<< Esther 3 >> Esther 3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex Transliterated

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1 a·char had·de·va·rim ha·'el·leh gid·dal ham·me·lech a·chash·ve·ro·vsh et-ha·man ben-ham·me·da·ta ha·'a·ga·gi vay·nas·se·'e·hu; vai·ya·sem et-kis·'ov, me·'al kol-has·sa·rim a·sher it·tov. 2 ve·chol-av·dei ham·me·lech a·sher-be·sha·'ar ham·me·lech ko·re·'im u·mish·ta·cha·vim le·ha·man, ki-chen tziv·vah-lov ham·me·lech; u·ma·re·do·chai, lo yich·ra ve·lo yish·ta·cha·veh. 3 vai·yo·me·ru av·dei ham·me·lech a·sher-be·sha·'ar ham·me·lech le·ma·re·do·chai; mad·du·a' at·tah o·v·ver, et mitz·vat ham·me·lech. 4 vay·hi be·'a·me·ram ch ke·'a·me·ram k e·lav yo·vm va·yo·vm, ve·lo sha·ma a·lei·hem; vai·yag·gi·du le·ha·man lir·'o·vt ha·ya·'am·du div·rei ma·re·do·chai, ki-hig·gid la·hem a·sher-hu ye·hu·di. 5 vai·yar· ha·man, ki-ein ma·re·do·chai, ko·re·a' u·mish·ta·cha·veh lov; vai·yim·ma·le ha·man che·mah. 6 vai·yi·vez be·'ei·nav lish·loch yad be·ma·re·do·chai le·vad·dov, ki-hig·gi·du lov et-am ma·re·do·chai; vay·vak·kesh ha·man le·hash·mid et-kol-haiy·hu·dim a·sher be·chol-mal·chut a·chash·ve·ro·vsh am ma·re·do·chai.

7 ba·cho·desh ha·ri·sho·vn hu-cho·desh ni·san, bish·nat she·teim es·reh, lam·me·lech a·chash·ve·ro·vsh; hip·pil pur hu hag·go·v·ral lif·nei ha·man mi·yo·vm le·yo·vm u·me·cho·desh le·cho·desh she·neim-a·sar hu-cho·desh a·dar. s 8 vai·yo·mer ha·man lam·me·lech a·chash·ve·ro·vsh, yesh·nov am-e·chad me·fuz·zar u·me·fo·rad bein ha·'am·mim, be·chol me·di·no·vt mal·chu·te·cha; ve·da·tei·hem sho·no·vt mik·kol-am ve·'et-da·tei ham·me·lech ei·nam o·sim, ve·lam·me·lech ein-sho·veh le·han·ni·cham. 9 im-al-ham·me·lech to·vv, yik·ka·tev le·'ab·be·dam; va·'a·se·ret a·la·fim kik·kar-ke·sef esh·ko·vl al-ye·dei o·sei ham·me·la·chah, le·ha·vi el-gin·zei ham·me·lech. 10 vai·ya·sar ham·me·lech et-tab·ba'·tov me·'al ya·dov; vai·yit·te·nah le·ha·man ben-ham·me·da·ta ha·'a·ga·gi tzo·rer haiy·hu·dim. 11 vai·yo·mer ham·me·lech le·ha·man, hak·ke·sef na·tun lach; ve·ha·'am la·'a·so·vt bov kat·to·vv be·'ei·nei·cha.

12 vai·yik·ka·re·'u so·fe·rei ham·me·lech ba·cho·desh ha·ri·sho·vn bish·lo·v·shah a·sar yo·vm bov vai·yik·ka·tev ke·chol-a·sher-tziv·vah ha·man el a·chash·dar·pe·nei-ham·me·lech ve·'el-hap·pa·cho·vt a·sher al-me·di·nah u·me·di·nah ve·'el-sa·rei am va·'am, me·di·nah u·me·di·nah kich·ta·vah, ve·'am va·'am kil·sho·v·nov; be·shem ham·me·lech a·chash·ve·rosh nich·tav, ve·nech·tam be·tab·ba·'at ham·me·lech. 13 ve·nish·lo·v·ach se·fa·rim be·yad ha·ra·tzim el-kol-me·di·no·vt ham·me·lech le·hash·mid la·ha·rog u·le·'ab·bed et-kol-haiy·hu·dim min·na·'ar ve·'ad-za·ken taf ve·na·shim be·yo·vm e·chad, bish·lo·v·shah a·sar le·cho·desh she·neim-a·sar hu-cho·desh a·dar; u·she·la·lam la·vo·vz. 14 pat·she·gen hak·ke·tav le·hin·na·ten dat be·chol-me·di·nah u·me·di·nah, ga·l? le·chol-ha·'am·mim; lih·yo·vt a·ti·dim lai·yo·vm haz·zeh. 15 ha·ra·tzim ya·tze·'u de·chu·fim bid·var ham·me·lech, ve·had·dat nit·te·nah be·shu·shan hab·bi·rah; ve·ham·me·lech ve·ha·man ya·she·vu lish·to·vt, ve·ha·'ir shu·shan na·vo·v·chah. f

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