7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 8:7:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said Esther 8:7:2 ⧉הַמֶּ֤לֶךְhamelekhthe king Esther 8:7:3 ⧉אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙akhasheveroshAhasuerus Esther 8:7:4 ⧉לְאֶסְתֵּ֣רleesterto Esther Esther 8:7:5 ⧉הַמַּלְכָּ֔הhamalkathe queen Esther 8:7:6 ⧉וּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יulemardokhaiand to Mordecai Esther 8:7:7 ⧉הַיְּהוּדִ֑יhayehudithe Jew Esther 8:7:8 ⧉הִנֵּ֨הhinebehold Esther 8:7:9 ⧉בֵית־הָמָ֜ןvethamanthe house of Haman Esther 8:7:10 ⧉נָתַ֣תִּיnatattiI have given Esther 8:7:11 ⧉לְאֶסְתֵּ֗רleesterto Esther Esther 8:7:12 ⧉וְאֹתוֹ֙veotoand him Esther 8:7:13 ⧉תָּל֣וּtaluthey hanged Esther 8:7:14 ⧉עַל־הָעֵ֔ץalhaetson the tree or wood Esther 8:7:15 ⧉עַ֛לalbecause of or on account of Esther 8:7:16 ⧉אֲשֶׁר־שָׁלַ֥חashershalakhwhich he sent out Esther 8:7:17 ⧉יָד֖וֹyadohis hand Esther 8:7:18 ⧉ביהודייםviyehudiyimagainst Jews Esther 8:7:19 ⧉בַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bayehudimagainst the Jews |
7. Formal Translation And King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s house to Esther, and they hanged him on the tree because he reached out his hand against the Jews.” |
7. Dynamic Translation King Xerxes answered Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “See, I gave Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was impaled on the pole because he intended to lay hands on the Jews.” |