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וַיַּבְהִ֙לוּ֙and rushedway·yaḇ·hi·lū
לְהָבִ֣יא. . .lə·hā·ḇî
אֶת־-’eṯ-
הָמָ֔ן[him]hā·mān
אֶל־to’el-
הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הthe banquetham·miš·teh
אֲשֶׁר־that’ă·šer-
אֶסְתֵּֽר׃Esther’es·têr
עָשְׂתָ֥הhad prepared .‘ā·śə·ṯāh
Esther 7:1הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙So the kingham·me·leḵ
וְהָמָ֔ןand Hamanwə·hā·mān
וַיָּבֹ֤אwentway·yā·ḇō
לִשְׁתּ֖וֹתto dineliš·tō·wṯ
עִם־with‘im-
אֶסְתֵּ֥רEsther’es·têr
הַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ the queen , ham·mal·kāh
Esther 7:2בְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הand as they drankbə·miš·têh
הַיַּ֔יִןtheir winehay·ya·yin
הַשֵּׁנִי֙on that secondhaš·šê·nî
בַּיּ֤וֹם day , bay·yō·wm
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingham·me·leḵ
וַיֹּאמֶר֩askedway·yō·mer
גַּ֣םonce moregam
לְאֶסְתֵּ֜ר - , lə·’es·têr
הַמַּלְכָּ֖ה“ Queenham·mal·kāh
אֶסְתֵּ֥ר Esther , ’es·têr
מַה־what [is]mah-
שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְyour petition ?šə·’ê·lā·ṯêḵ
וְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןIt will be givenwə·ṯin·nā·ṯên
לָ֑ךְto you .lāḵ
וּמַה־What [is]ū·mah-
בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְyour request ?baq·qā·šā·ṯêḵ
עַד־Even up to‘aḏ-
חֲצִ֥יhalfḥă·ṣî
הַמַּלְכ֖וּת the kingdom , ham·mal·ḵūṯ
וְתֵעָֽשׂ׃it will be fulfilled . ”wə·ṯê·‘āś
Esther 7:3הַמַּלְכָּה֙Queenham·mal·kāh
אֶסְתֵּ֤רEsther’es·têr
וַתַּ֨עַןrepliedwat·ta·‘an
וַתֹּאמַ֔ר , wat·tō·mar
אִם־“ If’im-
מָצָ֨אתִיI have foundmā·ṣā·ṯî
חֵ֤ןfavorḥên
בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ in your sight , bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ O king , ham·me·leḵ
וְאִם־and ifwə·’im-
ט֑וֹבit pleasesṭō·wḇ
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingham·me·leḵ
עַל־ , ‘al-
תִּנָּֽתֶן־granttin·nā·ṯen-
לִ֤יme
נַפְשִׁי֙my lifenap̄·šî
בִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י as my petition , biš·’ê·lā·ṯî
וְעַמִּ֖יand [the lives of] my peoplewə·‘am·mî
בְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃as my request .bə·ḇaq·qā·šā·ṯî
Esther 7:4כִּ֤יFor
וְעַמִּ֔יmy peoplewə·‘am·mî
אֲנִ֣יand I’ă·nî
נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙have been sold outnim·kar·nū
לְהַשְׁמִ֖יד to destruction , lə·haš·mîḏ
לַהֲר֣וֹג death , la·hă·rō·wḡ
וּלְאַבֵּ֑דand annihilation .ū·lə·’ab·bêḏ
וְ֠אִלּוּIfwə·’il·lū
נִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙we had merely been soldnim·kar·nū
לַעֲבָדִ֨יםas menservantsla·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm
וְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹת and maidservants , wə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ
הֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּי I would have remained silent , he·ḥĕ·raš·tî
כִּ֣יbecause
אֵ֥יןno’ên
הַצָּ֛רsuch distresshaṣ·ṣār
שֹׁוֶ֖הwould justifyšō·weh
בְּנֵ֥זֶקburdeningbə·nê·zeq
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃סthe king . ”ham·me·leḵ
Esther 7:5הַמֶּ֣לֶךְThen Kingham·me·leḵ
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁXerxes’ă·ḥaš·wê·rō·wōš
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙spoke upway·yō·mer
וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand askedway·yō·mer
הַמַּלְכָּ֑הQueenham·mal·kāh
לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר Esther , lə·’es·têr
מִ֣י“ Who
זֶה֙ is this , zeh
וְאֵֽי־and wherewə·’ê-
זֶ֣ה. . .zeh
ה֔וּא. . .
ה֥וּאis the one