5
And when these
days were
expired, the
king made a
feast unto all the
people that were
present in
Shushan the
palace, both unto
great and
small, seven days, in the
court of the
garden of the
king's palace;
~'['h -l'k.l .$,l,M;h h'f'[ h,Lea'h ~yim'Y;h taw{l.mib.W ? !'j'q -d;[.w lw{d'Gim.l h'ryiB;h !;v.Wv.B ~yia.c.miN;h ? .$,l,M;h !;tyiB t;NiG r;c]x;B ~yim'y t;[.biv h,T.vim
6
Where were
white, green, and
blue, hangings,
fastened with
cords of fine
linen and
purple to
silver rings and
pillars of
marble: the
beds were of
gold and
silver, upon a
pavement of
red, and
blue, and
white, and
black, marble.
#.Wb -yel.b;x.B z.Wx'a t,lek.t.W s;P.r;K r.Wx ? vev yed.WM;[.w @,s,k yelyil.G -l;[ !'m'G.r;a.w ? vev'w -j;h;B t;p.cir l;[ @,s,k'w b'h'z tw{Jim ? t,r'x{s.w r;d.w
7
And they gave them
drink in
vessels of
gold, (the
vessels being
diverse one from another,) and
royal wine in
abundance, according to the
state of the
king.
~yinw{v ~yileKim ~yilek.w b'h'z(the(the yel.kiB tw{q.v;h.w ? .$,l,M;h d;y.K b'r t.Wk.l;m !yey.w
8
And the
drinking was according to the
law; none did
compel: for so the
king had
appointed to all the
officers of his
house, that they should
do according to every
man's pleasure.
d;SIy !ek -yiK sen{a !yea t'D;k h'Yit.V;h.w ? vyia'w -vyia !w{c.riK tw{f][;l w{tyeB b;r -l'K l;[ .$,l,M;h
9
Also
Vashti the
queen made a
feast for the
women in the
royal house which belonged to
king Ahasuerus.
tyeB ~yiv'n heT.vim h't.f'[ h'K.l;M;h yiT.v;w ~;G ? vw{rew.v;x]a .$,l,M;l r,v]a t.Wk.l;M;h
10
On the
seventh day, when the
heart of the
king was
merry with
wine, he
commanded Mehuman, Biztha, Harbona, Bigtha, and
Abagtha, Zethar, and
Carcas, the
seven chamberlains that
served in the
presence of
Ahasuerus the
king,
!Iy'Y;B .$,l,M;h -bel bw{j.K yi[yib.V;h ~w{Y;B ? a't.g;b]a;w a't.giB a'nw{b.r;x a't.ZiB !'m.Wh.mil r;m'a ? ~yit.r'v.m;h ~yisyir'S;h t;[.biv s;K.r;k.w r;tez ? vw{rew.v;x]a .$,l,M;h yen.P -t,a
11
To
bring Vashti the
queen before the
king with the
crown royal, to
shew the
people and the
princes her
beauty: for she was
fair to look
on.
.$,l,M;h yen.pil h'K.l;M;h yiT.v;w -t,a ayib'h.l ? ~yir'F;h.w ~yiM;['h tw{a.r;h.l t.Wk.l;m r,t,k.B ? ayih h,a.r;m t;bw{j -yiK H'y.p'y -t,a
12
But the
queen Vashti refused to
come at the
king's commandment by his
chamberlains: therefore was the
king very wroth, and his
anger burned in him.
.$,l,M;h r;b.diB aw{b'l yiT.v;w h'K.l;M;h !ea'm.T;w ? d{a.m .$,l,M;h @{c.qiY;w ~yisyir'S;h d;y.B r,v]a ? w{b h'r]['B w{t'm]x;w
13
Then the
king said to the wise
men, which
knew the
times, (for so was the
king's manner toward all that
knew law and
judgment:
!ek -yiK ~yiTi['h$lm ye[.d{y ~yim'k]x;l .$,l,M;h r,ma{Y;w ? !yid'w<#st01779 t'D ye[.d{y -l'K yen.pil .$,l,M;h r;b.D
14
And the
next unto him was
Carshena, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and
Memucan, the
seven princes of
Persia and
Media, which
saw the
king's face, and which
sat the
first in the kingdom;)
vyiv.r;t a't'm.d;a r'tev a'n.v.r;K ]wy'lea b{r'Q;h.w ? y;d'm.W s;r'P yer'f t;[.biv !'k.Wm.m a'n.s.r;m s,r,m ? t.Wk.l;M;B<04438)> h'n{vair ~yib.v{Y;h .$,l,M;h yen.P yea{r
15
What shall we
do unto the
queen Vashti according to
law, because she hath not
performed the
commandment of the
king Ahasuerus by the
chamberlains?
r,v]a l;[ yiT.v;w h'K.l;M;B tw{f][;L -h;m t'd.K ? vw{rew.v;x]a .$,l,M;h r;m]a;m -t,a h't.f'[ -a{l ? ~yisyir'S;h d;y.B