Esther

Chapter 7

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֤ hamּe֨leke֙ vehama֔n lishshetּ֖ot 'im-'esetּe֥r hamּalekּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So the king and Haman went to the banquet with Queen Esther.

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ וְהָמָ֔ן לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת עִם־אֶסְתֵּ֥ר הַמַּלְכָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo'mer֩ hamּe֨leke le'esetּe֜r gּa֣m bּayּ֤om hashshּeniy֙ bּemishshetּe֣h hayּa֔yin mah-shshּe'elate֛ke 'esetּe֥r hamּalekּa֖h vetinּa֣teֽn la֑ke umah-bּaqּashshate֛ke 'ad-chatzi֥y hamּalek֖ut vete'aֽshs׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As they were drinking wine on the second day, the king again asked, "Queen Esther, what is your petition? It shall be granted. What is your request? Even up to half of the kingdom, it shall be done."

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּ֜ר גַּ֣ם בַּיּ֤וֹם הַשֵּׁנִי֙ בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֔יִן מַה־שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְ אֶסְתֵּ֥ר הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽן לָ֑ךְ וּמַה־בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְ עַד־חֲצִ֥י הַמַּלְכ֖וּת וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּa֨'an 'esetּe֤r hamּalekּah֙ vatּo'ma֔r 'im-matza֨'tiy che֤n bּe'eyne֨yka֙ hamּe֔leke ve'im-'al-hamּe֖leke t֑ob tּinּaֽten-li֤y napeshshiy֙ bּishshe'e֣lati֔y ve'amּi֖y bּebaqּashshatiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Queen Esther answered, "If I have found favour in your sight, O king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life; this is my petition. And spare my people; this is my request."

וַתַּ֨עַן אֶסְתֵּ֤ר הַמַּלְכָּה֙ וַתֹּאמַ֔ר אִם־מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹב תִּנָּֽתֶן־לִ֤י נַפְשִׁי֙ בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י וְעַמִּ֖י בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y nimekּa֨renu֙ 'ani֣y ve'amּi֔y lehashshemi֖yd lahar֣og ule'abּe֑d ve֠'ilּu la'abadi֨ym velishshepach֤ot nimekּa֨renu֙ hechera֔shshetּiy kּi֣y 'e֥yn hatzּa֛r shshove֖h bּene֥zeq hamּeֽleke׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)"For I and my people have been sold to be destroyed, killed, and annihilated. If we had merely been sold as slaves, I would have kept silent, for such a distress would not be worth disturbing the king."

כִּ֤י נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ אֲנִ֣י וְעַמִּ֔י לְהַשְׁמִ֖יד לַהֲר֣וֹג וּלְאַבֵּ֑ד וְ֠אִלּוּ לַעֲבָדִ֨ים וְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹת נִמְכַּ֨רְנוּ֙ הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין הַצָּ֛ר שֹׁוֶ֖ה בְּנֵ֥זֶק הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֨'mer֙ hamּe֣leke 'achashshever֔oshsh vayּo֖'mer le'esetּe֣r hamּalekּa֑h mi֣y h֥u zeh֙ ve'eֽy-ze֣h h֔u 'ashsher-mela'֥o libּ֖o la'ashs֥ot kּeֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)King Xerxes asked Queen Esther, "Who is he? Where is the man who has dared to do such a thing?"

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֑ה מִ֣י ה֥וּא זֶה֙ וְאֵֽי־זֶ֣ה ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁר־מְלָא֥וֹ לִבּ֖וֹ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כֵּֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֣'mer-'esetּe֔r 'i֚yshsh tza֣r ve'oye֔b hama֥n hara֖ hazּe֑h vehama֣n nibe'a֔t milּipene֥y hamּe֖leke vehamּalekּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Esther said, "The adversary and enemy is this wicked Haman!" Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר־אֶסְתֵּ֔ר אִ֚ישׁ צַ֣ר וְאוֹיֵ֔ב הָמָ֥ן הָרָ֖ע הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָמָ֣ן נִבְעַ֔ת מִלִּפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּe֜leke qa֤m bּachamato֙ mimּishshetּe֣h hayּa֔yin 'el-gּinּa֖t habּiyta֑n vehama֣n 'ama֗d lebaqּe֤shsh 'al-napeshsho֙ meֽ'esetּe֣r hamּalekּa֔h kּi֣y ra'a֔h kּiֽy-kaleta֥h 'ela֛yv hara'a֖h me'e֥t hamּeֽleke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king got up in a rage, left his wine, and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realising that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.

וְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְ קָ֤ם בַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ מִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֔יִן אֶל־גִּנַּ֖ת הַבִּיתָ֑ן וְהָמָ֣ן עָמַ֗ד לְבַקֵּ֤שׁ עַל־נַפְשׁוֹ֙ מֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה כִּ֣י רָאָ֔ה כִּֽי־כָלְתָ֥ה אֵלָ֛יו הָרָעָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehamּe֡leke shshab֩ migּinּa֨t habּiyta֜n 'el-bּe֣yt ׀ mishshetּe֣h hayּa֗yin vehaman֙ nope֔l 'al-hamּitּah֙ 'ashshe֣r 'esetּe֣r 'ale֔yha vayּo֣'mer hamּe֔leke ha֠gam likebּ֧oshsh 'et-hamּalekּa֛h 'imּi֖y bּabּa֑yit hadּaba֗r yatza'֙ mipּi֣y hamּe֔leke upene֥y hama֖n chapֽu׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Just as the king returned from the garden to the banquet hall, Haman was falling on the couch where Esther was reclining. The king exclaimed, "Will he even molest the queen while she is with me in the house?" As soon as the king spoke, they covered Haman’s face.

וְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְ שָׁב֩ מִגִּנַּ֨ת הַבִּיתָ֜ן אֶל־בֵּ֣ית ׀ מִשְׁתֵּ֣ה הַיַּ֗יִן וְהָמָן֙ נֹפֵ֔ל עַל־הַמִּטָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶסְתֵּ֣ר עָלֶ֔יהָ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הֲ֠גַם לִכְבּ֧וֹשׁ אֶת־הַמַּלְכָּ֛ה עִמִּ֖י בַּבָּ֑יִת הַדָּבָ֗ר יָצָא֙ מִפִּ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּפְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן חָפֽוּ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer cha֠rebonah 'echa֨d min-hasּariysi֜ym lipene֣y hamּe֗leke gּa֣m hinּeh-ha'e֣tz 'ashsher-'ashsa֪h hama֟n leֽmaredּoka֞y 'ashshe֧r dּibּer-t֣ob 'al-hamּe֗leke 'omed֙ bּebe֣yt hama֔n gּabo֖hּa chamishshּi֣ym 'amּa֑h vayּo֥'mer hamּe֖leke tּelu֥hu 'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Harbonah, one of the eunuchs attending the king, said, "A gallows seventy-five feet high stands by Haman’s house. He had it made for Mordecai, who spoke up to help the king." The king said, "Hang him on it!"

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חַ֠רְבוֹנָה אֶחָ֨ד מִן־הַסָּרִיסִ֜ים לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ גַּ֣ם הִנֵּה־הָעֵ֣ץ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֪ה הָמָ֟ן לְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞י אֲשֶׁ֧ר דִּבֶּר־ט֣וֹב עַל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ עֹמֵד֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הָמָ֔ן גָּבֹ֖הַּ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּ֑ה וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ תְּלֻ֥הוּ עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּitelu֙ 'et-hama֔n 'al-ha'e֖tz 'ashsher-heki֣yn lemaredּoka֑y vachama֥t hamּe֖leke shshakaֽkah׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)So they hanged Haman on the gallows he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s fury subsided.

וַיִּתְלוּ֙ אֶת־הָמָ֔ן עַל־הָעֵ֖ץ אֲשֶׁר־הֵכִ֣ין לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַחֲמַ֥ת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ שָׁכָֽכָה׃פ