8{
"verseID": "Esther.5.8",
"source": "אִם־מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֜ן בְּעֵינֵ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְאִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ט֔וֹב לָתֵת֙ אֶת־שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת אֶת־בַּקָּשָׁתִ֑י יָב֧וֹא הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְהָמָ֗ן אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה לָהֶ֔ם וּמָחָ֥ר אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה כִּדְבַ֥ר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ",
"text": "If-*māṣāʾtî* *ḥēn* in-*ʿênê* the-*melek*, and-if-upon-the-*melek* *ṭôb* to-*lātēt* *ʾet*-*šəʾēlātî* and-to-*laʿăśôt* *ʾet*-*baqqāšātî*, *yābôʾ* the-*melek* and-*hāmān* to-the-*mišteh* which *ʾeʿĕśeh* for-them, and-*māḥār* *ʾeʿĕśeh* according-to-*dəbar* the-*melek*",
"grammar": {
"*māṣāʾtî*": "perfect, 1cs - I have found",
"*ḥēn*": "noun, masculine singular - favor/grace",
"*ʿênê*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/pleasing",
"*lātēt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to give",
"*šəʾēlātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1cs suffix - my petition",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do",
"*baqqāšātî*": "noun, feminine singular + 1cs suffix - my request",
"*yābôʾ*": "imperfect, 3ms - he will come/let come",
"*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*ʾeʿĕśeh*": "imperfect, 1cs - I will make/prepare",
"*māḥār*": "adverb - tomorrow",
"*dəbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word of"
},
"variants": {
"*māṣāʾtî ḥēn*": "I have found favor/I have grace/I am pleasing",
"*ʾim-ʿal-hammelek ṭôb*": "if it pleases the king/if to the king good",
"*lātēt ʾet-šəʾēlātî*": "to grant my petition/to give my request",
"*laʿăśôt ʾet-baqqāšātî*": "to perform my request/to fulfill my wish",
"*kidəbar hammelek*": "according to the word of the king/as the king says"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Esther.5.9",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֤א הָמָן֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא שָׂמֵ֖חַ וְט֣וֹב לֵ֑ב וְכִרְאוֹת֩ הָמָ֨ן אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַ֜י בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְלֹא־קָם֙ וְלֹא־זָ֣ע מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וַיִּמָּלֵ֥א הָמָ֛ן עַֽל־מָרְדֳּכַ֖י חֵמָֽה",
"text": "And *wayyēṣēʾ* *hāmān* in-the-*yôm* the-*hû*, *śāmēaḥ* and-*ṭôb* *lēb*, and-as-*kirʾôt* *hāmān* *ʾet*-*mordŏkay* in-*šaʿar* the-*melek* and-not-*qām* and-not-*zāʿ* from-him, and *wayyimmālēʾ* *hāmān* against-*mordŏkay* *ḥēmâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and he went out",
"*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman",
"*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular - day",
"*hû*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that",
"*śāmēaḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - joyful",
"*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - good of",
"*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart",
"*kirʾôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - when seeing",
"*mordŏkay*": "proper noun - Mordecai",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*qām*": "perfect, 3ms - he rose",
"*zāʿ*": "perfect, 3ms - he trembled/moved",
"*wayyimmālēʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms niphal - and he was filled",
"*ḥēmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - rage/fury"
},
"variants": {
"*śāmēaḥ wəṭôb lēb*": "joyful and good of heart/happy and glad of heart",
"*lōʾ-qām wəlōʾ-zāʿ*": "did not rise and did not tremble/did not stand or show deference",
"*wayyimmālēʾ ḥēmâ*": "he was filled with rage/he became furious",
"*ʿal-mordŏkay*": "against Mordecai/concerning Mordecai"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Esther.5.10",
"source": "וַיִּתְאַפַּ֣ק הָמָ֔ן וַיָּב֖וֹא אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ וַיִּשְׁלַ֛ח וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־אֹהֲבָ֖יו וְאֶת־זֶ֥רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּֽוֹ",
"text": "And *wayyitʾappaq* *hāmān* and *wayyābôʾ* to-*bêtô*, and *wayyišlaḥ* and *wayyābēʾ* *ʾet*-*ʾōhăbāyw* and-*ʾet*-*zereš* *ʾištô*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyitʾappaq*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms hitpael - and he restrained himself",
"*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman",
"*wayyābôʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and he came/went",
"*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his house",
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and he sent",
"*wayyābēʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms hiphil - and he caused to come",
"*ʾōhăbāyw*": "participle, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - his friends/lovers",
"*zereš*": "proper noun - Zeresh",
"*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3ms suffix - his wife"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitʾappaq*": "restrained himself/controlled himself/held back",
"*wayyābēʾ*": "brought/summoned/sent for",
"*ʾōhăbāyw*": "his friends/lovers/close companions"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Esther.5.11",
"source": "וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר לָהֶ֥ם הָמָ֛ן אֶת־כְּב֥וֹד עָשְׁר֖וֹ וְרֹ֣ב בָּנָ֑יו וְאֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר גִּדְּל֤וֹ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְּׂא֔וֹ עַל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים וְעַבְדֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ",
"text": "And *wayəsappēr* to-them *hāmān* *ʾet*-*kəbôd* *ʿāšrô* and-*rōb* *bānāyw*, and-*ʾēt* all-that *giddəlô* the-*melek* and-*ʾēt* that *niśśəʾô* over-the-*śārîm* and-*ʿabdê* the-*melek*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəsappēr*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms piel - and he recounted",
"*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman",
"*kəbôd*": "noun, masculine singular construct - glory of",
"*ʿāšrô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3ms suffix - his wealth/riches",
"*rōb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - multitude of",
"*bānāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - his sons",
"*giddəlô*": "perfect, 3ms piel + 3ms suffix - he magnified him",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*niśśəʾô*": "perfect, 3ms piel + 3ms suffix - he elevated him",
"*śārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - princes/officials",
"*ʿabdê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - servants of"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəsappēr*": "recounted/told/related",
"*kəbôd ʿāšrô*": "glory of his wealth/splendor of his riches",
"*rōb bānāyw*": "multitude of his sons/many children",
"*giddəlô*": "promoted him/advanced him/made him great",
"*niśśəʾô*": "exalted him/lifted him/elevated him"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Esther.5.12",
"source": "וַיֹּאמֶר֮ הָמָן֒ אַ֣ף לֹא־הֵבִיאָה֩ אֶסְתֵּ֨ר הַמַּלְכָּ֧ה עִם־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶל־הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖תָה כִּ֣י אִם־אוֹתִ֑י וְגַם־לְמָחָ֛ר אֲנִ֥י קָֽרוּא־לָ֖הּ עִם־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* *hāmān*, indeed not-*hēbîʾâ* *ʾestēr* the-*malkâ* with-the-*melek* to-the-*mišteh* which-*ʿāśātâ* except *ʾôtî*, and-also-for-*māḥār* *ʾănî* *qārûʾ*-to-her with-the-*melek*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and he said",
"*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman",
"*hēbîʾâ*": "perfect, 3fs hiphil - she brought",
"*ʾestēr*": "proper noun - Esther",
"*malkâ*": "noun, feminine singular - queen",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*ʿāśātâ*": "perfect, 3fs - she made/prepared",
"*ʾôtî*": "direct object + 1cs suffix - me",
"*māḥār*": "adverb - tomorrow",
"*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1cs - I",
"*qārûʾ*": "passive participle, masculine singular - invited/called"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾap lōʾ-hēbîʾâ*": "moreover did not bring/furthermore did not invite",
"*kî ʾim-ʾôtî*": "except me/only me/but me alone",
"*qārûʾ-lāh*": "invited by her/called by her"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Esther.5.13",
"source": "וְכָל־זֶ֕ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁוֶ֖ה לִ֑י בְּכָל־עֵ֗ת אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙ אֶת־מָרְדֳּכַ֣י הַיְּהוּדִ֔י יוֹשֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֥עַר הַמֶּֽלֶךְ",
"text": "And-all-*zeh* *ʾênennû* *šōweh* to-me in-all-*ʿēt* which *ʾănî* *rōʾeh* *ʾet*-*mordŏkay* the-*yəhûdî* *yôšēb* in-*šaʿar* the-*melek*",
"grammar": {
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ʾênennû*": "negative particle + 3ms suffix - is not",
"*šōweh*": "participle, masculine singular - worth/equal",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, common singular - time",
"*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1cs - I",
"*rōʾeh*": "participle, masculine singular - seeing",
"*mordŏkay*": "proper noun - Mordecai",
"*yəhûdî*": "adjective, masculine singular - Jewish",
"*yôšēb*": "participle, masculine singular - sitting",
"*šaʿar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾênennû šōweh lî*": "is not worth to me/does not satisfy me/profits me nothing",
"*bəkāl-ʿēt*": "at all times/every time/whenever",
"*yôšēb bəšaʿar hammelek*": "sitting in the king's gate/positioned at the royal entrance"
}
}
14{
"verseID": "Esther.5.14",
"source": "וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לוֹ֩ זֶ֨רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֜וֹ וְכָל־אֹֽהֲבָ֗יו יַֽעֲשׂוּ־עֵץ֮ גָּבֹ֣הַּ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אַמָּה֒ וּבַבֹּ֣קֶר ׀ אֱמֹ֣ר לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְיִתְל֤וּ אֶֽת־מָרְדֳּכַי֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבֹֽא־עִם־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ אֶל הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖ה שָׂמֵ֑חַ וַיִּיטַ֧ב הַדָּבָ֛ר לִפְנֵ֥י הָמָ֖ן וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָעֵֽץ",
"text": "And *wattōʾmer* to-him *zereš* *ʾištô* and-all-*ʾōhăbāyw*, let-them-*yaʿăśû*-*ʿēṣ* *gābōah* fifty *ʾammâ*, and-in-the-*bōqer* *ʾĕmōr* to-the-*melek* and-*yitlû* *ʾet*-*mordŏkay* upon-it, and-*bōʾ*-with-the-*melek* to the-*mišteh* *śāmēaḥ*, and *wayyîṭab* the-*dābār* before *hāmān* and *wayyaʿaś* the-*ʿēṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3fs - and she said",
"*zereš*": "proper noun - Zeresh",
"*ʾištô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3ms suffix - his wife",
"*ʾōhăbāyw*": "participle, masculine plural + 3ms suffix - his friends/lovers",
"*yaʿăśû*": "imperfect, 3mp - they should make",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree/gallows/wood",
"*gābōah*": "adjective, masculine singular - high/tall",
"*ʾammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - cubit",
"*bōqer*": "noun, masculine singular - morning",
"*ʾĕmōr*": "imperative, ms - say/speak",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*yitlû*": "imperfect, 3mp - they will hang",
"*mordŏkay*": "proper noun - Mordecai",
"*bōʾ*": "imperative, ms - come/go",
"*mišteh*": "noun, masculine singular - feast/banquet",
"*śāmēaḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - joyful",
"*wayyîṭab*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and it was good",
"*dābār*": "noun, masculine singular - word/matter",
"*hāmān*": "proper noun - Haman",
"*wayyaʿaś*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3ms - and he made",
"*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular - tree/gallows/wood"
},
"variants": {
"*yaʿăśû-ʿēṣ*": "let them make gallows/prepare wooden pole",
"*gābōah ḥămišîm ʾammâ*": "fifty cubits high/tall (75-80 feet)",
"*yitlû*": "hang/impale/execute",
"*bōʾ-ʿim-hammelek ʾel-hammišteh śāmēaḥ*": "go with the king to the banquet joyful/attend the feast happily",
"*wayyîṭab haddābār*": "the matter pleased/the suggestion was good",
"*wayyaʿaś hāʿēṣ*": "he had the gallows made/prepared the wooden structure"
}
}