Esther

Chapter 2

Phonetic (Hebrew): achar֙ hadּebari֣ym ha'e֔lּeh kּeshsho֕ke chama֖t hamּe֣leke 'achashshever֑oshsh zaka֤r 'et-vashshetּiy֙ ve'e֣t 'ashsher-'ashsa֔tah ve'e֥t 'ashsher-nigeza֖r 'aleֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After some time, when the anger of King Xerxes had cooled, he remembered Vashti, what she had done, and what had been decreed against her.

אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת־וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֔תָה וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֥u na'areֽy-hamּe֖leke meshshareta֑yv yebaqeshsh֥u lamּe֛leke ne'ar֥ot bּetul֖ot tob֥ot mare'eֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king’s personal attendants suggested, "Let a search be made for beautiful young virgins for the king."

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ נַעֲרֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מְשָׁרְתָ֑יו יְבַקְשׁ֥וּ לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ נְעָר֥וֹת בְּתוּל֖וֹת טוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veyapeqe֨d hamּe֣leke pּeqiydiym֮ bּekal-mediyn֣ot malekuto֒ veyiqebּetz֣u 'et-kּal-na'araֽh-be֠tulah toba֨t mare'e֜h 'el-shshushsha֤n habּiyrah֙ 'el-bּe֣yt hanּashshi֔ym 'el-ya֥d hege֛ seri֥ys hamּe֖leke shshome֣r hanּashshi֑ym venat֖on tּameruqeyheֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"Let the king appoint officials in every province of his kingdom to bring all these beautiful young women to the harem in the fortress of Susa. Let them be placed under the care of Hegai, the king’s eunuch in charge of the women, and let beauty treatments be given to them."

וְיַפְקֵ֨ד הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ פְּקִידִים֮ בְּכָל־מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתוֹ֒ וְיִקְבְּצ֣וּ אֶת־כָּל־נַעֲרָֽה־בְ֠תוּלָה טוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜ה אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֤ן הַבִּירָה֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגֶ֛א סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וְנָת֖וֹן תַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaֽnּa'ara֗h 'ashshe֤r tּiytab֙ bּe'eyne֣y hamּe֔leke tּimelo֖ke tּa֣chat vashshetּi֑y vayּiyta֧b hadּaba֛r bּe'eyne֥y hamּe֖leke vayּa֥'ashs kּeֽn׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"Then let the woman who pleases the king become queen instead of Vashti." The king was pleased with this idea and acted on it.

וְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר תִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ תִּמְלֹ֖ךְ תַּ֣חַת וַשְׁתִּ֑י וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וַיַּ֥עַשׂ כֵּֽן׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): i֣yshsh yehudi֔y haya֖h bּeshshushsha֣n habּiyra֑h ushshem֣o maredּoka֗y bּe֣n ya'i֧yr bּen-shshime'i֛y bּen-qi֖yshsh 'i֥yshsh yemiyniֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now in the fortress of Susa there was a Jew named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite.

אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדִ֔י הָיָ֖ה בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן הַבִּירָ֑ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מָרְדֳּכַ֗י בֶּ֣ן יָאִ֧יר בֶּן־שִׁמְעִ֛י בֶּן־קִ֖ישׁ אִ֥ישׁ יְמִינִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֤r hagelah֙ miyr֣ushshala֔yim 'im-hagּolah֙ 'ashshe֣r hageleta֔h 'i֖m yekaneya֣h meֽleke-yehuda֑h 'ashshe֣r hegela֔h nebukadene'tzּa֖r me֥leke bּabeֽl׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He had been taken into exile from Jerusalem by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, among those captured with King Jehoiachin of Judah.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר הָגְלָה֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔יִם עִם־הַגֹּלָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָגְלְתָ֔ה עִ֖ם יְכָנְיָ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶגְלָ֔ה נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֖ר מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֨y 'ome֜n 'et-hadasּa֗h hi֤y 'esetּer֙ bּat-dּod֔o kּi֛y 'e֥yn la֖hּ 'a֣b va'e֑m vehanּa'ara֤h yepat-tּo֨'ar֙ vetoba֣t mare'e֔h ubem֤ot 'abi֨yha֙ ve'imּa֔hּ leqacha֧hּ maredּoka֛y l֖o lebaֽt׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, also known as Esther, whom he had raised because she had no father or mother. The young woman was lovely and beautiful, and when her parents died, Mordecai took her as his own daughter.

וַיְהִ֨י אֹמֵ֜ן אֶת־הֲדַסָּ֗ה הִ֤יא אֶסְתֵּר֙ בַּת־דֹּד֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין לָ֖הּ אָ֣ב וָאֵ֑ם וְהַנַּעֲרָ֤ה יְפַת־תֹּ֨אַר֙ וְטוֹבַ֣ת מַרְאֶ֔ה וּבְמ֤וֹת אָבִ֨יהָ֙ וְאִמָּ֔הּ לְקָחָ֧הּ מָרְדֳּכַ֛י ל֖וֹ לְבַֽת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֗y bּehishshּama֤ dּebar-hamּe֨leke֙ vedat֔o uֽbehiqּabe֞tz ne'ar֥ot rabּ֛ot 'el-shshushsha֥n habּiyra֖h 'el-ya֣d hega֑y vatּilּaqa֤ch 'esetּer֙ 'el-bּe֣yt hamּe֔leke 'el-ya֥d hega֖y shshome֥r hanּashshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the king’s order and decree were proclaimed, many young women were brought to the fortress of Susa and placed under the care of Hegai. Esther was also taken to the royal palace and entrusted to Hegai, the guardian of the women.

וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiyta֨b hanּa'ara֣h be'eynayv֮ vatּishsּa֣ che֣sed lepanayv֒ va֠yebahel 'et-tּameruqe֤yha ve'et-manote֨ha֙ late֣t la֔hּ ve'et֙ shshe֣ba hanּe'ar֔ot hare'uy֥ot laֽtet-la֖hּ mibּe֣yt hamּe֑leke vayeshshanּe֧ha ve'et-na'arote֛yha let֖ob bּe֥yt hanּashshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)She pleased him and won his favour. He immediately provided her with beauty treatments and special food, and assigned seven chosen maidservants from the palace to her. He then moved her and her maidservants to the best place in the harem.

וַתִּיטַ֨ב הַנַּעֲרָ֣ה בְעֵינָיו֮ וַתִּשָּׂ֣א חֶ֣סֶד לְפָנָיו֒ וַ֠יְבַהֵל אֶת־תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ וְאֶת־מָנוֹתֶ֨הָ֙ לָתֵ֣ת לָ֔הּ וְאֵת֙ שֶׁ֣בַע הַנְּעָר֔וֹת הָרְאֻי֥וֹת לָֽתֶת־לָ֖הּ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָ וְאֶת־נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ לְט֖וֹב בֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-higּi֣ydah 'esetּe֔r 'et-'amּa֖hּ ve'et-mֽoladetּa֑hּ kּi֧y maredּoka֛y tziua֥h 'ale֖yha 'ashshe֥r lo'-tagּiֽyd׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Esther had not revealed her nationality or her family background, for Mordecai had instructed her not to say anything.

לֹא־הִגִּ֣ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אֶת־עַמָּ֖הּ וְאֶת־מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ כִּ֧י מָרְדֳּכַ֛י צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־תַגִּֽיד׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubekal-y֣om vay֔om maredּokay֙ mitehalּe֔ke lipene֖y chatza֣r bּeyt-hanּashshi֑ym lada֨'at֙ 'et-shshel֣om 'esetּe֔r umah-yּe'ashse֖h bּaֽhּ׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Every day Mordecai walked back and forth in front of the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.

וּבְכָל־י֣וֹם וָי֔וֹם מָרְדֳּכַי֙ מִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְ לִפְנֵ֖י חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים לָדַ֨עַת֙ אֶת־שְׁל֣וֹם אֶסְתֵּ֔ר וּמַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֖ה בָּֽהּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubehagּi֡y'a tּor֩ na'ara֨h vena'ara֜h lab֣o ׀ 'el-hamּe֣leke 'achashshever֗oshsh miqּetz֩ hey֨ot la֜hּ kּeda֤t hanּashshiym֙ shshene֣ym 'ashsa֣r cho֔deshsh kּi֛y kּe֥n yimele'֖u yeme֣y meruqeyhe֑n shshishshּa֤h chodashshiym֙ bּeshshe֣men hamּo֔r veshshishshּa֤h chodashshiym֙ bּabּeshsami֔ym ubetameruqe֖y hanּashshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments, six months with oil of myrrh and six months with perfumes and cosmetics.

וּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩ נַעֲרָ֨ה וְנַעֲרָ֜ה לָב֣וֹא ׀ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת לָ֜הּ כְּדָ֤ת הַנָּשִׁים֙ שְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣י מְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ן שִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בְּשֶׁ֣מֶן הַמֹּ֔ר וְשִׁשָּׁ֤ה חֳדָשִׁים֙ בַּבְּשָׂמִ֔ים וּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖י הַנָּשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubaze֕h haֽnּa'ara֖h bּa'a֣h 'el-hamּe֑leke 'et֩ kּal-'ashshe֨r tּo'ma֜r yinּa֤teֽn lahּ֙ lab֣o 'imּa֔hּ mibּe֥yt hanּashshi֖ym 'ad-bּe֥yt hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When she finally went to the king, she was given anything she wanted to take with her from the harem to the palace.

וּבָזֶ֕ה הַֽנַּעֲרָ֖ה בָּאָ֣ה אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאמַ֜ר יִנָּ֤תֵֽן לָהּ֙ לָב֣וֹא עִמָּ֔הּ מִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖ים עַד־בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּa'e֣reb ׀ hi֣y ba'a֗h u֠babּoqer hi֣y shshaba֞h 'el-bּe֤yt hanּashshiym֙ shsheni֔y 'el-ya֧d shshaֽ'ashshega֛z seri֥ys hamּe֖leke shshome֣r hapּiֽylageshshi֑ym lo'-tab֥o 'od֙ 'el-hamּe֔leke kּi֣y 'im-chape֥tz bּa֛hּ hamּe֖leke veniqere'a֥h beshsheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the evening she went there, and in the morning she returned to a second harem, under the care of Shaashgaz, the king’s eunuch who was in charge of the concubines. She would not go to the king again unless he was pleased with her and summoned her by name.

בָּעֶ֣רֶב ׀ הִ֣יא בָאָ֗ה וּ֠בַבֹּקֶר הִ֣יא שָׁבָ֞ה אֶל־בֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙ שֵׁנִ֔י אֶל־יַ֧ד שַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛ז סְרִ֥יס הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑ים לֹא־תָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֣י אִם־חָפֵ֥ץ בָּ֛הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְנִקְרְאָ֥ה בְשֵֽׁם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubehagּi֣y'a tּor-'esetּe֣r bּat-'abiycha֣yil dּo֣d maredּoka֡y 'ashsher֩ laqaֽch-l֨o leba֜t lab֣o 'el-hamּe֗leke lo֤ biqeshshah֙ dּaba֔r kּi֠y 'i֣m 'et-'ashshe֥r yo'ma֛r hega֥y seriys-hamּe֖leke shshome֣r hanּashshi֑ym vatּehi֤y 'esetּer֙ noshse֣'t che֔n bּe'eyne֖y kּal-ro'eֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When it was Esther’s turn to go to the king, she asked for nothing except what Hegai, the king’s trusted eunuch, suggested. Esther won the admiration of everyone who saw her.

וּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־אֶסְתֵּ֣ר בַּת־אֲבִיחַ֣יִל דֹּ֣ד מָרְדֳּכַ֡י אֲשֶׁר֩ לָקַֽח־ל֨וֹ לְבַ֜ת לָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ לֹ֤א בִקְשָׁה֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֠י אִ֣ם אֶת־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יֹאמַ֛ר הֵגַ֥י סְרִיס־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שֹׁמֵ֣ר הַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤י אֶסְתֵּר֙ נֹשֵׂ֣את חֵ֔ן בְּעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־רֹאֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּilּaqa֨ch 'esetּe֜r 'el-hamּe֤leke 'achashsheveroshsh֙ 'el-bּe֣yt malekut֔o bּacho֥deshsh ha'ashsiyri֖y hu'-cho֣deshsh tebe֑t bּishshenat-shshe֖ba lemalekutֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)She was taken to King Xerxes in the royal palace in the tenth month, the month of TebS, in the seventh year of his reign.

וַתִּלָּקַ֨ח אֶסְתֵּ֜ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית מַלְכוּת֔וֹ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ טֵבֵ֑ת בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֖בַע לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe'eha֨b hamּe֤leke 'et-'esetּer֙ mikּal-hanּashshi֔ym vatּishsּa'-che֥n vache֛sed lepana֖yv mikּal-habּetulo֑t vayּa֤shsem kּeֽter-malekut֙ bּero'shsha֔hּ vayּameliyke֖ha tּa֥chat vashshetּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she won his grace and favour more than all the other virgins. So he set the royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti.

וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֨'ashs hamּe֜leke mishshetּe֣h gad֗ol lekal-shsarayv֙ va'abada֔yv 'e֖t mishshetּe֣h 'esetּe֑r vahanacha֤h lamּediynot֙ 'ashsa֔h vayּitּe֥n mashse'e֖t kּeya֥d hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then the king gave a great banquet, known as Esther’s banquet, for all his princes and servants. He proclaimed a holiday throughout the provinces and distributed gifts with royal generosity.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ מִשְׁתֶּ֣ה גָד֗וֹל לְכָל־שָׂרָיו֙ וַעֲבָדָ֔יו אֵ֖ת מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה אֶסְתֵּ֑ר וַהֲנָחָ֤ה לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ עָשָׂ֔ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן מַשְׂאֵ֖ת כְּיַ֥ד הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubehiqּabe֥tz bּetul֖ot shsheni֑yt umaredּoka֖y yoshshe֥b bּeshshaֽ'ar-hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the young women were gathered together a second time, Mordecai was sitting at the king’s gate.

וּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץ בְּתוּל֖וֹת שֵׁנִ֑ית וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֣yn 'esetּe֗r magּe֤det mֽoladetּahּ֙ ve'et-'amּa֔hּ kּa'ashshe֛r tziua֥h 'ale֖yha maredּoka֑y ve'et-ma'ama֤r maredּokay֙ 'esetּe֣r 'oshsa֔h kּa'ashshe֛r hayeta֥h be'amena֖h 'itּֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Esther had still not revealed her family background or her people, just as Mordecai had told her. She continued to follow Mordecai’s instructions, as she had done when he was raising her.

אֵ֣ין אֶסְתֵּ֗ר מַגֶּ֤דֶת מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙ וְאֶת־עַמָּ֔הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה עָלֶ֖יהָ מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וְאֶת־מַאֲמַ֤ר מָרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עֹשָׂ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר הָיְתָ֥ה בְאָמְנָ֖ה אִתּֽוֹ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayּami֣ym hahe֔m umaredּoka֖y yoshshe֣b bּeshshaֽ'ar-hamּe֑leke qatzap֩ bּigeta֨n vate֜reshsh shsheneֽy-sariyse֤y hamּe֨leke֙ mishshּomere֣y hasּa֔p vayebaqeshshu֙ lishshelo֣cha ya֔d bּamּe֖leke 'achashsheveֽroshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In those days, while Mordecai was sitting at the king's gate, Bigthan and Teresh, two of the king's officers who guarded the entrance, became angry and plotted to assassinate King Xerxes.

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י יֹשֵׁ֣ב בְּשַֽׁעַר־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ קָצַף֩ בִּגְתָ֨ן וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ שְׁנֵֽי־סָרִיסֵ֤י הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ מִשֹּׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּ֔ף וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ יָ֔ד בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiuada֤ hadּabar֙ lemaredּoka֔y vayּagּe֖d le'esetּe֣r hamּalekּa֑h vatּo֧'mer 'esetּe֛r lamּe֖leke bּeshshe֥m maredּokaֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Mordecai learned of the plot and told Queen Esther, who then reported it to the king in Mordecai’s name.

וַיִּוָּדַ֤ע הַדָּבָר֙ לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֶסְתֵּ֛ר לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּשֵׁ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayebuqּa֤shsh hadּabar֙ vayּimּatze֔ vayּitּal֥u shsheneyhe֖m 'al-'e֑tz vayּikּate֗b bּese֛per dּibere֥y hayּami֖ym lipene֥y hamּeֽleke׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)When the report was investigated and found to be true, the two officials were hanged on a gallows. All this was recorded in the book of the royal chronicles in the king's presence.

וַיְבֻקַּ֤שׁ הַדָּבָר֙ וַיִּמָּצֵ֔א וַיִּתָּל֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עַל־עֵ֑ץ וַיִּכָּתֵ֗ב בְּסֵ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃פ