1 Now it came to pass in the days 03117 of Ahasuerus 0325, (this is Ahasuerus 0325 who reigned 04427, from India 01912 even to Cush 03568, over an hundred 03967 and seven 07651 and twenty 06242 provinces 04082:)
2 That in those days 03117, when the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 sat 03427 on the throne 03678 of his kingdom 04438, which was in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002,
3 In the third 07969 year 08141 of his reign 04427, he made 06213 a feast 04960 to all his princes 08269 and his servants 05650; the power 02428 of Persia 06539 and Media 04074, the nobles 06579 and princes 08269 of the provinces 04082, being before 06440 him:
4 When he showed 07200 the riches 06239 of his glorious 03519 kingdom 04438 and the honour 03366 of his excellent 08597 majesty 01420 many 07227 days 03117, even an hundred 03967 and eighty 08084 days 03117.
5 And when these days 03117 had ended 04390, the king 04428 made 06213 a feast 04960 for all the people 05971 that were present 04672 in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002, both for great 01419 and small 06996, seven 07651 days 03117, in the court 02691 of the garden 01594 of the king’s 04428 palace 01055; present: Heb. found
6 Where were white 02353, green 03768, and blue 08504, hangings, fastened 0270 with cords 02256 of fine linen 0948 and purple 0713 to silver 03701 rings 01550 and pillars 05982 of marble 08336: the couches 04296 were of gold 02091 and silver 03701, upon a pavement 07531 of red 0923, and blue 08504, and white 01858, and black 05508, marble 08336. blue, hangings: or, violet, etcof red…: or, of porphyre, and marble and alabaster, and stone of blue colour
7 And they gave them drink 08248 in vessels 03627 of gold 02091, (the vessels 03627 differing 08138 one from another 03627,) and royal 04438 wine 03196 in abundance 07227, according to the bounty 03027 of the king 04428. royal…: Heb. wine of the kingdomstate: Heb. hand
8 And the drinking 08360 was according to the law 01881; none constrained 0597: for so the king 04428 had appointed 03245 to all the officers 07227 of his house 01004, that they should do 06213 according to every man’s 0376 pleasure 07522.
9 Also Vashti 02060 the queen 04436 made 06213 a feast 04960 for the women 0802 in the royal 04438 house 01004 which belonged to king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325.
10 On the seventh 07637 day 03117, when the heart 03820 of the king 04428 was merry 02896 with wine 03196, he commanded 0559 Mehuman 04104, Biztha 0968, Harbona 02726, Bigtha 0903, and Abagtha 05, Zethar 02242, and Carcas 03752, the seven 07651 chamberlains 05631 that served 08334 in the presence 06440 of Ahasuerus 0325 the king 04428, chamberlains: or, eunuchs
11 To bring 0935 Vashti 02060 the queen 04436 before 06440 the king 04428 with the crown 03804 royal 04438, to show 07200 the people 05971 and the princes 08269 her beauty 03308: for she was fair 02896 to look on 04758. fair…: Heb. good of countenance
12 But the queen 04436 Vashti 02060 refused 03985 to come 0935 at the king’s 04428 commandment 01697 by 03027 his chamberlains 05631: therefore was the king 04428 very 03966 angry 07107, and his anger 02534 burned 01197 in him. by his…: Heb. which was by the hand of his eunuchs
13 Then the king 04428 said 0559 to the wise men 02450, who knew 03045 the times 06256, (for so was the king’s 04428 manner 01697 toward 06440 all that knew 03045 law 01881 and judgment 01779:
14 And the next 07138 to him was Carshena 03771, Shethar 08369, Admatha 0133, Tarshish 08659, Meres 04825, Marsena 04826, and Memucan 04462, the seven 07651 princes 08269 of Persia 06539 and Media 04074, who saw 07200 the king’s 04428 face 06440, and who sat 03427 in the first place 07223 in the kingdom 04438;)
15 What shall we do 06213 to the queen 04436 Vashti 02060 according to law 01881, because she hath not performed 06213 the commandment 03982 of the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 by 03027 the chamberlains 05631? What…: Heb. What to do
16 And Memucan 04462 answered 0559 before 06440 the king 04428 and the princes 08269, Vashti 02060 the queen 04436 hath not done wrong 05753 to the king 04428 only, but also to all the princes 08269, and to all the people 05971 that are in all the provinces 04082 of the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325.
17 For this deed 01697 of the queen 04436 shall become known 03318 to all women 0802, so that they shall look 05869 with contempt upon 0959 their husbands 01167, when it shall be reported 0559, The king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 commanded 0559 Vashti 02060 the queen 04436 to be brought in 0935 before 06440 him, but she came 0935 not.
18 Likewise shall the ladies 08282 of Persia 06539 and Media 04074 say 0559 this day 03117 to all the king’s 04428 princes 08269, who have heard 08085 of the deed 01697 of the queen 04436. Thus shall there arise too much 01767 contempt 0963 and wrath 07110.
19 If it pleaseth 02895 the king 04428, let a royal 04438 commandment 01697 go 03318 from him 06440, and let it be written 03789 among the laws 01881 of the Persians 06539 and the Medes 04074, that it be not altered 05674, That Vashti 02060 come 0935 no more before 06440 king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325; and let the king 04428 give 05414 her royal estate 04438 to another 07468 that is better 02896 than she. If it…: Heb. If it be good with the kingfrom him: Heb. from before himbe not…: Heb. pass not awayunto…: Heb. unto her companion
20 And when the king’s 04428 decree 06599 which he shall make 06213 shall be proclaimed 08085 throughout all his empire 04438, (for it is great 07227,) all the wives 0802 shall give 05414 to their husbands 01167 honour 03366, both to great 01419 and small 06996.
21 And the saying 01697 pleased 03190, 5869 the king 04428 and the princes 08269; and the king 04428 did 06213 according to the word 01697 of Memucan 04462: pleased…: Heb. was good in the eyes of the king
22 For he sent 07971 letters 05612 into all the king’s 04428 provinces 04082, into every province 04082 according to the writing 03791 of it, and to every people 05971 after their language 03956, that every man 0376 should bear rule 08323 in his own house 01004, and that it should be proclaimed 01696 in the language 03956 of every people 05971. that it…: Heb. that one should publish it according to the language of his people
1 After 0310 these things 01697, when the wrath 02534 of king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 was appeased 07918, he remembered 02142 Vashti 02060, and what she had done 06213, and what was decreed 01504 against her.
2 Then said 0559 the king’s 04428 servants 05288 that ministered 08334 to him, Let there be fair 02896, 4758 young 05291 virgins 01330 sought 01245 for the king 04428:
3 And let the king 04428 appoint 06485 officers 06496 in all the provinces 04082 of his kingdom 04438, that they may gather 06908 all the fair 02896, 4758 young 05291 virgins 01330 to Shushan 07800 the palace 01002, to the house 01004 of the women 0802, into the custody 03027 of Hege 01896 the king’s 04428 chamberlain 05631, keeper 08104 of the women 0802; and let their things for purification 08562 be given 05414 them: unto the…: Heb. unto the handHege: also called, Hegai
4 And let the maiden 05291 who pleaseth 03190, 5869 the king 04428 be queen 04427 instead of Vashti 02060. And the thing 01697 pleased 03190, 5869 the king 04428; and he did so 06213.
5 Now in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002 there was a certain 0376 Jew 03064, whose name 08034 was Mordecai 04782, the son 01121 of Jair 02971, the son 01121 of Shimei 08096, the son 01121 of Kish 07027, a Benjamite 01145;
6 Who had been carried away 01540 from Jerusalem 03389 with the captives 01473 who had been carried away 01540 with Jeconiah 03204 king 04428 of Judah 03063, whom Nebuchadnezzar 05019 the king 04428 of Babylon 0894 had carried away 01540. Jeconiah: also called, Jehoiachin
7 And he brought up 0539 Hadassah 01919, that is, Esther 0635, his uncle’s 01730 daughter 01323: for she had neither father 01 nor mother 0517, and the maid 05291 was fair 03303, 8389 and beautiful 02896, 4758; whom Mordecai 04782, when her father 01 and mother 0517 were dead 04194, took 03947 for his own daughter 01323. brought…: Heb. nourishedfair…: Heb. fair of form, and good of countenance
8 So it came to pass, when the king’s 04428 commandment 01697 and his decree 01881 were heard 08085, and when many 07227 maidens 05291 were gathered 06908 at Shushan 07800 the palace 01002, to the custody 03027 of Hegai 01896, that Esther 0635 was brought 03947 also to the king’s 04428 house 01004, to the custody 03027 of Hegai 01896, keeper 08104 of the women 0802.
9 And the maiden 05291 pleased 03190, 5869 him, and she obtained 05375 kindness 02617 from him 06440; and he speedily 0926 gave 05414 her her things for purification 08562, with such things as belonged 04490 to her, and seven 07651 choice 07200 maidens 05291, to be given 05414 her, out of the king’s 04428 house 01004: and he preferred 08138 her and her maids 05291 to the best 02896 place of the house 01004 of the women 0802. such…: Heb. her portionspreferred: Heb. changed
10 Esther 0635 had not revealed 05046 her people 05971 nor her kindred 04138: for Mordecai 04782 had charged 06680 her that she should not make it known 05046.
11 And Mordecai 04782 walked 01980 every day 03117 before 06440 the court 02691 of the women’s 0802 house 01004, to know 03045 how Esther 0635 did 07965, and what should become 06213 of her. to know…: Heb. to know the peace
12 Now when every maid’s 05291 turn 08447 had come 05060 to go in 0935 to king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, after 07093 that she had been twelve 08147, 6240 months 02320, according to the law 01881 for the women 0802, (for so were the days 03117 of their purifications 04795 accomplished 04390, that is, six 08337 months 02320 with oil 08081 of myrrh 04753, and six 08337 months 02320 with sweet odours 01314, and with other things for the purifying 08562 of the women 0802;)
13 Then thus came 0935 every maiden 05291 to the king 04428; whatever she desired 0559 was given 05414 her to go 0935 with her out of the house 01004 of the women 0802 to the king’s 04428 house 01004.
14 In the evening 06153 she went 0935, and on the next morning 01242 she returned 07725 into the second 08145 house 01004 of the women 0802, to the custody 03027 of Shaashgaz 08190, the king’s 04428 chamberlain 05631, who kept 08104 the concubines 06370: she came in 0935 to the king 04428 no more, except that the king 04428 delighted 02654 in her, and she was called 07121 by name 08034.
15 Now when the turn 08447 of Esther 0635, the daughter 01323 of Abihail 032 the uncle 01730 of Mordecai 04782, who had taken 03947 her for his daughter 01323, had come 05060 to go in 0935 to the king 04428, she required 01245 nothing 01697 but what Hegai 01896 the king’s 04428 chamberlain 05631, the keeper 08104 of the women 0802, appointed 0559. And Esther 0635 obtained 05375 favour 02580 in the sight 05869 of all them that looked 07200 upon her.
16 So Esther 0635 was taken 03947 to king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 into his house 01004 royal 04438 in the tenth 06224 month 02320, which is the month 02320 Tebeth 02887, in the seventh 07651 year 08141 of his reign 04438.
17 And the king 04428 loved 0157 Esther 0635 above all the women 0802, and she obtained 05375 grace 02580 and favour 02617 in his sight 06440 more than all the virgins 01330; so that he set 07760 the royal 04438 crown 03804 upon her head 07218, and made her queen 04427 instead of Vashti 02060. favour: or, kindnessin his…: Heb. before him
18 Then the king 04428 made 06213 a great 01419 feast 04960 to all his princes 08269 and his servants 05650, even Esther’s 0635 feast 04960; and he made 06213 a release 02010 to the provinces 04082, and gave 05414 gifts 04864, according to the bounty 03027 of the king 04428. release: Heb. rest
19 And when the virgins 01330 were gathered together 06908 the second time 08145, then Mordecai 04782 sat 03427 in the king’s 04428 gate 08179.
20 Esther 0635 had not yet revealed 05046 her kindred 04138 nor her people 05971; as Mordecai 04782 had charged 06680 her: for Esther 0635 performed 06213 the commandment 03982 of Mordecai 04782, as when she was brought up 0545 with him.
21 In those days 03117, while Mordecai 04782 sat 03427 in the king’s 04428 gate 08179, two 08147 of the king’s 04428 chamberlains 05631, Bigthan 0904 and Teresh 08657, of those who kept 08104 the door 05592, were angry 07107, and sought 01245 to lay 07971 hand 03027 on the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325. Bigthan: also called, Bigthanathe door: Heb. the threshold
22 And the thing 01697 was known 03045 to Mordecai 04782, who told 05046 it to Esther 0635 the queen 04436; and Esther 0635 informed 0559 the king 04428 of it in Mordecai’s 04782 name 08034.
23 And when enquiry 01245 was made of the matter 01697, it was discovered 04672; therefore they were both 08147 hanged 08518 on a tree 06086: and it was written 03789 in the book 05612 of the chronicles 01697, 3117 before 06440 the king 04428.
1 After 0310 these things 01697 king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 promoted 01431 Haman 02001 the son 01121 of Hammedatha 04099 the Agagite 091, and advanced 05375 him, and set 07760 his seat 03678 above all the princes 08269 that were with him.
2 And all the king’s 04428 servants 05650, that were in the king’s 04428 gate 08179, bowed 03766, and paid honour to 07812 Haman 02001: for the king 04428 had so commanded 06680 concerning him. But Mordecai 04782 bowed 03766 not, nor did pay him honour 07812.
3 Then the king’s 04428 servants 05650, who were in the king’s 04428 gate 08179, said 0559 to Mordecai 04782, Why dost thou transgress 05674 the king’s 04428 commandment 04687?
4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke 0559 daily 03117, 3117 to him, and he hearkened 08085 not to them, that they told 05046 Haman 02001, to see 07200 whether Mordecai’s 04782 reason 01697 would stand 05975: for he had told 05046 them that he was a Jew 03064.
5 And when Haman 02001 saw 07200 that Mordecai 04782 bowed 03766 not, nor did pay him honour 07812, then was Haman 02001 full 04390 of wrath 02534.
6 And he disdained 05869, 959 to lay 07971 hands 03027 on Mordecai 04782 alone; for they had made known to 05046 him the people 05971 of Mordecai 04782: therefore Haman 02001 sought 01245 to destroy 08045 all the Jews 03064 that were throughout the whole kingdom 04438 of Ahasuerus 0325, even the people 05971 of Mordecai 04782.
7 In the first 07223 month 02320, that is, the month 02320 Nisan 05212, in the twelfth 08147, 6240 year 08141 of king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, they cast 05307 Pur 06332, that is, the lot 01486, before 06440 Haman 02001 from day 03117 to day 03117, and from month 02320 to month 02320, to the twelfth 08147, 6240 month, that is, the month 02320 Adar 0143.
8 And Haman 02001 said 0559 to king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, There is 03426 a certain 0259 people 05971 scattered abroad 06340 and dispersed 06504 among the people 05971 in all the provinces 04082 of thy kingdom 04438; and their laws 01881 are different 08138 from all people 05971; neither keep 06213 they the king’s 04428 laws 01881: therefore it is not for the king’s 04428 profit 07737 to allow 03240 them to remain. for the…: Heb. meet or, equal, etc
9 If it shall please 02895 the king 04428, let it be written 03789 that they may be destroyed 06: and I will pay 08254 ten 06235 thousand 0505 talents 03603 of silver 03701 to the hands 03027 of those that have the charge 06213 of the business 04399, to bring 0935 it into the king’s 04428 treasuries 01595. that they…: Heb. to destroy thempay: Heb. weigh
10 And the king 04428 took 05493 his ring 02885 from his hand 03027, and gave 05414 it to Haman 02001 the son 01121 of Hammedatha 04099 the Agagite 091, the Jews 03064’ enemy 06887. enemy: or, oppressor
11 And the king 04428 said 0559 to Haman 02001, The silver 03701 is given 05414 to thee, the people 05971 also, to do 06213 with them as it seemeth 05869 good 02896 to thee.
12 Then were the king’s 04428 scribes 05608 called 07121 on the thirteenth 07969, 6240 day 03117 of the first 07223 month 02320, and there was written 03789 according to all that Haman 02001 had commanded 06680 to the king’s 04428 satraps 0323, and to the governors 06346 that were over every province 04082, and to the princes 08269 of every people 05971 of every province 04082 according to the writing 03791 of it, and to every people 05971 after their language 03956; in the name 08034 of king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 was it written 03789, and sealed 02856 with the king’s 04428 ring 02885. scribes: or, secretaries
13 And the letters 05612 were sent 07971 by 03027 posts 07323 into all the king’s 04428 provinces 04082, to destroy 08045, to kill 02026, and to cause to perish 06, all Jews 03064, both young 05288 and old 02205, little children 02945 and women 0802, in one 0259 day 03117, even upon the thirteenth 07969, 6240 day of the twelfth 08147, 6240 month 02320, which is the month 02320 Adar 0143, and to plunder 07998 them for spoil 0962.
14 The copy 06572 of the writing 03791 for a commandment 01881 to be given 05414 in every province 04082 was proclaimed 01540 to all people 05971, that they should be ready 06264 for that day 03117.
15 The posts 07323 departed 03318, being hastened 01765 by the king’s 04428 commandment 01697, and the decree 01881 was given 05414 in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002. And the king 04428 and Haman 02001 sat down 03427 to drink 08354; but the city 05892 Shushan 07800 was perplexed 0943.
1 When Mordecai 04782 perceived 03045 all that was done 06213, Mordecai 04782 tore 07167 his clothes 0899, and put on 03847 sackcloth 08242 with ashes 0665, and went out 03318 into the midst 08432 of the city 05892, and cried 02199 with a loud 01419 and a bitter 04751 cry 02201;
2 And came 0935 even before 06440 the king’s 04428 gate 08179: for none might enter 0935 into the king’s 04428 gate 08179 clothed 03830 with sackcloth 08242.
3 And in every province 04082, wherever 04725 the king’s 04428 commandment 01697 and his decree 01881 came 05060, there was great 01419 mourning 060 among the Jews 03064, and fasting 06685, and weeping 01065, and wailing 04553; and many 07227 lay 03331 in sackcloth 08242 and ashes 0665. many…: Heb. sackcloth and ashes were laid under many
4 So Esther’s 0635 maids 05291 and her chamberlains 05631 came 0935 and told 05046 it to her. Then was the queen 04436 exceedingly 03966 grieved 02342; and she sent 07971 raiment 0899 to clothe 03847 Mordecai 04782, and to take away 05493 his sackcloth 08242 from him: but he accepted 06901 it not. chamberlains: Heb. eunuchs
5 Then called 07121 Esther 0635 for Hatach 02047, one of the king’s 04428 chamberlains 05631, whom he had appointed 05975 to attend 06440 upon her, and gave him a commandment 06680 to Mordecai 04782, to learn 03045 what it was, and why it was. appointed…: Heb. set before her
6 So Hatach 02047 went forth 03318 to Mordecai 04782 to the street 07339 of the city 05892, which was before 06440 the king’s 04428 gate 08179.
7 And Mordecai 04782 told 05046 him all that had happened 07136 to him, and of the sum 06575 of the money 03701 that Haman 02001 had promised 0559 to pay 08254 to the king’s 04428 treasuries 01595 for the Jews 03064, to destroy 06 them.
8 Also he gave 05414 him the copy 06572 of the writing 03791 of the decree 01881 that was given 05414 at Shushan 07800 to destroy 08045 them, to show 07200 it to Esther 0635, and to tell 05046 it to her, and to charge 06680 her that she should go in 0935 to the king 04428, to make supplication 02603 to him, and to make request 01245 before 06440 him for her people 05971.
9 And Hatach 02047 came 0935 and told 05046 Esther 0635 the words 01697 of Mordecai 04782.
10 Again Esther 0635 spoke 0559 to Hatach 02047, and gave him commandment 06680 to Mordecai 04782;
11 All the king’s 04428 servants 05650, and the people 05971 of the king’s 04428 provinces 04082, do know 03045, that whoever, whether man 0376 or woman 0802, shall come 0935 to the king 04428 into the inner 06442 court 02691, who is not called 07121, there is one 0259 law 01881 of his to put him to death 04191, except 0905 him to whom the king 04428 shall hold out 03447 the golden 02091 sceptre 08275, that he may live 02421: but I have not been called 07121 to come in 0935 to the king 04428 these thirty 07970 days 03117.
12 And they told 05046 to Mordecai 04782 Esther’s 0635 words 01697.
13 Then Mordecai 04782 commanded 0559 to answer 07725 Esther 0635, Think 01819 not with thyself 05315 that thou shalt escape 04422 in the king’s 04428 house 01004, more than all the Jews 03064.
14 For if thou shalt altogether 02790 hold thy peace 02790 at this time 06256, then shall there relief 07305 and deliverance 02020 arise 05975 to the Jews 03064 from another 0312 place 04725; but thou and thy father’s 01 house 01004 shall be destroyed 06: and who knoweth 03045 whether thou hast come 05060 to the kingdom 04438 for such a time 06256 as this? enlargement: Heb. respiration
15 Then Esther 0635 told 0559 them return 07725 Mordecai 04782 this answer,
16 Go 03212, gather 03664 all the Jews 03064 that are present 04672 in Shushan 07800, and fast 06684 ye for me, and neither eat 0398 nor drink 08354 three 07969 days 03117, night 03915 or day 03117: I also and my maidens 05291 will fast 06684 likewise; and so 03651 will I go 0935 in to the king 04428, which is not according to the law 01881: and if I perish 06, I perish 06. present: Heb. found
17 So Mordecai 04782 went his way 05674, and did 06213 according to all that Esther 0635 had commanded 06680 him. went…: Heb. passed
1 Now it came to pass on the third 07992 day 03117, that Esther 0635 put on 03847 her royal 04438 apparel, and stood 05975 in the inner 06442 court 02691 of the king’s 04428 house 01004, opposite 05227 the king’s 04428 house 01004: and the king 04428 sat 03427 upon his royal 04438 throne 03678 in the royal 04438 house 01004, opposite 05227 the entrance 06607 of the house 01004.
2 And it was so, when the king 04428 saw 07200 Esther 0635 the queen 04436 standing 05975 in the court 02691, that she obtained 05375 favour 02580 in his sight 05869: and the king 04428 held out 03447 to Esther 0635 the golden 02091 sceptre 08275 that was in his hand 03027. So Esther 0635 drew near 07126, and touched 05060 the top 07218 of the sceptre 08275.
3 Then said 0559 the king 04428 to her, What wilt thou, queen 04436 Esther 0635? and what is thy request 01246? it shall be even given 05414 thee to the half 02677 of the kingdom 04438.
4 And Esther 0635 answered 0559, If it shall seem good 02895 to the king 04428, let the king 04428 and Haman 02001 come 0935 this day 03117 to the banquet 04960 that I have prepared 06213 for him.
5 Then the king 04428 said 0559, Cause Haman 02001 to make haste 04116, that he may do 06213 as Esther 0635 hath said 01697. So the king 04428 and Haman 02001 came 0935 to the banquet 04960 that Esther 0635 had prepared 06213.
6 And the king 04428 said 0559 to Esther 0635 at the banquet 04960 of wine 03196, What is thy petition 07596? and it shall be granted 05414 thee: and what is thy request 01246? even to the half 02677 of the kingdom 04438 it shall be performed 06213.
7 Then answered 06030 Esther 0635, and said 0559, My petition 07596 and my request 01246 is;
8 If I have found 04672 favour 02580 in the sight 05869 of the king 04428, and if it shall please 02895 the king 04428 to grant 05414 my petition 07596, and to perform 06213 my request 01246, let the king 04428 and Haman 02001 come 0935 to the banquet 04960 that I shall prepare 06213 for them, and I will do 06213 to morrow 04279 as the king 04428 hath said 01697. perform: Heb. do
9 Then went 03318 Haman 02001 forth 03318 that day 03117 joyful 08056 and with a glad 02896 heart 03820: but when Haman 02001 saw 07200 Mordecai 04782 in the king’s 04428 gate 08179, that he stood not up 06965, nor trembled 02111 before him, he 02001 was full 04390 of indignation 02534 against Mordecai 04782.
10 Nevertheless Haman 02001 restrained 0662 himself: and when he came 0935 home 01004, he sent 07971 and called 0935 for his friends 0157, and Zeresh 02238 his wife 0802. called…: Heb. caused to come
11 And Haman 02001 told 05608 them of the glory 03519 of his riches 06239, and the multitude 07230 of his children 01121, and all the things in which the king 04428 had promoted 01431 him, and how he had advanced 05375 him above the princes 08269 and servants 05650 of the king 04428.
12 Haman 02001 said 0559 moreover, Yea, Esther 0635 the queen 04436 let no man come in 0935 with the king 04428 to the banquet 04960 that she had prepared 06213 but myself; and to morrow 04279 I am invited 07121 to her also with the king 04428.
13 Yet all this availeth 07737 me nothing, so long as 06256 I see 07200 Mordecai 04782 the Jew 03064 sitting 03427 at the king’s 04428 gate 08179.
14 Then said 0559 Zeresh 02238 his wife 0802 and all his friends 0157 to him, Let a gallows 06086 be made 06213 fifty 02572 cubits 0520 high 01364, and to morrow 01242 speak 0559 thou to the king 04428 that Mordecai 04782 may be hanged 08518 on it: then go 0935 thou in merrily 08056 with the king 04428 to the banquet 04960. And the thing 01697 pleased 03190, 6440 Haman 02001; and he caused 06213 the gallows 06086 to be made 06213. gallows: Heb. tree
1 In that night 03915 the king 04428 could not 05074 sleep 08142, and he commanded 0559 to bring 0935 the book 05612 of records 02146 of the chronicles 01697, 3117; and they were read 07121 before 06440 the king 04428. could…: Heb. the king’s sleep fled away
2 And it was found 04672 written 03789, that Mordecai 04782 had informed 05046 on Bigthana 0904 and Teresh 08657, two 08147 of the king’s 04428 chamberlains 05631, the keepers 08104 of the door 05592, who sought 01245 to lay 07971 hand 03027 on the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325. Bigthana: also called, Bigthandoor: Heb. threshold
3 And the king 04428 said 0559, What honour 03366 and dignity 01420 hath been bestowed 06213 upon Mordecai 04782 for this? Then said 0559 the king’s 04428 servants 05288 that ministered 08334 to him, There is nothing 01697 done 06213 for him.
4 And the king 04428 said 0559, Who is in the court 02691? Now Haman 02001 had come 0935 into the outer 02435 court 02691 of the king’s 04428 house 01004, to speak 0559 to the king 04428 to hang 08518 Mordecai 04782 on the gallows 06086 that he had prepared 03559 for him.
5 And the king’s 04428 servants 05288 said 0559 to him, Behold, Haman 02001 standeth 05975 in the court 02691. And the king 04428 said 0559, Let him come in 0935.
6 So Haman 02001 came in 0935. And the king 04428 said 0559 to him, What shall be done 06213 to the man 0376 whom the king 04428 delighteth 02654 to honour 03366? Now Haman 02001 thought 0559 in his heart 03820, To whom would the king 04428 delight 02654 to do 06213 honour 03366 more 03148 than to myself? whom the king…: Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth
7 And Haman 02001 answered 0559 the king 04428, For the man 0376 whom the king 04428 delighteth 02654 to honour 03366, whom the king…: Heb. in whose honour the king delighteth
8 Let the royal 04438 apparel 03830 be brought 0935 which the king 04428 useth to wear 03847, and the horse 05483 that the king 04428 rideth 07392 upon, and the crown 03804 royal 04438 which is set 05414 upon his head 07218: Let…: Heb. Let them bring the royal apparelwhich the king…: Heb. wherewith the king clotheth himself
9 And let this apparel 03830 and horse 05483 be delivered 05414 to the hand 03027 of one 0376 of the king’s 04428 most noble 06579 princes 08269, that they may array 03847 the man 0376 whom the king 04428 delighteth 02654 to honour 03366, and bring 07392 him on horseback 05483 through the street 07339 of the city 05892, and proclaim 07121 before 06440 him, Thus shall it be done 06213 to the man 0376 whom the king 04428 delighteth 02654 to honour 03366. bring…: Heb. cause him to ride
10 Then the king 04428 said 0559 to Haman 02001, Make haste 04116, and take 03947 the apparel 03830 and the horse 05483, as thou hast said 01696, and do 06213 even so to Mordecai 04782 the Jew 03064, that sitteth 03427 at the king’s 04428 gate 08179: let nothing 01697 fail 05307 of all that thou hast spoken 01696. let…: Heb. suffer not a whit to fall
11 Then Haman 02001 took 03947 the apparel 03830 and the horse 05483, and arrayed 03847 Mordecai 04782, and brought him on horseback 07392 through the street 07339 of the city 05892, and proclaimed 07121 before 06440 him, Thus shall it be done 06213 to the man 0376 whom the king 04428 delighteth 02654 to honour 03366.
12 And Mordecai 04782 came again 07725 to the king’s 04428 gate 08179. But Haman 02001 hasted 01765 to his house 01004 mourning 057, and having his head 07218 covered 02645.
13 And Haman 02001 told 05608 Zeresh 02238 his wife 0802 and all his friends 0157 every thing that had befallen 07136 him. Then said 0559 his wise men 02450 and Zeresh 02238 his wife 0802 to him, If Mordecai 04782 is of the seed 02233 of the Jews 03064, before 06440 whom thou hast begun 02490 to fall 05307, thou shalt not prevail 03201 against him, but shalt surely 05307 fall 05307 before 06440 him.
14 And while they were yet talking 01696 with him, came 05060 the king’s 04428 chamberlains 05631, and hasted 0926 to bring 0935 Haman 02001 to the banquet 04960 that Esther 0635 had prepared 06213.
1 So the king 04428 and Haman 02001 came 0935 to banquet 08354 with Esther 0635 the queen 04436. to banquet: Heb. to drink
2 And the king 04428 said 0559 again to Esther 0635 on the second 08145 day 03117 at the banquet 04960 of wine 03196, What is thy petition 07596, queen 04436 Esther 0635? and it shall be granted 05414 thee: and what is thy request 01246? and it shall be performed 06213, even to the half 02677 of the kingdom 04438.
3 Then Esther 0635 the queen 04436 answered 06030 and said 0559, If I have found 04672 favour 02580 in thy sight 05869, O king 04428, and if it shall please 02895 the king 04428, let my life 05315 be given 05414 me at my petition 07596, and my people 05971 at my request 01246:
4 For we are sold 04376, I and my people 05971, to be destroyed 08045, to be slain 02026, and to perish 06. But if 0432 we had been sold 04376 for male 05650 and female slaves 08198, I had held my tongue 02790, although the enemy 06862 could not compensate for 07737 the king’s 04428 loss 05143. to be destroyed…: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish
5 Then the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 answered 0559 and said 0559 to Esther 0635 the queen 04436, Who is he, and where is he, that dared presume 04390 in his heart 03820 to do 06213 so? that…: Heb. whose heart hath filled him
6 And Esther 0635 said 0559, The adversary 0376, 6862 and enemy 0341 is this wicked 07451 Haman 02001. Then Haman 02001 was afraid 01204 before 06440 the king 04428 and the queen 04436. The adversary: Heb. The man adversarybefore: or, at the presence of
7 And the king 04428 arising 06965 from the banquet 04960 of wine 03196 in his wrath 02534 went into the palace 01055 garden 01594: and Haman 02001 stood up 05975 to make request 01245 for his life 05315 to Esther 0635 the queen 04436; for he saw 07200 that there was evil 07451 determined 03615 against him by the king 04428.
8 Then the king 04428 returned 07725 out of the palace 01055 garden 01594 into the place 01004 of the banquet 04960 of wine 03196; and Haman 02001 had fallen 05307 upon the couch 04296 on which Esther 0635 was. Then said 0559 the king 04428, Will he force 03533 the queen 04436 also before me in the house 01004? As the word 01697 went out 03318 of the king’s 04428 mouth 06310, they covered 02645 Haman’s 02001 face 06440. before me: Heb. with me
9 And Harbonah 02726, one 0259 of the chamberlains 05631, said 0559 before 06440 the king 04428, Behold also, the gallows 06086 fifty 02572 cubits 0520 high 01364, which Haman 02001 had made 06213 for Mordecai 04782, who had spoken 01696 good 02896 for the king 04428, standeth 05975 in the house 01004 of Haman 02001. Then the king 04428 said 0559, Hang 08518 him on it. gallows: Heb. tree
10 So they hanged 08518 Haman 02001 on the gallows 06086 that he had prepared 03559 for Mordecai 04782. Then was the king’s 04428 wrath 02534 pacified 07918.
1 On that day 03117 the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 gave 05414 the house 01004 of Haman 02001 the Jews 03064’ enemy 06887 to Esther 0635 the queen 04436. And Mordecai 04782 came 0935 before 06440 the king 04428; for Esther 0635 had told 05046 what he was to her.
2 And the king 04428 took off 05493 his ring 02885, which he had taken 05674 from Haman 02001, and gave 05414 it to Mordecai 04782. And Esther 0635 set 07760 Mordecai 04782 over the house 01004 of Haman 02001.
3 And Esther 0635 spoke 01696 yet again 03254 before 06440 the king 04428, and fell down 05307 at 06440 his feet 07272, and besought 02603 him with tears 01058 to put away 05674 the mischief 07451 of Haman 02001 the Agagite 091, and his plot 04284 that he had devised 02803 against the Jews 03064. and besought…: Heb. and she wept, and besought him
4 Then the king 04428 held out 03447 the golden 02091 sceptre 08275 toward Esther 0635. So Esther 0635 arose 06965, and stood 05975 before 06440 the king 04428,
5 And said 0559, If it shall please 02896 the king 04428, and if I have found 04672 favour 02580 in his sight 06440, and the thing 01697 shall seem right 03787 before 06440 the king 04428, and I am pleasing 02896 in his eyes 05869, let it be written 03789 to reverse 07725 the letters 05612 devised 04284 by Haman 02001 the son 01121 of Hammedatha 04099 the Agagite 091, which he wrote 03789 to destroy 06 the Jews 03064 who are in all the king’s 04428 provinces 04082: devised: Heb. the devicewhich he…: or, who wrote
6 For how 0349 can I endure 03201 to see 07200 the evil 07451 that shall come 04672 to my people 05971? or how 0349 can I endure 03201 to see 07200 the destruction 013 of my kindred 04138? endure…: Heb. be able that I may see
7 Then the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 said 0559 to Esther 0635 the queen 04436 and to Mordecai 04782 the Jew 03064, Behold, I have given 05414 Esther 0635 the house 01004 of Haman 02001, and him they have hanged 08518 upon the gallows 06086, because he laid 07971 his hand 03027 upon the Jews 03064.
8 Write 03789 ye also for the Jews 03064, as it pleaseth 02896 you 05869, in the king’s 04428 name 08034, and seal 02856 it with the king’s 04428 ring 02885: for the writing 03791 which is written 03789 in the king’s 04428 name 08034, and sealed 02856 with the king’s 04428 ring 02885, no man may reverse 07725.
9 Then were the king’s 04428 scribes 05608 called 07121 at that time 06256 in the third 07992 month 02320, that is, the month 02320 Sivan 05510, on the three 07969 and twentieth 06242 day of it; and it was written 03789 according to all that Mordecai 04782 commanded 06680 to the Jews 03064, and to the satraps 0323, and the governors 06346 and princes 08269 of the provinces 04082 which are from India 01912 to Cush 03568, an hundred 03967 and twenty 06242 and seven 07651 provinces 04082, to every province 04082 according to the writing 03791 of it, and to every people 05971 after their language 03956, and to the Jews 03064 according to their writing 03791, and according to their language 03956.
10 And he wrote 03789 in the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325’ name 08034, and sealed 02856 it with the king’s 04428 ring 02885, and sent 07971 letters 05612 by 03027 posts 07323 on horseback 05483, and riders 07392 on mules 07409, camels 0327, and young 01121 dromedaries 07424:
11 In which the king 04428 granted 05414 the Jews 03064 who were in every city 05892 to gather themselves together 06950, and to defend 05975 their lives 05315, to destroy 08045, to slay 02026, and to cause to perish 06, all the power 02428 of the people 05971 and province 04082 that would assault 06696 them, both little ones 02945 and women 0802, and to plunder 07998 them for spoil 0962,
12 Upon one 0259 day 03117 in all the provinces 04082 of king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, namely, upon the thirteenth 07969, 6240 day of the twelfth 08147, 6240 month 02320, which is the month 02320 Adar 0143.
13 The copy 06572 of the writing 03791 for a commandment 01881 to be given 05414 in every province 04082 was proclaimed 01540 to all people 05971, and that the Jews 03064 should be ready 06264, 6259 for that day 03117 to avenge 05358 themselves on their enemies 0341. published: Heb. revealed
14 So the posts 07323 that rode 07392 upon mules 07409 and camels 0327 went out 03318, being hastened 0926 and pressed on 01765 by the king’s 04428 commandment 01697. And the decree 01881 was given 05414 at Shushan 07800 the palace 01002.
15 And Mordecai 04782 went out 03318 from the presence 06440 of the king 04428 in royal 04438 apparel 03830 of blue 08504 and white 02353, and with a great 01419 crown 05850 of gold 02091, and with a garment 08509 of fine linen 0948 and purple 0713: and the city 05892 of Shushan 07800 rejoiced 06670 and was glad 08056. blue: or, violet
16 The Jews 03064 had light 0219, and gladness 08057, and joy 08342, and honour 03366.
17 And in every province 04082, and in every city 05892, wherever 04725 the king’s 04428 commandment 01697 and his decree 01881 came 05060, the Jews 03064 had joy 08057 and gladness 08342, a feast 04960 and a good 02896 day 03117. And many 07227 of the people 05971 of the land 0776 became Jews 03054; for the fear 06343 of the Jews 03064 fell 05307 upon them.
1 Now in the twelfth 08147, 6240 month 02320, that is, the month 02320 Adar 0143, on the thirteenth 07969, 6240 day 03117 of the same, when the king’s 04428 commandment 01697 and his decree 01881 drew near 05060 to be put in execution 06213, in the day 03117 that the enemies 0341 of the Jews 03064 hoped 07663 to have power 07980 over them, (though it was turned 02015 to the contrary, that the Jews 03064 had rule 07980 over them that hated 08130 them;)
2 The Jews 03064 gathered themselves together 06950 in their cities 05892 throughout all the provinces 04082 of the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, to lay 07971 hand 03027 on such as sought 01245 their harm 07451: and no man 0376 could withstand 05975 them 06440; for the fear 06343 of them fell 05307 upon all people 05971.
3 And all the princes 08269 of the provinces 04082, and the satraps 0323, and the governors 06346, and officers 06213, 4399 of the king 04428, helped 05375 the Jews 03064; because the fear 06343 of Mordecai 04782 fell 05307 upon them. officers…: Heb. those which did the business that belonged to the king
4 For Mordecai 04782 was great 01419 in the king’s 04428 house 01004, and his fame 08089 went out 01980 throughout all the provinces 04082: for this man 0376 Mordecai 04782 became 01980 greater and greater 01419.
5 Thus the Jews 03064 smote 05221 all their enemies 0341 with the stroke 04347 of the sword 02719, and slaughter 02027, and destruction 012, and did 06213 what they would 07522 to those that hated 08130 them. what…: Heb. according to their will
6 And in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002 the Jews 03064 slew 02026 and destroyed 06 five 02568 hundred 03967 men 0376.
7 And Parshandatha 06577, and Dalphon 01813, and Aspatha 0630,
8 And Poratha 06334, and Adalia 0118, and Aridatha 0743,
9 And Parmashta 06534, and Arisai 0747, and Aridai 0742, and Vajezatha 02055,
10 The ten 06235 sons 01121 of Haman 02001 the son 01121 of Hammedatha 04099, the enemy 06887 of the Jews 03064, they slew 02026; but on the spoil 0961 they laid 07971 not their hand 03027.
11 On that day 03117 the number 04557 of those that were slain 02026 in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002 was brought 0935 before 06440 the king 04428. was…: Heb. came
12 And the king 04428 said 0559 to Esther 0635 the queen 04436, The Jews 03064 have slain 02026 and destroyed 06 five 02568 hundred 03967 men 0376 in Shushan 07800 the palace 01002, and the ten 06235 sons 01121 of Haman 02001; what have they done 06213 in the rest 07605 of the king’s 04428 provinces 04082? now what is thy petition 07596? and it shall be granted 05414 thee: or what is thy request 01246 further 05750? and it shall be done 06213.
13 Then said 0559 Esther 0635, If it shall please 02896 the king 04428, let it be granted 05414 to the Jews 03064 who are in Shushan 07800 to do 06213 to morrow 04279 also according to this day’s 03117 decree 01881, and let Haman’s 02001 ten 06235 sons 01121 be hanged 08518 upon the gallows 06086. let Haman’s…: Heb. let men hang, etc
14 And the king 04428 commanded 0559 it so to be done 06213: and the decree 01881 was given 05414 at Shushan 07800; and they hanged 08518 Haman’s 02001 ten 06235 sons 01121.
15 For the Jews 03064 that were in Shushan 07800 gathered themselves together 06950 on the fourteenth 0702, 6240 day 03117 also of the month 02320 Adar 0143, and slew 02026 three 07969 hundred 03967 men 0376 at Shushan 07800; but on the spoil 0961 they laid 07971 not their hand 03027.
16 But the other 07605 Jews 03064 that were in the king’s 04428 provinces 04082 gathered themselves together 06950, and defended 05975 their lives 05315, and had rest 05118 from their enemies 0341, and slew 02026 of their foes 08130 seventy 07657 and five 02568 thousand 0505, but they laid 07971 not their hands 03027 on the spoil 0961,
17 On the thirteenth 07969, 6240 day 03117 of the month 02320 Adar 0143; and on the fourteenth 0702, 6240 day of the same they rested 05118, and made 06213 it a day 03117 of feasting 04960 and gladness 08057. of the same: Heb. in it
18 But the Jews 03064 that were at Shushan 07800 assembled together 06950 on the thirteenth 07969, 6240 day of the month, and on the fourteenth 0702, 6240 of it; and on the fifteenth 02568, 6240 day of the same they rested 05118, and made 06213 it a day 03117 of feasting 04960 and gladness 08057.
19 Therefore the Jews 03064 of the villages 06521, that dwelt 03427 in the unwalled 06519 towns 05892, made 06213 the fourteenth 0702, 6240 day 03117 of the month 02320 Adar 0143 a day of gladness 08057 and feasting 04960, and a good 02896 day 03117, and of sending 04916 portions 04490 one 0376 to another 07453.
20 And Mordecai 04782 wrote 03789 these things 01697, and sent 07971 letters 05612 to all the Jews 03064 that were in all the provinces 04082 of the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, both near 07138 and far 07350,
21 To establish 06965 this among them, that they should keep 06213 the fourteenth 0702, 6240 day 03117 of the month 02320 Adar 0143, and the fifteenth 02568, 6240 day 03117 of the same, yearly 08141, 8141,
22 As the days 03117 in which the Jews 03064 rested 05117 from their enemies 0341, and the month 02320 which was turned 02015 to them from sorrow 03015 to joy 08057, and from mourning 060 into a good 02896 day 03117: that they should make 06213 them days 03117 of feasting 04960 and joy 08057, and of sending 04916 portions 04490 one 0376 to another 07453, and gifts 04979 to the poor 034.
23 And the Jews 03064 undertook 06901 to do 06213 as they had begun 02490, and as Mordecai 04782 had written 03789 to them;
24 Because Haman 02001 the son 01121 of Hammedatha 04099, the Agagite 091, the enemy 06887 of all the Jews 03064, had devised 02803 against the Jews 03064 to destroy 06 them, and had cast 05307 Pur 06332, that is, the lot 01486, to consume 02000 them, and to destroy 06 them; consume: Heb. crush
25 But when Esther came 0935 before 06440 the king 04428, he commanded 0559 by letters 05612 that his wicked 07451 plot 04284, which he devised 02803 against the Jews 03064, should return 07725 upon his own head 07218, and that he and his sons 01121 should be hanged 08518 on the gallows 06086. when…: Heb. when she came
26 Therefore they called 07121 these days 03117 Purim 06332 after the name 08034 of Pur 06332. Therefore for all the words 01697 of this letter 0107, and of that which they had seen 07200 concerning this matter 03602, and which had come 05060 to them, Pur: that is, Lot
27 The Jews 03064 ordained 06965, and took 06901 upon them, and upon their seed 02233, and upon all such as joined 03867 themselves to them, so as it should not fail 05674, that they would keep 06213 these two 08147 days 03117 according to their writing 03791, and according to their appointed time 02165 every year 08141, 8141; fail: Heb. pass
28 And that these days 03117 should be remembered 02142 and kept 06213 throughout 01755 every generation 01755, every family 04940, every province 04082, and every city 05892; and that these days 03117 of Purim 06332 should not fail 05674 to be observed among 08432 the Jews 03064, nor the memorial 02143 of them perish 05486 from their seed 02233. fail: Heb. passperish: Heb. be ended
29 Then Esther 0635 the queen 04436, the daughter 01323 of Abihail 032, and Mordecai 04782 the Jew 03064, wrote 03789 with all authority 08633, to confirm 06965 this second 08145 letter 0107 of Purim 06332. authority: Heb. strength
30 And he sent 07971 the letters 05612 to all the Jews 03064, to the hundred 03967 twenty 06242 and seven 07651 provinces 04082 of the kingdom 04438 of Ahasuerus 0325, with words 01697 of peace 07965 and truth 0571,
31 To confirm 06965 these days 03117 of Purim 06332 in their times 02165 appointed, according as Mordecai 04782 the Jew 03064 and Esther 0635 the queen 04436 had established 06965 for them, and as they had decreed 06965 for themselves 05315 and for their seed 02233, the matters 01697 of the fastings 06685 and their lamentations 02201. themselves: Heb. their souls
32 And the decree 03982 of Esther 0635 confirmed 06965 these matters 01697 of Purim 06332; and it was written 03789 in the book 05612.
1 And the king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325 laid 07760 a tribute 04522 upon the land 0776, and upon the isles 0339 of the sea 03220.
2 And all the acts 04639 of his power 08633 and of his might 01369, and the declaration 06575 of the greatness 01420 of Mordecai 04782, to which the king 04428 advanced 01431 him, are they not written 03789 in the book 05612 of the chronicles 01697, 3117 of the kings 04428 of Media 04074 and Persia 06539? advanced…: Heb. made him great
3 For Mordecai 04782 the Jew 03064 was next 04932 to king 04428 Ahasuerus 0325, and great 01419 among the Jews 03064, and accepted 07521 by the multitude 07230 of his brethren 0251, seeking 01875 the welfare 02896 of his people 05971, and speaking 01696 peace 07965 to all his seed 02233.