1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 6:1:1 ⧉בַּלַּ֣יְלָהballailain the night Esther 6:1:2 ⧉הַה֔וּאhahuthat Esther 6:1:3 ⧉נָדְדָ֖הnaddedafled or wandered Esther 6:1:4 ⧉שְׁנַ֣תshenatsleep of Esther 6:1:5 ⧉הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe king Esther 6:1:6 ⧉וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand he said Esther 6:1:7 ⧉לְהָבִ֞יאlehavito bring Esther 6:1:8 ⧉אֶת־סֵ֤פֶרetsefer{direct object} book of Esther 6:1:9 ⧉הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙hazikhronotthe remembrances Esther 6:1:10 ⧉דִּבְרֵ֣יdivrewords of Esther 6:1:11 ⧉הַיָּמִ֔יםhayamimthe days Esther 6:1:12 ⧉וַיִּהְי֥וּvayihhuand they were Esther 6:1:13 ⧉נִקְרָאִ֖יםnikraimbeing read or called Esther 6:1:14 ⧉לִפְנֵ֥יlifnebefore Esther 6:1:15 ⧉הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe king |
1. Formal Translation During that night the king’s sleep fled from him, and he ordered the book of records—the chronicles—to be brought and read aloud in the king’s hearing. |
1. Dynamic Translation That night the king could not sleep, so he ordered the records from the chronicles to be brought in and read aloud before him. |