Esther 7

At the second banquet, Queen Esther reveals her Jewish identity and pleads with King Ahasuerus for her life and her people's, exposing Haman as the wicked adversary plotting their destruction, killing, and annihilation.[1][2][4] Enraged, the king orders Haman hanged on the gallows he prepared for Mordecai after finding him pleading on Esther's couch, sealing Haman's doom and abating the king's wrath.[1][3][4]

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and came the king and Haman to drink with Esther the queen

1 וַ/יָּבֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָמָ֔ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and Haman HC/Np לִ/שְׁתּ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤔𐤕𐤅𐤕 lishetot to drink HR/Vqc עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with HR אֶסְתֵּ֥ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther HNp הַ/מַּלְכָּֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen HTd/Ncfsa

and-said the-king to-Esther also on-the-day the-second at-drinking the-wine what your-petition Esther the-queen and-it-will-be-given to-you and-what your-request to half the-kingdom and-it-will-be-done

2 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֜ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 leeseter to-Esther HR/Np גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa בַּ/יּ֤וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/שֵּׁנִי֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni the-second HTd/Aomsa בְּ/מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 bemisheteh at-drinking HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּ֔יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin the-wine HTd/Ncmsa מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what HTi שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛/ךְ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤊 sheelatekhe your-petition HNcfsc/Sp2fs אֶסְתֵּ֥ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther HNp הַ/מַּלְכָּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the-queen HTd/Ncfsa וְ/תִנָּ֣תֵֽן 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤕𐤍 vetinaten and-it-will-be-given HC/VNi3fs לָ֑/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to-you HR/Sp2fs וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and-what HC/Ti בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛/ךְ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤊 baqashatekhe your-request HNcfsc/Sp2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR חֲצִ֥י 𐤇𐤑𐤉 chatsi half HNcmsc הַ/מַּלְכ֖וּת 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 hamalekhut the-kingdom HTd/Ncfsa וְ/תֵעָֽשׂ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤔 veteas and-it-will-be-done HC/VNj3fs

Then answered Esther the queen and said If I have found favor in your eyes O king and if on the king it please let be given to me my life as my petition and my people as my request

3 וַ/תַּ֨עַן 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤍 vataan Then answered HC/Vqw3fs אֶסְתֵּ֤ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther HNp הַ/מַּלְכָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen HTd/Ncfsa וַ/תֹּאמַ֔ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomar and said HC/Vqw3fs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If HC מָצָ֨אתִי 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤕𐤉 matsati I have found HVqp1cs חֵ֤ן 𐤇𐤍 chen favor HNcmsa בְּ/עֵינֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeyneykha in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe O king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if HC/C עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king HTd/Ncmsa ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov it please HAamsa תִּנָּֽתֶן 𐤕𐤍𐤕𐤍 tinaten let be given HVNi3fs לִ֤/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs נַפְשִׁ/י֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs בִּ/שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔/י 𐤁/𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤉 bisheelati as my petition HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs וְ/עַמִּ֖/י 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤉 veami and my people HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs בְּ/בַקָּשָׁתִֽ/י 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤉 bevaqashati as my request HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs

For we have been sold I and my people to be destroyed to be killed and to be annihilated but if as male slaves and female slaves we had been sold I would have kept silent because there is not the enemy equal to the damage of the king

4 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ 𐤍𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤅 nimekarenu we have been sold HVNp1cp אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani I HPp1cs וְ/עַמִּ֔/י 𐤅/𐤏𐤌/𐤉 veami and my people HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לְ/הַשְׁמִ֖יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃 lehashemid to be destroyed HR/Vhc לַ/הֲר֣וֹג 𐤋/𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤂 laharog to be killed HR/Vqc וּ/לְ/אַבֵּ֑ד 𐤅/𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤃 uleabed and to be annihilated HC/R/Vpc וְ֠/אִלּוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤅 veilu but if HC/C לַ/עֲבָדִ֨ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 laavadim as male slaves HR/Ncmpa וְ/לִ/שְׁפָח֤וֹת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤅𐤕 velishefachot and female slaves HC/R/Ncfpa נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ 𐤍𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤍𐤅 nimekarenu-2 we had been sold HVNp1cp הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי 𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤔𐤕𐤉 hecherasheti I would have kept silent HVhp1cs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because HC אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is not HTn הַ/צָּ֛ר 𐤄/𐤑𐤓 hatsar the enemy HTd/Ncmsa שֹׁוֶ֖ה 𐤔𐤅𐤄 shoveh equal HVqrmsa בְּ/נֵ֥זֶק 𐤁/𐤍𐤆𐤒 benezeq to the damage HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa

and he said the king Ahasuerus and said to Esther the queen who he this and where this he that has filled it his heart to do so

5 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤇𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤅𐤔 achasheverosh Ahasuerus HNp וַ/יֹּ֖אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and said HC/Vqw3ms לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 leeseter to Esther HR/Np הַ/מַּלְכָּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen HTd/Ncfsa מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who HTi ה֥וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms זֶה֙ 𐤆𐤄 zeh this HPdxms וְ/אֵֽי 𐤅/𐤀𐤉 veey and where HC/Ti זֶ֣ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh-2 this HPdxms ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he HPp3ms אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr מְלָא֥/וֹ 𐤌𐤋𐤀/𐤅 melao has filled it HVqp3ms/Sp3ms לִבּ֖/וֹ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do HR/Vqc כֵּֽן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm

And she said Esther man adversary and enemy Haman the evil this and Haman was terrified before the face of the king and the queen

6 וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer And she said HC/Vqw3fs אֶסְתֵּ֔ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther HNp אִ֚ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa צַ֣ר 𐤑𐤓 tsar adversary HNcmsa וְ/אוֹיֵ֔ב 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 veoyev and enemy HC/Vqrmsa הָמָ֥ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman HNp הָ/רָ֖ע 𐤄/𐤓𐤏 hara the evil HTd/Aamsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms וְ/הָמָ֣ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and Haman HC/Np נִבְעַ֔ת 𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤕 niveat was terrified HVNp3ms מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 milifeney before the face of HR/R/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/מַּלְכָּֽה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 vehamalekah and the queen HC/Td/Ncfsa

And the king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine to garden of the palace and Haman stood to beg for his life from Esther the queen for he saw that had been determined against him harm by the king

7 וְ/הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe And the king HC/Td/Ncmsa קָ֤ם 𐤒𐤌 qam arose HVqp3ms בַּ/חֲמָת/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤅 bachamato in his wrath HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מִ/מִּשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤌/𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 mimisheteh from the banquet HR/Ncmsc הַ/יַּ֔יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin of wine HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR גִּנַּ֖ת 𐤂𐤍𐤕 ginat garden HNcfsc הַ/בִּיתָ֑ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤍 habitan of the palace HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָמָ֣ן 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and Haman HC/Np עָמַ֗ד 𐤏𐤌𐤃 amad stood HVqp3ms לְ/בַקֵּ֤שׁ 𐤋/𐤁𐤒𐤔 levaqesh to beg HR/Vpc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for HR נַפְשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms מֵֽ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤌/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 meeseter from Esther HR/Np הַ/מַּלְכָּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen HTd/Ncfsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC רָאָ֔ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raah he saw HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that HC כָלְתָ֥ה 𐤊𐤋𐤕𐤄 khaletah had been determined HVqp3fs אֵלָ֛י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv against him HR/Sp3ms הָ/רָעָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah harm HTd/Ncfsa מֵ/אֵ֥ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet by HR/R הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa

and-the-king had-returned from-garden the-palace to house of-banquet the-wine and-Haman was-falling on the-couch where Esther on-it and-said the-king even to-force [direct object marker] the-queen with-me in-the-house the-word went-out from-mouth the-king and-face Haman's they-covered

8 וְ/הַ/מֶּ֡לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 vehamelekhe and-the-king HC/Td/Ncmsa שָׁב֩ 𐤔𐤁 shav had-returned HVqp3ms מִ/גִּנַּ֨ת 𐤌/𐤂𐤍𐤕 miginat from-garden HR/Ncfsc הַ/בִּיתָ֜ן 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤍 habitan the-palace HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh of-banquet HNcmsc הַ/יַּ֗יִן 𐤄/𐤉𐤉𐤍 hayayin the-wine HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָמָן֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤍 vehaman and-Haman HC/Np נֹפֵ֔ל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nofel was-falling HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR הַ/מִּטָּה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤈𐤄 hamitah the-couch HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher where HTr אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 eseter Esther HNp עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha on-it HR/Sp3fs וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and-said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king HTd/Ncmsa הֲ֠/גַם 𐤄/𐤂𐤌 hagam even HTi/D לִ/כְבּ֧וֹשׁ 𐤋/𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤔 likhebosh to-force HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/מַּלְכָּ֛ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the-queen HTd/Ncfsa עִמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 imi with-me HR/Sp1cs בַּ/בָּ֑יִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 babayit in-the-house HRd/Ncmsa הַ/דָּבָ֗ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the-word HTd/Ncmsa יָצָא֙ 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa went-out HVqp3ms מִ/פִּ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤉 mipi from-mouth HR/Ncmsc הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the-king HTd/Ncmsa וּ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤉 ufeney and-face HC/Ncbpc הָמָ֖ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman's HNp חָפֽוּ 𐤇𐤐𐤅 chafu they-covered HVqp3cp

and said Harbonah one of the eunuchs before the king also behold the gallows that made Haman for Mordecai who spoke good for the king standing in the house of Haman high fifty cubits and said the king Hang him on it

9 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said HC/Vqw3ms חַ֠רְבוֹנָה 𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤄 charevonah Harbonah HNp אֶחָ֨ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one HAcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min of HR הַ/סָּרִיסִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤎𐤓𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤌 hasarisim the eunuchs HTd/Ncmpa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa גַּ֣ם 𐤂𐤌 gam also HTa הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold HTm הָ/עֵ֣ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the gallows HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr עָשָׂ֪ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah made HVqp3ms הָמָ֟ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman HNp לְֽ/מָרְדֳּכַ֞י 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 lemaredokhay for Mordecai HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 who HTr דִּבֶּר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber spoke HVpp3ms ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al for HR הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king HTd/Ncmsa עֹמֵד֙ 𐤏𐤌𐤃 omed standing HVqrmsa בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in the house HR/Ncmsc הָמָ֔ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman-2 of Haman HNp גָּבֹ֖הַּ 𐤂𐤁𐤄 gavoha high HAamsa חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤌 chamishim fifty HAcbpa אַמָּ֑ה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits HNcfsa וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 the king HTd/Ncmsa תְּלֻ֥/הוּ 𐤕𐤋/𐤄𐤅 teluhu Hang him HVqv2mp/Sp3ms עָלָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on it HR/Sp3ms

So they hanged [direct object marker] Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai And the wrath of the king subsided

10 וַ/יִּתְלוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤅 vayitelu So they hanged HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הָמָ֔ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman Haman HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR הָ/עֵ֖ץ 𐤄/𐤏𐤑 haets the gallows HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr הֵכִ֣ין 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 hekhin he had prepared HVhp3ms לְ/מָרְדֳּכָ֑י 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤃𐤊𐤉 lemaredokhay for Mordecai HR/Np וַ/חֲמַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤕 vachamat And the wrath HC/Ncfsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa שָׁכָֽכָה 𐤔𐤊𐤊𐤄 shakhakhah subsided HVqp3fs

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