Esther 3

1 After these things king Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that [were] with him.

after [the] word: thing [the] these to magnify [the] king Ahasuerus [obj] Haman son: child Hammedatha [the] Agagite and to lift: exalt him and to set: make [obj] throne: seat his from upon all [the] ruler which with him

2 And all the king's servants that [were] in the king's gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman; for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [him] reverence.

and all servant/slave [the] king which in/on/with gate [the] king to bow and to bow to/for Haman for so to command to/for him [the] king and Mordecai not to bow and not to bow

3 Then the king's servants who [were] in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why dost thou transgress the king's commandment?

and to say servant/slave [the] king which in/on/with gate [the] king to/for Mordecai why? you(m. s.) to pass: trespass [obj] commandment [the] king

4 Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand: for he had told them that he [was] a Jew.

and to be (like/as to say they *Q(K)*) to(wards) him day: daily and day: daily and not to hear: hear to(wards) them and to tell to/for Haman to/for to see: see to stand: stand word Mordecai for to tell to/for them which he/she/it Jew

5 And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath.

and to see: see Haman for nothing Mordecai to bow and to bow to/for him and to fill Haman rage

6 And he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shown him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that [were] throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, [even] the people of Mordecai.

and to despise in/on/with eye: appearance his to/for to send: reach hand in/on/with Mordecai to/for alone him for to tell to/for him [obj] people Mordecai and to seek Haman to/for to destroy [obj] all [the] Jew which in/on/with all royalty Ahasuerus people Mordecai

7 In the first month, (that [is], the month Nisan, ) in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that [is], the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, [to] the twelfth [month], that [is], the month Adar.

in/on/with month [the] first he/she/it month Nisan in/on/with year two ten to/for king Ahasuerus to fall: allot Purim he/she/it [the] allotted to/for face: before Haman from day to/for day and from month to/for month (and to fall: fall [the] allotted upon three ten day to/for month *X*) two ten he/she/it month Adar

8 And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws [are] diverse from all people; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it [is] not for the king's profit to suffer them.

and to say Haman to/for king Ahasuerus there he people one to scatter and to separate between: among [the] people in/on/with all province royalty your and law their to change from all people and [obj] law [the] king nothing they to make: do and to/for king nothing be like to/for to rest them

9 If it shall please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring [it] into the king's treasuries.

if upon [the] king pleasant to write to/for to perish them and ten thousand talent silver: money to weigh upon hand to make: do [the] work to/for to come (in): bring to(wards) treasury [the] king

10 And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews enemy.

and to turn aside: remove [the] king [obj] ring his from upon hand his and to give: give her to/for Haman son: child Hammedatha [the] Agagite to vex [the] Jew

11 And the king said to Haman, The silver [is] given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

and to say [the] king to/for Haman [the] silver: money to give: give to/for you and [the] people to/for to make: do in/on/with him like/as pleasant in/on/with eye: appearance your

12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that [were] over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and [to] every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

and to call: call to scribe [the] king in/on/with month [the] first in/on/with three ten day in/on/with him and to write like/as all which to command Haman to(wards) satrap [the] king and to(wards) [the] governor which upon province and province and to(wards) ruler people and people province and province like/as writing her and people and people like/as tongue: language his in/on/with name [the] king Ahasuerus to write and to seal in/on/with ring [the] king

13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, [even] upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey.

and to send: depart scroll: document in/on/with hand: by [the] to run: run to(wards) all province [the] king to/for to destroy to/for to kill and to/for to perish [obj] all [the] Jew from youth and till old child and woman in/on/with day one in/on/with three ten to/for month two ten he/she/it month Adar and spoil their to/for to plunder

14 The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province, was published to all people, that they should be ready against that day.

copy [the] writing to/for to give: give law in/on/with all province and province to reveal: proclaim to/for all [the] people to/for to be ready to/for day [the] this

15 The posts departed, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city Shushan was perplexed.

[the] to run: run to come out: come to hasten in/on/with word [the] king and [the] law to give: give in/on/with Susa [the] palace and [the] king and Haman to dwell to/for to drink and [the] city Susa to perplex