1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 8:1:1 ⧉בַּיּ֣וֹםbayomon the day Esther 8:1:2 ⧉הַה֗וּאhahuthat Esther 8:1:3 ⧉נָתַ֞ןnatanhe gave Esther 8:1:4 ⧉הַמֶּ֤לֶךְhamelekhthe king Esther 8:1:5 ⧉אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙akhashveroshAhasuerus Esther 8:1:6 ⧉לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterto Esther Esther 8:1:7 ⧉הַמַּלְכָּ֔הhamalkathe queen Esther 8:1:8 ⧉אֶת־בֵּ֥יתetbetthe house of Esther 8:1:9 ⧉הָמָ֖ןhamanHaman Esther 8:1:10 ⧉צֹרֵ֣רtsorerenemy of Esther 8:1:11 ⧉היהודייםhayehudimthe Jews Esther 8:1:12 ⧉הַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhayehudimthe Jews Esther 8:1:13 ⧉וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יumardokhaiand Mordecai Esther 8:1:14 ⧉בָּ֚אbacame Esther 8:1:15 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore Esther 8:1:16 ⧉הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe king Esther 8:1:17 ⧉כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידָהkihigidafor she had told Esther 8:1:18 ⧉אֶסְתֵּ֖רesterEsther Esther 8:1:19 ⧉מַ֥הmawhat Esther 8:1:20 ⧉הוּא־לָֽהּ׃hulahe was to her |
1. Formal Translation On that day King Ahasuerus granted Queen Esther the house of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Mordecai came before the king after Esther had revealed to him how he was related to her. |
1. Dynamic Translation That very day King Xerxes handed over Haman’s estate to Queen Esther—Haman, the enemy of the Jews. Mordecai came before the king because Esther had explained how he was related to her. |