Esther 9

1 Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them; whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;

and in/on/with two ten month he/she/it month Adar in/on/with three ten day in/on/with him which to touch word [the] king and law his to/for to make: do in/on/with day which to await enemy [the] Jew to/for to domineer in/on/with them and to overturn he/she/it which to domineer [the] Jew they(masc.) in/on/with to hate them

2 the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt; and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.

to gather [the] Jew in/on/with city their in/on/with all province [the] king Ahasuerus to/for to send: reach hand in/on/with to seek distress: harm their and man: anyone not to stand: stand to/for face: before their for to fall: fall dread their upon all [the] people

3 And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king's business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.

and all ruler [the] province and [the] satrap and [the] governor and to make: [do] [the] work which to/for king to lift: aid [obj] [the] Jew for to fall: fall dread Mordecai upon them

4 For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

for great: large Mordecai in/on/with house: palace [the] king and report his to go: walk in/on/with all [the] province for [the] man Mordecai to go: continue and to magnify

5 And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.

and to smite [the] Jew in/on/with all enemy their wound sword and slaughter and destruction and to make: do in/on/with to hate them like/as acceptance their

6 And in Shushan the castle the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

and in/on/with Susa [the] palace to kill [the] Jew and to perish five hundred man

7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

and [obj] Parshandatha and [obj] Dalphon and [obj] Aspatha

8 and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

and [obj] Poratha and [obj] Adalia and [obj] Aridatha

9 and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,

and [obj] Parmashta and [obj] Arisai and [obj] Aridai and [obj] Vaizatha

10 the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jews' enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

ten son: child Haman son: child Hammedatha to vex [the] Jew to kill and in/on/with plunder not to send: reach [obj] hand their

11 On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the castle was brought before the king.

in/on/with day [the] he/she/it to come (in): come number [the] to kill in/on/with Susa [the] palace to/for face: before [the] king

12 And the king said unto Esther the queen: 'The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the castle, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now whatever thy petition, it shall be granted thee; and whatever thy request further, it shall be done.'

and to say [the] king to/for Esther [the] queen in/on/with Susa [the] palace to kill [the] Jew and to perish five hundred man and [obj] ten son: child Haman in/on/with remnant province [the] king what? to make: do and what? petition your and to give: give to/for you and what? request your still and to make: do

13 Then said Esther: 'If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.'

and to say Esther if upon [the] king pleasant to give: if only! also tomorrow to/for Jew which in/on/with Susa to/for to make: do like/as law [the] day: today and [obj] ten son: child Haman to hang upon [the] tree: stake

14 And the king commanded it so to be done; and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

and to say [the] king to/for to make: do so and to give: give law in/on/with Susa and [obj] ten son: child Haman to hang

15 And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

and to gather ([the] Jew *Q(k)*) which in/on/with Susa also in/on/with day four ten to/for month Adar and to kill in/on/with Susa three hundred man and in/on/with plunder not to send: reach [obj] hand their

16 And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand — but on the spoil they laid not their hand —

and remnant [the] Jew which in/on/with province [the] king to gather and to stand: stand upon soul: life their and rest from enemy their and to kill in/on/with to hate them five and seventy thousand and in/on/with plunder not to send: reach [obj] hand their

17 on the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

in/on/with day three ten to/for month Adar and to rest in/on/with four ten in/on/with him and to make [obj] him day feast and joy

18 But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

(and [the] Jew *Q(k)*) which in/on/with Susa to gather in/on/with three ten in/on/with him and in/on/with four ten in/on/with him and to rest in/on/with five ten in/on/with him and to make [obj] him day feast and joy

19 Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

upon so [the] Jew ([the] villager *Q(k)*) [the] to dwell in/on/with city [the] village to make: do [obj] day four ten to/for month Adar joy and feast and day pleasant and sending portion man: anyone to/for neighbor his

20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

and to write Mordecai [obj] [the] word: thing [the] these and to send: depart scroll: document to(wards) all [the] Jew which in/on/with all province [the] king Ahasuerus [the] near and [the] distant

21 to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

to/for to arise: establish upon them to/for to be to make: do [obj] day four ten to/for month Adar and [obj] day five ten in/on/with him in/on/with all year and year

22 the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

like/as day which to rest in/on/with them [the] Jew from enemy their and [the] month which to overturn to/for them from sorrow to/for joy and from mourning to/for day pleasant to/for to make [obj] them day feast and joy and sending portion man: anyone to/for neighbor his and gift to/for needy

23 And the Jews took upon them to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

and to receive [the] Jew [obj] which to profane/begin: begin to/for to make: do and [obj] which to write Mordecai to(wards) them

24 because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast pur, that is, the lot, to discomfit them, and to destroy them;

for Haman son: child Hammedatha [the] Agagite to vex all [the] Jew to devise: devise upon [the] Jew to/for to perish them and to fall: allot Purim he/she/it [the] allotted to/for to confuse them and to/for to perish them

25 but when she came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

and in/on/with to come (in): come she to/for face: before [the] king to say with [the] scroll: document to return: return plot his [the] bad: evil which to devise: design upon [the] Jew upon head his and to hang [obj] him and [obj] son: child his upon [the] tree: stake

26 Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

upon so to call: call to to/for day [the] these Purim upon name [the] Purim upon so upon all word [the] letter [the] this and what? to see: see upon thus and what? to touch to(wards) them

27 the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

to arise: establish (and to receive *Q(K)*) [the] Jew upon them and upon seed: children their and upon all [the] to join upon them and not to pass to/for to be to make: do [obj] two [the] day [the] these like/as writing their and like/as time their in/on/with all year and year

28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

and [the] day [the] these to remember and to make: do in/on/with all generation and generation family and family province and province and city and city and day [the] Purim [the] these not to pass from midst [the] Jew and memorial their not to cease from seed: children their

29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote down all the acts of power, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

and to write Esther [the] queen daughter Abihail and Mordecai [the] Jew [obj] all power to/for to arise: establish [obj] letter [the] Purim [the] this [the] second

30 And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

and to send: depart scroll: document to(wards) all [the] Jew to(wards) seven and twenty and hundred province royalty Ahasuerus word peace and truth: true

31 to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

to/for to arise: establish [obj] day [the] Purim [the] these in/on/with time their like/as as which to arise: establish upon them Mordecai [the] Jew and Esther [the] queen and like/as as which to arise: establish upon soul: myself their and upon seed: children their word: thing [the] fast and outcry their

32 And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

and command Esther to arise: establish word: thing [the] Purim [the] these and to write in/on/with scroll: document