On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. CE JOUR-LÀ, LE ROI ASSUÉRUS A DONNÉ LA MAISON DE HAMAN ... À ESTHER. Ses biens ont été confisqués et tout ce qui lui appa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. LE ROI A ENLEVÉ SON ANNEAU ... ET L'A DONNÉ À MARDOCHÉE - par cet acte lui transférant tout le pouvoir et l'autorité (cf. Gen. 12:42 ) que l'anneau symbolisa... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. ESTHER PARLA ENCORE UNE FOIS DEVANT LE ROI ET TOMBA À SES PIEDS. Le roi n'était alors pas allongé... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, PUIS LE ROI TENDIT LE SCEPTRE D'OR VERS ESTHER - en signe que sa demande était acceptée et qu'elle n'avait plus besoin de maintenir l'humble attitude de suppliante.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the kin... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_FOR HOW CAN I ENDURE TO SEE THE EVIL THAT SHALL COME UNTO MY PEOPLE? OR HOW CAN I ENDURE TO SEE THE DESTRUCTION OF MY KINDRED?_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal it with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. ÉCRIVEZ ... AU NOM DU ROI ET SCELLEZ-LE AVEC L'ANNEAU DU ROI. Par conséquent, il est évide... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: LETTRES ENVOYÉES PAR DES MESSAGES À CHEVAL , [ bacuwciym (H5483)] - par des chevaux. ET LES CAVALIERS À MULETS , [ haarekesh... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_UPON ONE DAY IN ALL THE PROVINCES OF KING AHASUERUS, NAMELY, UPON THE THIRTEENTH DAY OF THE TWELFTH MONTH, WHICH IS THE MONTH ADAR._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. MARDOCHÉE EST SORTI ... EN TENUE ROYALE. Il a été investi du khelaat d'honneur offic... [ Continuer la lecture ]
The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. LES JUIFS AVAIENT LA LUMIÈRE, LA JOIE, LA JOIE ET L'HONNEUR. Le littéral ajouté aux expressions métaphoriques explique le sens que les images sont censées transmettre, et la redondance d'expression indique la grandeur de la prospérité et de... [ Continuer la lecture ]