The Reading of The Book of Esther

Apr 12, 2016

וַיְהִ֖י בִּימֵ֣י אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ ה֣וּא אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ מֵהֹ֣דּוּ וְעַד־כּ֔וּשׁ שֶׁ֛בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּמֵאָ֖ה מְדִינָֽה׃
It happened in the days of Ahasuerus—that Ahasuerus who reigned over a hundred and twenty-seven provinces from India to Ethiopia.
vai-Y'-hee b'-Y'-may a-khash-VE-rosh, HU a-khash-VE-rosh ha-m'-LEKH may-HO-du v'-ad-KUSH, SHE-va v'-e-s'-reem u-m'-a, m'-dee-NAH
Esther 1:1

אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה כְּשֹׁ֕ךְ חֲמַ֖ת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ זָכַ֤ר אֶת־וַשְׁתִּי֙ וְאֵ֣ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֔תָה וְאֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־נִגְזַ֖ר עָלֶֽיהָ׃
Some time afterward, when the anger of King Ahasuerus subsided, he thought of Vashti and what she had done and what had been decreed against her.
a-KHAR ha-d'-va-REEM ha-E-leh k'-SHOKH kha-MAT ha-ME-lekh a-kha-sh'-VE-rosh za-KHAR et va-SHE-tee v'-et a-SHER a-SA-ta v'-et a-SHER n'-G'-zar a-LE-ha
Esther 2:1

אַחַ֣ר ׀ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה גִּדַּל֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ אֶת־הָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֛תָא הָאֲגָגִ֖י וַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֑הוּ וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙ אֶת־כִּסְא֔וֹ מֵעַ֕ל כׇּל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽוֹ׃
Some time afterward, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite; he advanced him and seated him higher than any of his fellow officials.
a-KHAR ha-d'-va-REEM ha-E-leh gi-DAL ha-ME-lekh a-khash-VE-rosh et ha-MAN ben ha-m'-da-TA ha-a-ga-GEE va-y'-na-s'-EHU va-YA-sem et kis-O may-AL kol ha-sa-REEM a-SHER i-TO
Esther 3:1

וּמׇרְדֳּכַ֗י יָדַע֙ אֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֔ה וַיִּקְרַ֤ע מׇרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶת־בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ שַׂ֖ק וָאֵ֑פֶר וַיֵּצֵא֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֔יר וַיִּזְעַ֛ק זְעָקָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה וּמָרָֽה׃
When Mordechai learned all that had happened, Mordechai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes. He went through the city, crying out loudly and bitterly,
u-mor-DO-khai ya-DA ayt kol a-SHER na-a-SA, va-yik-RA mor-DO-khai et b'-ga-DAV, va-yil-BASH sak va-E-fer, va-YAY-tse b'-TOCH ha-iR, va-YIZ-aK ze-A-kah g'-DO-lah u-ma-RAH.
Esther 4:1

וַיְהִ֣י ׀ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗י וַתִּלְבַּ֤שׁ אֶסְתֵּר֙ מַלְכ֔וּת וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֞ד בַּחֲצַ֤ר בֵּית־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הַפְּנִימִ֔ית נֹ֖כַח בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְ֠הַמֶּ֠לֶךְ יוֹשֵׁ֞ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֤א מַלְכוּתוֹ֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמַּלְכ֔וּת נֹ֖כַח פֶּ֥תַח הַבָּֽיִת׃
On the third day, Esther put on royal apparel and stood in the inner court of the king's palace, facing the king's palace, while the king was sitting on his royal throne in the throne room facing the entrance of the palace.
vai-HI ba-YOM ha-sh'-li-SHI va-TIL-bash es-TAYR mal-KHUT va-ta-a-MOD ba-cha-TZAR bayt-ha-ME-lekh ha-pe-NI-mit no-KHAKH bayt ha-ME-lekh v'-ha-ME-lekh yo-SHEV al-ki-SAY mal-KHU-to b'-bayt ha-MAL-khut no-KHAKH pe-TAKH ha-ba-YIT
Esther 5:1

בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֔וּא נָדְדָ֖ה שְׁנַ֣ת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לְהָבִ֞יא אֶת־סֵ֤פֶר הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י הַיָּמִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֥וּ נִקְרָאִ֖ים לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
That night, sleep deserted the king, and he ordered the book of records, the annals, to be brought; and it was read to the king.
ba-LAI-lah ha-HU na-d'-DAH sh'-NAT ha-ME-lekh va-YO-mer l'-ha-VEE et SAY-fer ha-zikh-ro-NOT div-RAY ha-ya-MEEM va-yih-YU nik-ra-EEM lif-NAY ha-ME-lekh
Esther 6:1

וַיָּבֹ֤א הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְהָמָ֔ן לִשְׁתּ֖וֹת עִם־אֶסְתֵּ֥ר הַמַּלְכָּֽה׃
So the king and Haman came to feast with Queen Esther.
va-ya-VO ha-ME-lekh v'-ha-MAN lish-TOT im es-TAYR ha-mal-KAH
Esther 7:1

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא נָתַ֞ן הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙ לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר הַמַּלְכָּ֔ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית הָמָ֖ן צֹרֵ֣ר (היהודיים) [הַיְּהוּדִ֑ים] וּמׇרְדֳּכַ֗י בָּ֚א לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידָה אֶסְתֵּ֖ר מַ֥ה הוּא־לָֽהּ׃
That very day King Ahasuerus gave the property of Haman, the enemy of the Yehudim, to Queen Esther. Mordechai presented himself to the king, for Esther had revealed how he was related to her.
ba-YOM ha-HU na-TAN ha-ME-lekh a-khash-VE-rosh l'-es-TEIR ha-MAL-kah et-BEIT ha-MAN tzo-RAYR (ha-YE-hu-DEE-yim) [ha-ye-HU-deem] u-mor-do-KHAI ba LA-fi-NEI ha-ME-lekh kee-hi-GEE-da es-TEIR mah HU-la.
Esther 8:1

וּבִשְׁנֵים֩ עָשָׂ֨ר חֹ֜דֶשׁ הוּא־חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֗ר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֥ר יוֹם֙ בּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִגִּ֧יעַ דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְדָת֖וֹ לְהֵעָשׂ֑וֹת בַּיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר שִׂבְּר֜וּ אֹיְבֵ֤י הַיְּהוּדִים֙ לִשְׁל֣וֹט בָּהֶ֔ם וְנַהֲפ֣וֹךְ ה֔וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלְט֧וּ הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים הֵ֖מָּה בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃
And so, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month—that is, the month of Adar—when the king's command and decree were to be executed, the very day on which the enemies of the Yehudim had expected to get them in their power, the opposite happened, and the Yehudim got their enemies in their power.
u-vi-sh'-NEEM a-SAR kho-DESH hoo-kho-DESH a-daR bi-sh'-lo-SHA a-SAR yoM bo a-SHER hi-GEE-a d'-var ha-ME-lekh v'-da-TO l'-he-a-SOT ba-YOM a-SHER si-b'-RU oy-VAY ha-y'-hu-DEEM li-sh'-LOT ba-HEM v'-na-ha-FOKH hu a-SHER yish-l'-TU ha-y'-hu-DEEM hay-MAH b'-so-n'-AY-hem
Esther 9:1

וַיָּ֩שֶׂם֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ (אחשרש) [אֲחַשְׁוֵר֧וֹשׁ] ׀ מַ֛ס עַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ וְאִיֵּ֥י הַיָּֽם׃
King Ahasuerus imposed tribute on the mainland and the islands.
vai-YA-sem ha-ME-lekh (a-KHA-sher-ASH) [a-khash-VE-vosh] mas al ha-A-retz v'-i-YAY ha-YAM
Esther 10:1