhשֶׁבַעyearבִּשְׁנַתof his reign.לְמַלְכוּתוֹ
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְlovedיֶּאֱהַבEstherאֶסְתֵּרmore than allמִכָּלthe women,הַנָּשִׁיםand she wonוַתִּשָּׂאfavorחֵןand loyal loveוָחֶסֶדbefore himלְפָנָיוmore than allמִכָּלthe virgins;הַבְּתוּלֹתand he setוַיָּשֶׂםthe royalמַלְכוּתcrownכֶּתֶרon her headבְּרֹאשָׁהּand made her queenוַיַּמְלִיכֶהָinstead ofתַּחַתVashti.וַשְׁתִּי
And the kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְmadeיַּעַשׂa greatגָדוֹלbanquetמִשְׁתֶּהfor allלְכָלhis officialsשָׂרָיוand his servants,וַעֲבָדָיוEsther’sאֶסְתֵּרbanquet;מִשְׁתֵּהand he madeעָשָׂהa restוַהֲנָחָהfor the provincesלַמְּדִינוֹתand gaveוַיִּתֵּןgiftsמַשְׂאֵתaccording to the handכְּיַדof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
And whenוּבְvirginsבְּתוּלוֹתwere gatheredהִקָּבֵץa second time,שֵׁנִיתMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the king.הַמֶּלֶךְ
Estherאֶסְתֵּרwas notאֵיןmaking knownמַגֶּדֶתher kindredמוֹלַדְתָּהּorוְher people,עַמָּהּasכַּאֲשֶׁרMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָיhad commandedצִוָּהher;עָלֶיהָand Estherוְ אֶסְתֵּרdidעֹשָׂהthe commandמַאֲמַרof Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיasכַּאֲשֶׁרwhen she wasהָיְתָהbeing brought upבְאָמְנָהby him.אִתּוֹ
In those days,בַּיָּמִים הָהֵםwhile Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַיwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the gateבְּשַׁעַרof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְBigthanבִּגְתָןand Teresh,וָתֶרֶשׁtwoשְׁנֵיof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְeunuchs,סָרִיסֵיofמִthe keepersשֹּׁמְרֵיof the threshold,הַסַּףbecame angryקָצַףand soughtוַיְבַקְשׁוּto stretch outלִשְׁלֹחַtheirhandיָדagainstבַּKing Ahasuerus.מֶּלֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ
And the matterוַ הַדָּבָרbecame knownיִּוָּדַעto Mordecai,לְמָרְדֳּכַיand he made it knownוַיַּגֵּדto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּרthe queen,הַמַּלְכָּהand Estherוַ אֶסְתֵּרtoldתֹּאמֶרthe kingלַמֶּלֶךְin the nameבְּשֵׁםof Mordecai.מָרְדֳּכָי
And the matterוַ הַדָּבָרwas investigatedיְבֻקַּשׁand was found,וַיִּמָּצֵאand the two of themוַ שְׁנֵיהֶםwere hangedיִּתָּלוּonעַלa pole;עֵץand it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵבin the bookבְּסֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיthe king.הַמֶּלֶךְ