Esther 9

On the day appointed for their destruction, the Jews gain victory over their enemies, with 75,000 of their adversaries killed throughout the provinces while the Jews refrain from taking plunder.[2][5] Esther requests an additional day of fighting in Shushan, and Haman's ten sons are hanged on the gallows, establishing the foundation for the Feast of Purim to commemorate this reversal of fate.[2][3]

Interlinear Text

and-in-twelfth twelve month it month Adar in-thirteenth thirteen day in-it when had-arrived word the-king and-his-decree to-be-done on-the-day when had-hoped enemies the-Jews to-rule over-them and-it-was-turned it that they-ruled the-Jews they over-their-haters
1 וּ/בִ/שְׁנֵים֩ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 uvisheneym and-in-twelfth HC/R/Acmda עָשָׂ֨ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar twelve HAcmsa חֹ֜דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) month HNcmsa הוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it HPp3ms חֹ֣דֶשׁ 𐤇𐤃𐤔 chodesh-2 Umwenshi (Bemba) month HNcmsc אֲדָ֗ר 𐤀𐤃𐤓 adar Adar HNp בִּ/שְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤔𐤄 bisheloshah in-thirteenth HR/Acmsa עָשָׂ֥ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar-2 thirteen HAcmsa יוֹם֙ 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsa בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in-it HR/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher when HTr הִגִּ֧יעַ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤏 higia had-arrived HVhp3ms דְּבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֛לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the-king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/דָת֖/וֹ 𐤅/𐤃𐤕/𐤅 vedato and-his-decree HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms לְ/הֵעָשׂ֑וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 leheasot to-be-done HR/VNc בַּ/יּ֗וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on-the-day HRd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 when HTr שִׂבְּר֜וּ 𐤔𐤁𐤓𐤅 siberu had-hoped HVpp3cp אֹיְבֵ֤י 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 oyevey enemies HVqrmpc הַ/יְּהוּדִים֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim the-Jews HTd/Ngmpa לִ/שְׁל֣וֹט 𐤋/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤈 lishelot to-rule HR/Vqc בָּ/הֶ֔ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 bahem over-them HR/Sp3mp וְ/נַהֲפ֣וֹךְ 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤅𐤊 venahafokhe and-it-was-turned HC/VNa ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 it HPp3ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that HTr יִשְׁלְט֧וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤈𐤅 yisheletu they-ruled HVqi3mp הַ/יְּהוּדִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim-2 the-Jews HTd/Ngmpa הֵ֖מָּה 𐤄𐤌𐤄 hemah they HPp3mp בְּ/שֹׂנְאֵי/הֶֽם 𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤉/𐤄𐤌 besoneeyhem over-their-haters HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp
assembled the Jews in their cities throughout all provinces of the king Ahasuerus to lay hands on those seeking their harm and no man not could stand before them for had fallen the dread of them upon all the peoples
And said the king to Esther the queen in Susa the citadel have killed the Jews and destroyed five hundred men and ten sons of Haman in the rest of the provinces of the king what have they done and what is your petition it shall be granted to you and what is your request further it shall be done
12 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king HTd/Ncmsa לְ/אֶסְתֵּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤎𐤕𐤓 leeseter to Esther HR/Np הַ/מַּלְכָּ֗ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 hamalekah the queen HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/שׁוּשַׁ֣ן 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍 beshushan in Susa HR/Np הַ/בִּירָ֡ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 habirah the citadel HTd/Ncfsa הָרְגוּ֩ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 haregu have killed HVqp3cp הַ/יְּהוּדִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim the Jews HTd/Ngmpa וְ/אַבֵּ֜ד 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤃 veabed and destroyed HC/Vpa חֲמֵ֧שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five HAcfsa מֵא֣וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred HAcbpa אִ֗ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men HNcmsa וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 aseret ten HAcmsc בְּנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons HNcmpc הָמָ֔ן 𐤄𐤌𐤍 haman of Haman HNp בִּ/שְׁאָ֛ר 𐤁/𐤔𐤀𐤓 bishear in the rest HR/Ncmsc מְדִינ֥וֹת 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 medinot of the provinces HNcfpc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king HTd/Ncmsa מֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 meh what HTi עָשׂ֑וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu have they done HVqp3cp וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what HC/Ti שְּׁאֵֽלָתֵ/ךְ֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕/𐤊 sheelatekhe is your petition HNcfsc/Sp2fs וְ/יִנָּ֣תֵֽן 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤍 veyinaten it shall be granted HC/VNi3ms לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah-2 and what HC/Ti בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥/ךְ 𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤊 baqashatekhe is your request HNcfsc/Sp2fs ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od further HD וְ/תֵעָֽשׂ 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤔 veteas it shall be done HC/VNj3fs
and gathered themselves the Jews who were in who were in Susa also on the day fourteenth teenth of the month of Adar and killed in Susa three hundred men but on the plunder not they laid - their hand
and-the-rest the-Jews who in-provinces the-king gathered and-to-stand on their-lives and-rest from-their-enemies and-killing of-their-haters five and-seventy thousand and-in-the-plunder not they-sent [direct object marker] their-hand
But the Jews But the Jews who in Susa assembled on the thirteenth thirteenth day of it and on the fourteenth fourteenth day of it and rested on the fifteenth fifteenth day of it and made it a day of feasting and gladness
therefore so the Jews of the villages the rural who live in the towns of the rural areas make - day fourteenth - of the month Adar gladness and feasting and a day good and sending portions one to his neighbor
as-the-days which they-rested in-them the-Jews from-enemies-their and-the-month which was-turned for-them from-sorrow to-joy and-from-mourning to-day good to-make them days-of feasting and-joy and-of-sending portions one to-friend-his and-gifts to-the-poor
22 כַּ/יָּמִ֗ים 𐤊/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 kayamim as-the-days HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr נָ֨חוּ 𐤍𐤇𐤅 nachu they-rested HVqp3cp בָ/הֶ֤ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤌 vahem in-them HR/Sp3mp הַ/יְּהוּדִים֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim the-Jews HTd/Ngmpa מֵ/א֣וֹיְבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 meoyeveyhem from-enemies-their HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp וְ/הַ/חֹ֗דֶשׁ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤇𐤃𐤔 vehachodesh Umwenshi (Bemba) and-the-month HC/Td/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which HTr נֶהְפַּ֨ךְ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊 nehepakhe was-turned HVNp3ms לָ/הֶ֤ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem for-them HR/Sp3mp מִ/יָּגוֹן֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤍 miyagon from-sorrow HR/Ncmsa לְ/שִׂמְחָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 lesimechah to-joy HR/Ncfsa וּ/מֵ/אֵ֖בֶל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤀𐤁𐤋 umeevel and-from-mourning HC/R/Ncmsa לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom to-day HR/Ncmsa ט֑וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa לַ/עֲשׂ֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to-make HR/Vqc אוֹתָ֗/ם 𐤀𐤅𐤕/𐤌 otam them HTo/Sp3mp יְמֵי֙ 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days-of HNcmpc מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤄 misheteh feasting HNcmsa וְ/שִׂמְחָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 vesimechah and-joy HC/Ncfsa וּ/מִשְׁל֤וֹחַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤇 umishelocha and-of-sending HC/Ncmsc מָנוֹת֙ 𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤕 manot portions HNcfpa אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish one HNcmsa לְ/רֵעֵ֔/הוּ 𐤋/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 lereehu to-friend-his HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מַתָּנ֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤕 umatanot and-gifts HC/Ncfpa לָֽ/אֶבְיוֹנִֽים 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 laeveyonim to-the-poor HRd/Aampa
established and took and accepted the Jews upon them and upon their seed and upon all those who joined themselves to them and not pass to be doing - two the days these according to their writing and according to their appointed time in every year and year
27 קִיְּמ֣וּ 𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤅 qiyemu established HVpp3cp ו/קבל 𐤅/𐤒𐤁𐤋 vqvl and took HC/Vpp3ms וְ/קִבְּל֣וּ 𐤅/𐤒𐤁𐤋𐤅 veqibelu and accepted HC/Vpp3cp הַ/יְּהוּדִים֩ 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim the Jews HTd/Ngmpa עֲלֵי/הֶ֨ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them HR/Sp3mp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon HC/R זַרְעָ֜/ם 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤌 zaream their seed HNcmsc/Sp3mp וְ/עַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal-2 and upon HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/נִּלְוִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 hanilevim those who joined themselves HTd/VNrmpa עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem-2 to them HR/Sp3mp וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יַעֲב֔וֹר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 yaavor pass HVqi3ms לִ/הְי֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be HR/Vqc עֹשִׂ֗ים 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 osim doing HVqrmpa אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo שְׁנֵ֤י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two HAcmdc הַ/יָּמִים֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim the days HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these HTd/Pdxcp כִּ/כְתָבָ֖/ם 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤁/𐤌 kikhetavam according to their writing HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp וְ/כִ/זְמַנָּ֑/ם 𐤅/𐤊/𐤆𐤌𐤍/𐤌 vekhizemanam and according to their appointed time HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in every HR/Ncmsc שָׁנָ֖ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah year HNcfsa וְ/שָׁנָֽה 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤄 veshanah and year HC/Ncfsa
and-these-days these should-be-remembered and-kept in-every generation and-generation family and-family province and-province and-city and-city and-days-of the-Purim these not shall-pass-away from-amid the-Jews and-their-memorial not shall-perish from-their-seed
28 וְ/הַ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 vehayamim and-these-days HC/Td/Ncmpa הָ֠/אֵלֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these HTd/Pdxcp נִזְכָּרִ֨ים 𐤍𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤌 nizekarim should-be-remembered HVNsmpa וְ/נַעֲשִׂ֜ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤌 venaasim and-kept HC/VNsmpa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in-every HR/Ncmsc דּ֣וֹר 𐤃𐤅𐤓 dor generation HNcmsa וָ/ד֗וֹר 𐤅/𐤃𐤅𐤓 vador and-generation HC/Ncmsa מִשְׁפָּחָה֙ 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 mishepachah family HNcfsa וּ/מִשְׁפָּחָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 umishepachah and-family HC/Ncfsa מְדִינָ֥ה 𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 medinah province HNcfsa וּ/מְדִינָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 umedinah and-province HC/Ncfsa וְ/עִ֣יר 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤓 veir and-city HC/Ncfsa וָ/עִ֑יר 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤓 vair and-city HC/Ncfsa וִ/ימֵ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤉 vimey and-days-of HC/Ncmpc הַ/פּוּרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 hapurim the-Purim HTd/Np הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh-2 these HTd/Pdxcp לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַֽעַבְרוּ֙ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 yaaveru shall-pass-away HVqi3mp מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from-amid HR/Ncmsc הַ/יְּהוּדִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayehudim the-Jews HTd/Ngmpa וְ/זִכְרָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤌 vezikheram and-their-memorial HC/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יָס֥וּף 𐤉𐤎𐤅𐤐 yasuf shall-perish HVqi3ms מִ/זַּרְעָֽ/ם 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤌 mizaream from-their-seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp
to establish - days of Purim these in their times according as had established upon them Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen and as they had established for themselves and for their descendants matters of the fastings and their cry