Esther · אֶסְתֵּר

Esther 9:1

וּבִשְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֣ר חֹ֡דֶשׁ הוּא חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֡ר בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣ה עָשָׂ֣ר י֣וֹם בּ֡וֹ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִגִּ֡יעַ דְּבַר הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ וְדָת֣וֹ לְהֵעָשׂ֡וֹת בַּיּ֣וֹם אֲשֶׁ֣ר שִׂבְּר֣וּ אֹיְבֵי הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים לִשְׁלוֹט בָּהֶ֗ם וְנַהֲפ֜וֹךְ ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁלְטוּ הַיְּהוּדִים֙ הֵ֔מָּה בְּשֹׂנְאֵיהֶֽם׃
vbishneym ʿashar ḥodesh hvʾ ḥodesh ʾadar bishlvoshah ʿashar yvom bvo ʾasher higiyʿa dbar hamelek vdatvo lheʿasvot bayvom ʾasher shibrv ʾoybey hayhvdiym lishlvoṭ bahem vnahapvok hvʾ ʾasher yishlṭv hayhvdiym hemah bshonʾeyhem
King James Version (KJV)

Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

Modern English

Now in the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's command and edict were about to be carried out, on the very day when the enemies of the Jews hoped to gain the mastery over them, the reverse occurred: the Jews gained mastery over those who hated them.

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