Megillat Ester^A

translated into ASL by David Bar-Tzur

Created 19 February 1999, links updated monthly with the help of LinkAlarm.

Introduction to the ASL translations of the Jewish services

Blessings before the Megillah reading^B

LORD OUR GOD, KING WORLD~GENERAL, WE PRAISE. WHY? PEOPLE GROUP"each", YOU PICK-us US JEWISH PEOPLE HELP-us BECOME HOLY. HOW? COMMAND, OPEN-MEGILLAH¹ TELL-STORY PURIM².

LORD OUR GOD, KING WORLD~GENERAL, WE PRAISE. WHY? LONG-AGO YOU SHOW-TO-us US JEWISH PEOPLE, MIRACLE³. THAT TIME-PERIOD LONG-AGO, WE CELEBRATE NOW.

LORD OUR GOD, KING WORLD~GENERAL, WE PRAISE. WHY? (1-OF-3) YOU HELP-us LIFE, (2-OF-3) HELP-us BE-STRONG, (3-OF-3) ALLOW US ARRIVE NOW+ TIME-PERIOD.

Achashverosh

A-KING.

Esther

E-QUEEN.

Haman

(2h)[H dot], POs > signer, FOs ><, are held under nose and separate while closing to (2h)[A dot] and rising slightly, as if Haman had a curly moustache like the villains in silent movies.

Mordechai

M-JEW, looks like SWEET. The megillah keeps calling him "Mordechai the Jew", so this seems reasonable.

Shushan

STONE B-GROUP'surrounding wall'. Shushan, being the capital and an important city had a surrounding wall.

Vashti

V-A-S-H-T-I, she doesn't show up for very long, might as well fingerspell it.

Chapter 1^C

USED-TO-BE KING CALLED A-C-H-A-S-H-V-E-R-O-S-H, (SIGN A-KING). HIMSELF@lf CONTROL (<) E-T-H-I-O-P-I-A RANGE-FROM-lf-TO-rt⁴ (>) INDIA. GOVERNMENT DIFFERENT"each", TOTAL ONE-HUNDRED-TWENTY-SEVEN, alt.5:-CL"random"⁵. A-KING SIT-THRONE⁶ WHERE? CITY CALLED S-H-U-S-H-A-N STONE~B-GROUP⁷.

THREE YEAR TIME-GO-BY, HE-lf DECIDE CELEBRATE BANQUET. HE-lf alt.INVITE-rt WHO? (1-OF-5) GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATOR, (2-OF-5) ADVISOR, (3-OF-5) ARMY BOSS P-E-R-S-I-A PLUS M-E-D-I-A, (4-OF-5) PEOPLE THEIR-ctr NAME~SHINY⁸, (5-OF-5) GOVERNOR CONTROL alt.5:-CL"random", #ALL-ON-LIST⁹. FOR-FOR? SHOW-OFF HE-lf RICHpc. HIS-lf COUNTRY INDEX-LIST¹⁰ HAVE++. RESPECT-lf BOW-DOWN-TO-lf MUST. 120 D-A-Y PARTY"over time". CRAZY-FOR¹¹.

FINISH, KING alt.INVITE (2h)#ALL¹² PEOPLE LIVE SHUSHAN. (<) ADVANCED¹³, (>) LOWLY¹⁴, DOESN'T-MATTER. (2h)#ALL-TO-lf¹⁵. PLACE RIGHT-NEXT-TO CASTLE. HAVE STONE WHITE COLUMN"each". FABRIC (<) WHITE, (>) PURPLE, (2h)4-CL'draped on columns'. COUCH (<) GOLD, (>) SILVER alt.SET-UP"each". STONE CHERISH VARIOUS CHIPS'in circle on floor'¹⁶ FLOOR SHINY¹⁷. EVERY ONE HAVE CUP GOLD. WINE, POUR-FREELY¹⁸. KING THROW-CAUTION-TO-WIND¹⁹, GO-AHEAD²⁰ alt.DRINK. MUST, DON'T-MEAN-TO-SAY²¹. SERVANT THEY-ctr ALLOW THEM-rt ENJOY alt.THEIR-OWN-WAY²².

SEPARATE, QUEEN V-A-S-H-T-I SHE-rt CELEBRATE SIMILAR. ANY WOMAN LIVE PALACE²³, SHE-rt alt.INVITE BANQUET. 1-WEEK"pc" PARTY"overtime", HIT* KING HE-lf TIPSY²⁴, (role play King, drunken)²⁵ EYES-ON-ME²⁶ SEVEN-OF-YOU-ctr SUPERVISE MY WIFE++, TELL-rt QUEEN PUT-ON-CROWN²⁷ GO-AHEAD SHOW"all" EVERY ONE HERSELF-rt BEAUTIFUL* (2h)WOW²⁸. (role play ends) THEY-ctr GROUP-GO-TO-rt INFORM QUEEN, KING COMMAND COME-ON SHOW"all" YOURSELF BEAUTIFUL. (role play end) HAPPEN? QUEEN REFUSE. GULP.

GROUP-GO-FROM-rt-TO-lf INFORM-lf SHE-rt REFUSE, KING BLOW-TOP²⁹. (role play King) PEOPLE GENIUS³⁰ LAW, ME SUMMON. MEAN? JUDGE GOOD-AT, TOP* SEVEN, ASSEMBLE, ADVISE. (end role play) KING ASK SEVEN-OF-THEM-ctr, (role play King) ME COMMAND MY WIFE PUT-ON-CROWN GO-AHEAD SHOW"all" HERSELF-rt BEAUTIFUL* (2h)WOW. SUDDEN-WRONG³¹ QUEEN STUBBORN REBEL. LAW ALLOW ME PUNISH HOW? (end role play) ONE JUDGE 1-CL'step forward.

JUDGE SAY, (role play judge) UNDERSTAND V-A-S-H-T-I DISREGARD³² YOU ONLY, NOT. SOON TALK-SPREAD. WOMAN GOSSIP, KNOW-THAT³³ A-KING COMMAND QUEEN, B-U-T QUEEN REFUSE. FROM-THEN-ON WIFE SHE-rt LOOK-DOWN-ON-lf HUSBAND, OBEY NOTHING. THEREFORE QUEEN DISREGARD HUSBAND GENERAL. WORSE, GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATOR LIVE (<) P-E-R-S-I-A, (>) M-E-D-I-A, THEIR-ctr WIFE++ alt.HEAR QUEEN REBEL, FROM-NOW-ON REFUSE OBEY HUSBAND WILL. IF KING WILLING, BETTER ANNOUNCE (<) E-T-H-I-O-P-I-A RANGE-FROM-lf-TO-rt (>) INDIA. V-A-S-H-T-I, HER HUSBAND KING DECIDE EXILE³⁴ FOREVER SAY-PERIOD. MEAN WIFE HUMBLE BOW-DOWN-TO-lf HUSBAND WILL. HERSELF-rt (<) ADVANCED, (>) LOWLY, DOESN'T-MATTER. (end role play) (<) KING, (>) ADMINISTRATOR, THINK-HOMOGENEOUS³⁵ (2h)FINE*.

KING WRITE LETTER SEND"each" EVERY GOVERNMENT HE-lf CONTROL. WRITE LANGUAGE NOTATION³⁶ alt.THEIRS. MAKE SURE HUSBAND CONTROL WIFE SAY-PERIOD.

MUCH-LATER³⁷ KING CALM-DOWN. HE-lf THINK-ABOUT, (role play King) QUEEN REBEL, ME EXILE*. NOW GONE FOREVER, #DO-DO? (end role play) ADVISER rt-TELL-lf, (role play adviser) WHY~NOT COMMAND YOUR GOVERNOR EACH SET-UP SUPERVISOR. SUPERVISOR SEARCH, GIRL BEAUTIFUL GROUP-TOGETHER³⁸, GROUP-COME-TO-us³⁹ HERE CITY. KNOW+ H-E-G-A-I, HIMSELF-rt SUPERVISE YOUR WOMAN GROUP, HE-rt TAKE-CARE-OF GROUP NEW CAN. (1) CLOTHES, (2) NECKLACE, (3) MAKE-UP, alt.GIFT-TO"each", FINISH YOU VISIT LOOK-AROUND SCRATCH-CHIN⁴⁰, WHICH REPLACE OLD QUEEN. (end role play) KING ACCEPT FINISH.

KNOW-THAT JEW CALLED M-O-R-D-E-C-H-A-I (SIGN M-JEW⁴¹) INDEX-lf LIVE SAME CITY. HIS-lf UNCLE HAVE DAUGHTER CALLED E-S-T-H-E-R (SIGN E-QUEEN) INDEX-rt. HER-rt PARENTS DIE FINISH, M-JEW ADOPT RAISE⁴² HER-rt. HER-rt (<) BODY SHAPELY⁴³, (>) FACE BEAUTIFUL* AWFUL. KING COMMAND SEARCH. MANY GIRL ASSEMBLE-TO-ctr SHUSHAN MUST. H-E-G-A-I SELF-INDEX⁴⁴ SUPERVISE. E-QUEEN ARRIVE, HE-ctr LOOK-OVER JAW-DROP⁴⁵, SHE-rt BEST*. CLOTHES, alt.GIFT-TO-rt'pc'. PLUS SHE-rt PROMOTED⁴⁶ TOP WOMAN GROUP, SAVE++ FOR KING. M-JEW HE-lf WARN E-QUEEN (role play Mordechai) INFORM"all" PEOPLE YOURSELF JEWISH, NO-NO⁴⁷. (end role play) EVERYDAY M-JEW WORRY, 1-CL'pace to & fro' NEAR PLACE WHERE WOMAN GROUP LIVE THEREABOUTS@rt. CURIOUS WHAT'S-UP E-QUEEN, M-JEW alt.ASK-TO-rt.

UNDERSTAND RULES REQUIRE EACH GIRL PREPARE"over time + sta" ONE-YEAR BEFORE READY MEET-lf KING PROSTRATE-SELF⁴⁸ BOW-DOWN-lf⁴⁹. SIX-MONTHS O-I-L RUB-INTO-HAND⁵⁰ #ALL-BODY⁵¹. FINISH, SIX MONTHS MORE CREAM RUB-INTO-HAND, #ALL-BODY. READY, EACH GIRL (<) CLOTHES, (>) JEWELRY, alt.PICK. EVENING ARRIVEwg, SHE-rt MEET-lf TWO-OF-THEM@lf TOGETHER++ OVERNIGHT. TOMORROW MORNING WAIT'over time' GIRL CONCERNED, (role play girl) HOPE KING LIKE ME, SUMMON-me #BACK-TO-lf WILL. (end role play)

TIME-WENT-ON⁵², E-QUEEN HER-rt TURN⁵³. SHE-rt PLAN NOTHING. EVERYONE MEET++-rt LOOK-UP-TO-rt CRAZY-FOR. UP-TO-NOW A-KING HE-lf CONTROL COUNTRY SEVEN YEAR, E-QUEEN ARRIVE-lf, HE-lf JAW-DROP*, CHERISH*, PUT-CROWN-ON-rt . (role play King) FROM-NOW-ON MY QUEEN WHO? YOU. (end role play) PREVIOUS QUEEN, OFF-his-MIND⁵⁴. (<) ADMINISTRATOR, (>) ADVISOR, KING COMMAND (role play King) alt.INVITE (2h)#ALL BANQUET CELEBRATE E-QUEEN BECOME QUEEN. COUNTRY GENERAL HOLIDAY⁵⁵ SHOULD. ME alt.GIFT-TO"each + pc" HEAPS-OF⁵⁶ WILL. (end role play) UNDERSTAND E-QUEEN rt-MEET-lf KING, rt-INFORM-lf HERSELF-rt JEWISH, NOT-YET, SHE-rt KEEP-CONFIDENTIAL⁵⁷. WHY? M-JEW WARN-rt, SHE-rt KEEP-IN-MIND⁵⁸.

HAPPEN MAN, TWO-OF-THEM@rt PROTECT THRONE ROOM CONSPIRE⁵⁹ KILL KING. M-JEW OVERHEAR-rt⁶⁰, INFORM-ctr E-QUEEN. ctr-INFORM-lf KING. HE-lf INVESTIGATE, FIND PROOF, TWO-OF-THEM@rt HANGED. M-JEW THUMBS-UP. KING COMMAND-rt (role play King) THAT STORY WRITE-DOWN MY HISTORY BOOK.

A-LITTLE-LATER'cs' ADVISOR CALLED H-A-M-A-N (SIGN H-MOUSTACHE⁶¹), A-KING PROMOTE TOP*. (CONGREGATION MOCK-rt)⁶² KING ANNOUNCE (role play King) HE-lf BOSS SUPREME. SUPPOSE TOP ADMINISTRATOR SEE HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) #DO-DO? PROSTRATE-SELF BOW-DOWN-TO-lf MUST. (end role play) PEOPLE WORK FOR KING NOTICE-rt M-JEW REFUSE, SHOCKED. (role play courtier) "HEY" M-JEW, KING COMMAND BOW-DOWN-lf MUST. REBEL, WHAT'S-UP? (role play Mordechai) "PSHAW"⁶³, (end role play) GO-AWAY⁶⁴. (role play courtier) CRAZY-FOR, JEW HAVE-NERVE⁶⁵. BETTER TATTLE-TO-lf HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK). LATER HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) WITNESS-rt M-JEW PROSTRATE-SELF BOW-DOWN-TO-ctr NOTHING, BLOW-STACK⁶⁶. HE-ctr CONSIDER⁶⁷, (role play Haman) IF ME TRY REVENGE-ON-rt ONLY-ONE, NOT LOOK RIGHT. BETTER COVER-UP⁶⁸. M-JEW HIMSELF-rt JEWISH, FINE*. ME REQUEST KING KILL (2h)#ALL JEWISH PEOPLE, MEAN INCLUDE M-JEW TOO.

KNOW-THAT FIRST JEWISH MONTH CALLED N-I-S-A-N, A-KING CONTROL UP-TO-NOW SEVEN YEAR, HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) CAST-DIE⁶⁹. FOR-FOR? DECIDE WHICH MONTH KILL JEWISH PEOPLE. HIT* TWELVE T-H MONTH A-D-A-R. HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) ctr-TELL-lf A-KING (role play Haman) KNOW-THAT HAVE SPECIAL GROUP SPREADwg YOUR COUNTRY THEY-lf REFUSE MAINSTREAM~DISSOLVE⁷⁰. alt.THEIR-lf LAW DIFFERENT*. ITSELF FOLLOW YOUR RULE+ NOT. THE-NERVE!⁷¹ IF YOU WILLING ANNOUNCE GOVERNMENT WANT DESTROY THEM-lf, ME READY PAY TEN THOUSAND SILVER⁷² COIN. (end role play)

KING HIS-lf SEAL⁷³ TAKE-OFF-RING~GIVE-ring-TO-ctr⁷⁴. HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) HIMSELF-ctr REALLY-WANT⁷⁵ TORTURE JEWISH PEOPLE. lf-TELL-ctr (role play King) MONEY, NOT-THAT. #DO-DO? UP-TO-YOU. (end role play) VERY-FIRST⁷⁶ MONTH, 13 T-H DAY, KING SUMMON"each" SCRIBE⁷⁷. HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) COMMAND (2h)#ALL. KING ASK PEOPLE TRANSLATE"each" (<) LANGUAGE alt.THEIR⁷⁸, (>) NOTATION alt.THEIR. A-KING SIGN-NAME"each", HIS-lf RING SEAL"each". ANNOUNCE SHUSHAN FINISH, MESSENGER, SEND"each" FASTEST POSSIBLE. LETTER INFORM"all" QUOTE, 12 T-H MONTH CALLED A-D-A-R, 13 T-H DAY, PREPARE'over time' MUST. IMPORTANT READY KILL JEWISH PEOPLE, DESTROY (2h)#ALL. (1-0F-4)⁷⁹ YOUNG, (2-OF-4) OLD, (3-OF-4) WOMAN, (4-OF-4) CHILDREN), #ALL-4-ON-LIST⁸⁰. LEAVE-ALONE⁸¹ NOTHING, B-U-T JEWISH THINGS, SEIZE CAN. (<) KING, (>) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK), TWO-OF-THEM THINK-NOTHING⁸². GO-AHEAD (<) alt.EAT, (>) alt.DRINK, ENJOY'pc', B-U-T PEOPLE LIVE SHUSHAN, CONFUSED CONCERNED.

M-JEW HEAR STORY, HE-lf UPSET*. HIS-lf CLOTHES TEAR-CLOTHES⁸³, REPLACE. WEAR CLOTHES ROUGH. ASHES SMEAR-FACE⁸⁴, MOURN. HE-lf WALK'solemnly'-TO-rt⁸⁵. BUILDING alt.B-CL'vertical surface passes by'⁸⁶, alt.CRY-OUT⁸⁷ BITTER. ARRIVE MAIN GOVERNMENT BUILDING, SOLDIER PREVENT-lf. WHY? MOURN INSIDE BUILDING, FORBIDDEN. EACH PLACE JEWISH PEOPLE READ KING LETTER, THEY-ctr MOURN. FAST⁸⁸, WEEP, (2h)CRY-OUT'shake'. MANY WEAR CLOTHES ROUGH, ASHES SMEAR-FACE. SERVANT VARIOUS INFORM-rt E-QUEEN, SHE-rt DEPRESSED* STRONG.

SHE-rt COMMAND SERVANT, (role play Esther) CLOTHES NEW, BRING-TO-lf M-JEW, TELL-lf REPLACE CLOTHES ROUGH. SERVANT GO-TO-lf OFFER CLOTHES, M-JEW REFUSE. SERVANT GO-#BACK-TO-rt INFORM-rt. ESTHER SAY, (role play Esther) GO-TO-lf M-JEW, ASK, WHY YOU MOURN WHYwg? (end role play) SERVANT V:-CL'went down stairs'⁸⁹ ASK-lf. M-JEW EXPLAIN, (role play Mordechai) ME PROSTRATE-SELF BOW-DOWN-TO-rt HAMAN, REFUSE. (CONGREGATION MOCK), HE-rt INFLUENCE KING DESTROY JEWISH PEOPLE. LETTER, HE-rt SEND-OUT"each". COPY, HAVE. (end role play) lf-GIVE-letter-TO-rt. SHOW-rt E-QUEEN INDEX-rt. TELL-rt (role play Mordechai) GO-TO KING BEG'over time', SAVE OUR PEOPLE. (end role play)

SERVANT V:-CL'return upstairs' #BACK-TO-rt TELL-STORY E-QUEEN. SHE-rt ANSWER-lf (role play Esther) TELL M-JEW, EVERY ONE (<) SLAVE, (>) FREE, DOESN'T-MATTER, KNOW*. WHAT-WRONG⁹⁰ OBVIOUS. YOU KNOW-THAT IF PERSON DECIDE THROW-CAUTION-TO-WIND ENTER PRIVATE ROOM VISIT KING, KING PUNISH "HOW"? KILL-. HOLD-ON⁹¹. UNDERSTAND KING USE HIS-rt GOLD SCEPTRE⁹², POINT-SCEPTRE⁹³, PERSON TOUCH-SCEPTRE⁹⁴, SAFE INDEX-lf. 30 DAY UP-TO-NOW KING SUMMON-me ME NOT-YET. (end role play)

MESSAGE ARRIVE-lf M-JEW REPLY-rt (role play Mordechai) YOU THINK YOURSELF LIVE KING PALACE MEAN LAW AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE NOT INCLUDE YOU QM? WRONG YOU. IF YOU KEEP-CONFIDENTIAL, SOMEONE ADVANCED above-HELP-us⁹⁵ JEWISH PEOPLE SAFE, BUT YOU DIE, YOUR FAMILY PASS-DOWN DISSOLVE. HAVE REASON YOU BECOME QUEEN. MAYBE YOU HELP-us SAFE CAN.

MESSAGE ARRIVE, E-QUEEN, SHE-rt REPLY (role play Esther) YOU ANNOUNCE JEWISH PEOPLE LIVE SHUSHAN, FAST FOR ME. (<) alt.EAT, (>) alt.DRINK, NOTHING 3-DAY*. MYSELF PLUS MY FEMALE SERVANT GROUP FAST we-SAME-AS-you. 3-DAY* FINISH, ME VISIT KING. LAW PUSH-ASIDE⁹⁶. ME DIE MUST, WILLING ME. (end role play) M-JEW OBEY-rt.

E-QUEEN FAST FINISH, CLOTHES, REPLACE QUEEN ROBE⁹⁷. SHE-rt GO-TO-lf KING, STAND OUTSIDE HIS-lf PRIVATE CASTLE. KING SIT-THRONE, NOTICE-rt. (role play king) ESTHER VISIT, FINEwg. (end role play) GOLD SCEPTRE, POINT-SCEPTRE. E-QUEEN TOUCH-SCEPTRE.

(role play King) WHAT-WRONG? INFORM-me, YOU DESIRE WHAT? ME WILLING SHARE EVERYTHING ME HAVE, DIVIDE FIFTY-FIFTY⁹⁸. (role play Esther) ME HAVE BANQUET READY. DO-YOU-MIND HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) TWO-OF-YOU COME? (role play King) INFORM-ctr HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) GO RIGHT-AWAY. ME REALLY-WANT E-QUEEN SATISFIED.

E-QUEEN PREPARE BANQUET FOR KING PLUS HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK). TWO-OF-THEM-ctr alt.DRINK WINE, KING AGAIN lf-ASK-rt E-QUEEN. (role play King) ANYTHING YOU REQUEST, ME ACCEPT. ANYTHING YOU DESIRE, ME WILLING SHARE ONE-HALF, ONE-HALF. GO-AHEAD REQUEST. (role play Esther) (<) DESIRE WHAT? (>) REQUEST WHAT? IF YOU LIKE ME, (<) ENJOY GIFT-TO-me WHATEVER ME DESIRE, (>) ACCEPT WHATEVER ME REQUEST, (2h)FINE. TOMORROW HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) TWO-OF-YOU COME AGAIN MY BANQUET. TWO-OF-YOU ARRIVE FINISH, ME INFORM-you WILL. (end role play) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) LEAVE-TO-lf, HE-lf HAPPY'hu', FEEL THUMBS-UP ALL-DAY.

LATER HE-lf NOTICE-ctr M-JEW SIT WHERE? GOVERNMENT BUILDING. M-JEW REFUSE GET-UP HONOR-lf. THE-NERVE! HE-lf BOILING-MAD⁹⁹ SUPPRESS. ARRIVE HOME, HE-lf SUMMON (<) WIFE, (>) FRIEND THEY-rt ASSEMBLE-TO-lf¹⁰⁰. HE-lf EXPRESS*'pow' TELL-STORY'exasperated'¹⁰¹. (role play Haman@lf) KNOW-THAT ME RICH'la++', CHILDREN MANY HAVE. KING DECIDE ME PROMOTED TOP*. HONOR-me MORE-THAN ANY (<) ADMINISTRATOR, (>) ADVISOR. PLUS E-QUEEN INVITE-us KING TWO-OF-US #GO BANQUET. UNDERSTAND THREE-OF-US THAT'S-ALL¹⁰². HOLD-ON, TODAY BANQUET FINISH, E-QUEEN INVITE-us KING TWO-OF-US #GO BANQUET AGAIN* TOMORROW, BUT ME LOW-ESTEEM¹⁰³. WHY? TODAY M-JEW REFUSE GET-UP HONOR-me ME. (role play wife@rt) WHY NOT ORDER WOOD POLE¹⁰⁴ 100 F-T TALL SET-UP TOMORROW. REQUEST KING PUNISH M-JEW HOW? HANGED. OFF-MIND, TWO-OF-YOU RELIEVED, #GO BANQUET CAN. (role play Haman) OF-COURSE. me-SECOND-THAT¹⁰⁵. ME ORDER WOOD POLE SET-UP #WILL.

THAT NIGHT KING SLEEP CAN'T. TOSS-AND-TURN¹⁰⁶, #DO-DO?. HE-lf lf-COMMAND-rt SERVANT (role play King) BOOK WRITE-DOWN MY HISTORY, BRING-TO-me YOU READ TELL-STORY TO ME. (end role play) SERVANT OBEY-lf. (role play servant) BOOK SAY QUOTE MAN TWO-OF-THEM@ctr PROTECT THRONE ROOM, TWO-OF-THEM@ctr CONSPIRE PLAN KILL-lf KING. M-JEW OVERHEAR-ctr INFORM-rt E-QUEEN. FINISH, SHE-rt rt-INFORM-lf KING. (end role play) KING LOOK-BACK¹⁰⁷ REMEMBER.

(role play King) #DO-DO HONOR M-JEW? (role play servant) NOT-YET HONOR NOTHING. (role play King) RIGHT-NOW WHO OUTSIDE MY ROOM? (end role play) UNDERSTAND HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) ARRIVE THEREABOUTS@rt. HE-rt INTEND REQUEST KING ORDER BUILD WOOD POLE PUNISH M-JEW, HOW? HANGED. SERVANT ANNOUNCE (role play servant) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) ARRIVE WAIT MEET YOU. (role play King) TELL-him COME-TO-me. (end role play) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) ARRIVE WAIT.

HAMAN ENTER, (CONGREGATION MOCK) KING ASK-rt, (role play King) SUPPOSE KING WISH HONOR SOMEONE, #DO-DO? (end role play) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) MULL-OVER¹⁰⁸ TALK-TO-SELF¹⁰⁹ (gaze upwards as if thinking to oneself) MYSELF BEST IN WORLD. OBVIOUS KING WISH HONOR-me (2h)ME. (role play Haman speaking to King) IF YOU KNOW SOMEONE WISH HONOR, COMMAND TOP* EXECUTIVE¹¹⁰ HELP-rt DRESS-UP YOUR ROBE, PUT-ROBE-ON-rt, TAILS THROW-TRAIN¹¹¹. KNOW+ YOUR HORSE, ITSELF-ctr HAVE CROWN¹¹². EXECUTIVE HELP-rt GET-ON-HORSE¹¹³. LEAD-TO-lf, PULL-BY-REINS ANNOUNCE"each", ME LEAD FOR-FOR? KING WISH HONOR-rt, HIM.

KING ANSWER-rt, (role play King) (2h)FINE. EVERYTHING YOU RECENTLY SAY, DO FOR M-JEW, SELF-INDEX WORK MAIN GOVERNMENT BUILDING. DO #ALL-ON-LIST, FORGET NOTHING. (role play Haman) GULP. (end role play) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) HELP-rt M-JEW INDEX-rt DRESS-UP KING ROBE, PUT-ROBE-ON-SHOULDERS, TAILS HE-lf THROW-TRAIN. HELP-rt GET-ON-HORSE. LEAD-TO-lf, REINS PULL-ON, ANNOUNCE"each", (role play Haman with no enthusiasm) ME LEAD FOR-FOR? KING WISH HONOR-rt, HIM.

FINISH, M-JEW GO-#BACK PALACE, HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) PULL-UP-HOOD¹¹⁴, MOURN, WALK'fast'-TO-rt. ARRIVE HOME, TELL-STORY-TO-rt, COMPLAIN-TO-rt. (<) WIFE, (>) FRIEND, THEY-rt REPLY-TO-lf (role play friends) #IF M-JEW SELF-INDEX JEWISH, CONQUER IMPOSSIBLE. YOUR LIFE TAKE-DOWNTURN¹¹⁵ #WILL. (end role play) HIT*, MEN THEMSELVES-ctr SUPERVISE WOMAN GROUP FOR KING ARRIVE, TELL-lf HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) (role play harem workers) HURRY. E-QUEEN READY. NOW TIME #GO¹¹⁶ BANQUET.

(<) HAMAN INDEX-lf (CONGREGATION MOCK), (>) KING INDEX-rt, ARRIVE E-QUEEN HER-ctr HOUSE, THREE-OF-THEM SIT-IN-SEMICIRCLE¹¹⁷ (<) alt.EAT, (>) alt.DRINK-ALCOHOL. KING rt-ASK-ctr ESTHER, (role play King) INFORM-me WHATEVER YOU REQUEST, ME ACCEPT. YOU DESIRE INDEX-LIST, ME WILLING SHARE EVERYTHING HAVE FIFTY-FIFTY. GO-AHEAD REQUEST. (role play Esther) (<) DESIRE WHAT? (>) REQUEST WHAT? IF YOU LIKE ME, (<) ENJOY GIFT-TO-me WHATEVER ME DESIRE, (>) ACCEPT WHATEVER ME REQUEST, PLEASE SAVE MY LIFE, PLUS MY PEOPLE. KNOW-THAT HAVE MAN SELF-INDEX READY (<) KILL, (>) DESTROY, MYSELF PLUS MY PEOPLE. SUPPOSE WE (<) MEN, (>) WOMAN, BECOME SLAVE, WILLING ACCEPT ME. WHY? KING HAVE RIGHT EARN BENEFIT. (role play King@rt) THE-NERVE!¹¹⁸ WHO MAN WHO? (role play Esther) OUR ENEMY MALICIOUS¹¹⁹ THAT-ONE-lf¹²⁰, HAMAN, (CONGREGATION MOCK.) (role play King) JAW-DROP, LOOK-UP-AND-DOWN'bitter', BLOW-his-TOP¹²¹, GO-OUT-TO-rt FLOWER~THEREABOUTS@rt.

QUEEN HER-ctr BED, HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK-lf.) FALL-ON-BED¹²² BEG-ctr MERCY-ON-me. KING COME-#BACK-TO-ctr MISUNDERSTAND, (role play King) YOU TRY RAPE E-QUEEN? OFFENDED¹²³. (end role play) HAMAN COVER-FACE-WITH-BOWED-HEAD. (CONGREGATION MOCK-lf.)

H-A-R-B-O-N-A, SELF-INDEX SUPERVISE KING HIS-rt WOMAN GROUP TELL-TO-rt, (role play Harbona) KNOW-THAT HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) FINISH SET-UP WOOD POLE 100 F-T TALL. FOR-FOR? M-JEW SERVE KING GOOD, SUDDEN-WRONG HE-lf REALLY-WANT M-JEW HANGED. (end role play) INSTEAD HAMAN HANGED. (CONGREGATION MOCK-lf.) HE-lf HANGED FINISH, KING RELIEVED.

SAME DAY HAPPEN? A-KING rt-TELL-TO-ctr E-QUEEN, (role play King) HAMAN INDEX-lf OPPOSE JEWISH PEOPLE. (CONGREGATION MOCK) REVENGE-ON-lf "WHAT"? HIS-lf HOUSE NOW BECOME YOURS. (end role play) HIT* M-JEW ARRIVE, E-QUEEN INFORM-rt (Role play Esther) MY UNCLE WHO? M-JEW INDEX-lf. (role play King) REALLY?¹²⁴ OH-I-SEE. BEFORE HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) HAVE MY SEAL. NOW BECOME M-JEW HIS. (end role play) E-QUEEN ctr-TELL-lf M-JEW, (role play Esther) FROM-NOW-ON HOUSE HAMAN USED-TO-BE HAVE (CONGREGATION MOCK), YOU CONTROL.

AGAIN* E-QUEEN FALL-ON KNEES-TO-rt, (<) CRY'overtime'-TO-rt, (>) BEG'overtime'-TO-rt, (role play Esther) KNOW-THAT HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) HIS PLAN STILL ALLOW KILL JEWISH PEOPLE (2h)#ALL. PLEASE PREVENT. (end role play) GOLD SCEPTRE, KING STRETCH-OUT-SCEPTRE, E-QUEEN STAND-UP, TOUCH-SCEPTRE. (role play Esther) (<) IF YOU LIKE (2h)ME, (>) REQUEST SEEM APPROPRIATE, (<) KING YOURSELF WILLING, (>) ENJOY GIFT-TO-me WHATEVER ME DESIRE, FINE++. HOLD-ON¹²⁵.

(Esther continues) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) FINISH COMMAND COUNTRY RANGE-FROM-lf-TO-rt PREPARE'over time' 12 T-H MONTH CALLED A-D-A-R, 13 T-H DAY, MUST READY KILL, DESTROY, JEWISH PEOPLE (2h)#ALL. #DO-DO? YOU ANNOUNCE PLAN. MY PEOPLE (<) YOUNG, (>) OLD, (<) WOMAN, (>) CHILDREN, (2h)#ALL DIE, AWFUL*. JEWISH PEOPLE, ME CONNECTed-TO*, IDEA~LIKE (<) BROTHER+, (>) SISTER+. (end role play)

KING ANSWER-TO-lf (role play King) HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK) THREATEN JEWISH PEOPLE, ME PUNISH "HOW"? HANGED. HIS-ctr HOUSE, ME GIFT-TO E-QUEEN. NOW UP-TO-YOU TWO-OF-YOU THINK-UP COMMAND HELP JEWISH SAVED. WRITE-DOWN, PUT-IN-ENVELOPE, AFFIX-SEAL. WHY? PEOPLE NOTICE SEAL, BOW-DOWN OBEY WILL. (end role play) THIRD MONTH CALLED S-I-V-A-N, 23 T-H DAY, KING SUMMON"each" SCRIBE alt.1-CL'go to rt'¹²⁶. M-JEW DECIDE HOW COMMAND, THEY-rt LISTEN-TO-lf WRITE-LIST. LETTER SENT-OUT"each" WHO? (<) JEW, PLUS (>) EXECUTIVES, (<) INDIA, RANGE-FROM-lf-TO-rt (>) E-T-H-I-O-P-I-A, 127 COUNTRY alt.5:-CL'lf to rt'¹²⁷. USE (<) NOTATION alt.THEIRS, (>) LANGUAGE alt.THEIRS. ALSO HEBREW.

LETTER WITH SEAL EXPLAIN, A-KING ANNOUNCE 12 T-H MONTH CALLED A-D-A-R, 13 T-H DAY, IF ANY* MY COUNTRY alt.5:-CL'lf to rt' TRY ATTACK-lf JEWISH PEOPLE INDEX-lf, alt.TAKE-UP@lf¹²⁸, (<) THEIR-lf WOMAN, (>) THEIR-lf CHILDREN,

THEY-lf ASSEMBLE, DEFEND-AGAINST-rt (<) KILL-rt, (>) DESTROY-rt (2h)#ALL@rt CAN. PLUS KEEP THEIR-rt THINGS. THEREFORE NOW* JEWISH PEOPLE NEED PLAN"overtime" READY REVENGE-AGAINST-rt. KING SPECIAL HORSE, MESSENGER HURRY RIDE-HORSE-TO-lf INFORM"each". PLUS INFORM LOCAL CAPITAL SHUSHAN.

M-JEW INDEX-lf, KING alt.GIFT-TO-lf. (<) ROBE-WITH-TRAIN, (>) GOLD CROWN. EVERYTHING (<) WHITE, (>) PURPLE, FANCY-CLOTHES¹²⁹. SHUSHAN CELEBRATE. JEWISH PEOPLE FEEL (<) HAPPY, (>) WARM, (<) INSPIRED, (>) HONORED. ENEMY FAIL, (2h)FINE*, (<) HAVE-VACATION, (>) FEAST, (<) CELEBRATE. MANY PEOPLE LOOK-UP-TO-lf, (role play people speaking to left) CRAZY-FOR, JEWISH POWERFUL. WHY~NOT CHANGE RELIGION, BECOME us-SAME-AS-lf. (end role play)

A-D-A-R 13 HAPPEN, TIME* FOLLOW KING HIS-rt COMMAND. PEOPLE, THEMSELVES@rt OPPOSE-lf JEWISH, INTEND BEAT-lf, GOTCHA@rt¹³⁰, JEWISH BEAT-rt. JEWISH PEOPLE EACH CITY ASSEMBLE-INTO-GROUP@lf¹³¹ GO-AHEAD WAR AGAINST THEM-rt. WHY? THEY-rt AT-FIRST¹³² INTEND DESTROY THEM-lf. HAPPEN EACH CITY A-KING RULE, JEWISH PEOPLE COOPERATE FIGHT AGAINST THEM-rt. THEY-rt SCARED LIKE COWARD¹³³.

KING HIS-rt EXECUTIVES READ M-JEW HIS-lf LETTER, AMAZEDwg. (2h)#ALL HELP'hurriedly'-lf. PEOPLE LIVE KING HIS-rt PALACE, MANY LOOK-UP-TO-lf. HIS-lf AUTHORITY MORE-AND-MORE¹³⁴, HIS-lf NAME~SHINY SPREAD. JEWISH PEOPLE SLASH-rt-WITH-SWORD. MANY@rt alt.DIE@rt, THEIR-rt COMMUNITY TOPSY-TURVY¹³⁵. CAPITAL CITY CALLED SHUSHAN, JEWS KILL 500 PEOPLE, DESTROY. ALSO KILL P-A-R-S-H-A-N-D-A-T-H-A, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST¹³⁶, D-A-L-P-H-O-N, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, A-S-P-A-T-H-A, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, P-O-R-A-T-H-A, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, A-D-A-L-I-A, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, A-R-I-D-A-T-H-A, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, P-A-R-M-A-S-H-T-A, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, A-R-I-S-A-I, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, A-R-I-D-A-I, NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST, V-A-I-Z-A-T-H-A. ALTOGETHER SON 10. FATHER WHO? HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK). SELF-INDEX AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE.

UNDERSTAND, JEWISH SOLDIER TAKE-HOLD-OF¹³⁷ STEAL NOTHING. KING rt-INFORM-lf E-QUEEN, (role play King) KNOW-THAT HERE SHUSHAN, (<) KILL, (>) DESTROY, 500 PEOPLE PLUS HAMAN HIS-rt SON TOTAL 10 (CONGREGATION MOCK). OUTSIDE HAPPEN? BIG-QUESTION¹³⁸. WHATEVER YOU REQUEST, WILLING GIFT-TO-you. WHATEVER MORE YOU DESIRE, WILLING HELP.

E-QUEEN ANSWER-rt, (role play Esther) DON'T-MIND¹³⁹ ALLOW JEWISH PEOPLE HERE SHUSHAN CONTINUE FIGHT TOMORROW. PLUS 10 SON HAMAN HIS-lf (CONGREGATION MOCK) HANGED. (end role play) KING ORDER LIKE E-QUEEN REQUEST. OUTSIDE SHUSHAN, JEWISH PEOPLE ASSEMBLE-INTO-GROUP DEFEND-FROM-rt. 75,000 PEOPLE THEMSELVES-rt HATE-lf JEWS, THEY-lf TAKE-VENGANCE-ON-rt"each". TAKE-HOLD-OF STEAL DON'T-MEAN-TO-SAY. A-D-A-R 14 T-H, JEWS OUTSIDE SHUSHAN, (>) REST, FEAST, CELEBRATE, BUT JEWISH PEOPLE LIVE SHUSHAN, ASSEMBLE-INTO-GROUP@lf KILL-rt 300 MORE MEN. UNDERSTAND, TAKE-HOLD-OF STEAL NOTHING. A-D-A-R 15 T-H JEWS LIVE SHUSHAN, WAR FINISH, REST, FEAST, CELEBRATE CAN. REASON PEOPLE LIVE FAR-AWAY CELEBRATE 14 T-H, FOOD EXCHANGE"each", 15 T-H NOT. M-JEW MAKE-LIST EVERYTHING.

A-KING HIS-rt COUNTRY RANGE-FROM-lf-TO-rt, M-JEW WRITE LETTER SEND"each" #ALL-FROM-lf-TO-rt¹⁴⁰. LETTER "WHAT"? FROM-NOW-ON EVERY-YEAR A-D-A-R (<) 14 T-H, (>) 15 T-H, JEWISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE MUST. WHY? LOOK-BACK REMEMBER TIME-PERIOD JEWISH TAKE-VENGANCE-ON ENEMY. SAD, GET-OFF-MIND¹⁴¹. MOURNING, PUSH-ASIDE-TO-rt. CELEBRATE. HOW? (<) FEAST, (>) ENJOY. FOOD, EXCHANGE-WITH"each", PLUS PEOPLE POOR, HELP"each". JEWISH PEOPLE DECIDE GO-AHEAD FOLLOW M-JEW HIS-lf LETTER. WHY? HAMAN OPPOSE JEWS. (CONGREGATION MOCK) HE-ctr PLAN CRUSH¹⁴², DESTROY. WHEN? HE-ctr DECIDE USE DICE¹⁴³, CALLED P-U-R.

KING REALIZE WHAT'S-UP, HE-rt PUNISH HAMAN (CONGREGATION MOCK). HE-ctr PLUS HIS-ctr SON 10, alt.HANGED. THEREFORE (<) 14 T-H, (>) 15 T-H CALLED P-U-R-I-M PURIM CONNECTED-WITH DICE CALLED P-U-R. A-KING HIS-rt VARIOUS GOVERNMENT TOTAL 127, alt.5:-CL"each", M-JEW WRITE LETTER SEND"each". LETTER "WHAT"? (role play Mordechai) ME WISH YOU"all" SAFE, HAVE PEACE. A-D-A-R (<) 14 T-H, (>) 15 T-H, EVERY FAMILY, EVERY PLACE, LOOK-BACK REMEMBER, HONOR PASS-DOWN. (<) APPROPRIATE TIME, (>) APPROPRIATE WAY, WITH YOUR"all" CHILDREN PLUS ANY ONE WILLING.

E-QUEEN, HER-ctr MOTHER A-B-I-H-A-I-L, APPROVE M-JEW HIS-lf SECOND LETTER ABOUT PURIM. JEWISH PEOPLE REMEMBER MUST. DISSOLVE NEVER. M-JEW HIS-lf LETTER PLUS WAR alt.WITNESS, alt.EXPERIENCE, CONVINCE JEWISH PEOPLE CELEBRATE STRICT EVERY-YEAR. PLUS RULE (<) FAST, (>) MOURN, EVERYTHING LISTED.

A-KING FORCE PEOPLE WORK (1) COUNTRY, (2) COAST, (3) ISLAND. EVERYTHING KING DO PLUS HOW HE-rt HONOR-lf M-JEW, (<) M-E-D-E-A, (>) P-E-R-S-I-A alt.THEIR KING WRITE-DOWN HISTORY. UNDERSTAND M-JEW DIRECT UNDER A-KING. HIMSELF-lf WONDERFUL, POPULAR. WHY? HE-lf HELP"overtime" JEWISH PEOPLE.

LORD OUR GOD, KING WORLD~GENERAL, WE PRAISE. WHY? YOU FIGHT OUR WAR, JUDGE OUR RIGHT, TAKE-REVENGE FOR US, PUNISH OUR OPPRESSOR¹⁴⁴, HELP-us US CONQUER OUR ENEMY. WE PRAISE YOU, LORD. WHY? YOU PUNISH OPPRESSOR FOR JEWISH PEOPLE S-A-K-E. GOD, YOU SAVE US.

On Purim night recite:

PEOPLE DESPISE¹⁴⁵ GOD, HE-God DESTROY THEM. (2h)LONG-AGO JEWISH PEOPLE THEY-lf GROUP-WANDER¹⁴⁶ DESERT, A-M-A-L-E-K HE-rt CHASE, WANT KILL, BUT GOD PREVENT. UNDERSTAND THAT BAD CHARACTER PASS-DOWN GIVE-TO-ctr HAMAN. HE-ctr PROMOTED, WANT DESTROY US, BUT GOD PREVENT. HIMSELF-ctr RICH, ARROGANT¹⁴⁷, STUCK-UP¹⁴⁸, SUDDEN-WRONG GOD GOTCHA. GULP¹⁴⁹. HAMAN HATE JEWISH PEOPLE. WHY? REMEMBER E-S-A-U HATE HIS-rt BROTHER JACOB¹⁵⁰? THAT* SINCE'lalala'. KING S-A-U-L CONQUER-rt KING A-G-A-G, BUT HAVE-MERCY-ON-rt. DON'T-WANT KILL. HIS-rt CHILDREN BORN, PASS-DOWN¹⁵¹ BORN, PASS-DOWN HIT* HAMAN BORN.

PEOPLE WICKED¹⁵² WANT DESTROY UPRIGHT¹⁵³, BUT PURE¹⁵⁴ CATCH NOT PURE, STUCK. MORDECHAI SOFT-HEARTED¹⁵⁵ ABOUT ESTHER, MEAN CANCEL MISTAKE S-A-U-L NOT INTEND. HAMAN HE-ctr SIN WORSE-AND-WORSE¹⁵⁶. HE-ctr REALLY-WANT BETRAY¹⁵⁷, BUT COVER-UP¹⁵⁸. HE-ctr PLAN"over time" DO-MISCHIEF¹⁵⁹. ALL¹⁶⁰ POWERFUL¹⁶¹ HIS-God's HOLY PEOPLE, HAMAN TRY TAKE-HOLD-OF. HE-ctr BLOW-MONEY¹⁶² TRY MAKE (2h)#ALL JEWS GONE, PLUS THEIR-lf NAME GONE. HAMAN MAD ABOUT MORDECHAI, PLAN REVENGE. HE-ctr COMMAND WAR IN SHUSHAN. MORDECHAI #DO-DO? HE-lf (1-OF-5) CLOTHES TAKE-OFF¹⁶³, (2-OF-5) WEAR CLOTHES ROUGH, (3-OF-5) MOURN"over time", (4-OF-5) ANNOUNCE FAST, (5-OF-5) SIT A-S-H.

WHO WILLING PAY-OFF¹⁶⁴ OUR DEBT? WHO INFLUENCE GOD FORGIVE OUR FOREFATHERS¹⁶⁵ THEIR-lf INNOCENT WRONG PLUS THEIR-lf WICKED OFF-POINT-TO-LEFT-AND RIGHT? HIT* P-A-L-M TREE BLOSSOM¹⁶⁶. KNOW-THAT ESTHER SHE-lf alt.REMIND¹⁶⁷ PEOPLE GET-UP. HER-lf SERVANT ENCOURAGE HAMAN DRINK WINE FULL SNAKE POISON. OBSESSED MONEY, HAMAN SHOOT-UP¹⁶⁸. DO WICKED, HAMAN SHOOT-DOWN¹⁶⁹. HAMAN HE-ctr BUILD WOOD POLE FOR MORDECHAI, SUDDEN-WRONG HIMSELF-ctr HANGED. (2h)#ALL PEOPLE IN WORLD JAW-DROP WHY? HAMAN HIS-ctr DICE BECOME HOLIDAY FOR JEWS. (<) UPRIGHT SAVED, (>) WICKED GONE. HAMAN REPLACE MORDECHAI. JEWS DECIDE SET-UP PURIM CELEBRATE. HAPPY+ EVERY-YEAR. MORDECHAI AND ESTHER PRAY, YOU-God PAY-ATTENTION. HAMAN PLUS HIS-ctr SON TEN HANGED.

On both Purim night and Purim morning, recite:

JEWISH PEOPLE, THEMSELVES-lf JACOB HIS FLOWER. THEY-lf SEE MORDECHAI WEAR ROBE PURPLE, DEAF-APPLAUSE¹⁷⁰ MAKE-NOISE¹⁷¹. ALL-ALONG"lalala"¹⁷² YOU-God SAVE US. EVERY GENERATION YOU-God GIFT-TO-us US HOPE. WE DISAPPOINTED OUR HOPE NEVER. WE TRUST YOU-God, SORRY NEVER. CURSE¹⁷³ HAMAN HIMSELF WANT DESTROY ME; BLESS¹⁷⁴ MORDECHAI, HIMSELF JEW. CURSE Z-E-R-E-S-H HIS-ctr WIFE WHY? SCARE ME. BLESS ESTHER SELF-INDEX PROTECT ME. DON'T FORGER PRAISE H-A-R-B-O-N-A, ALSO.

Footnotes

1. All glosses marked with a footnote are described below. For an explanation of other glossing symbols used, see Explanation of glossing used. OPEN-MEGILLAH - (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs ><, separate while wiggling fingers as if rolling out scroll with fingers.
2. PURIM - (2h)[P] held at eyes and then hands separate while closing to (2h)[U].
   MIRACLE - WONDERFUL(1x) WORK. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Miracle.
   RANGE-FROM-lf-TO-rt - NDH [5], PO > signer, FO up, DH [B], PO > NDS, FO up, swings from NDS to DS.
   alt.5:-CL"random" - [5:], PO down, FO away, alt. and randomly are brought down to show placement of objects.
   SIT-THRONE - SIT + (2h)[B:], POs down, FOs away, behave as if they were on the arms of a throne.
   STONE~B-GROUP - This is an invented sign for the city of Shushan, which was walled.
   NAME~SHINY starts like the sign NAME, the NDH - left in place while the DH touches it with the [open 8] (as in the sign FEEL), then moves upwards while twisting the wrist.
   #ALL-ON-LIST - NDH [5], PO > DS, FO away, DH [A], PO > signer, descends while opening to an [L].
   INDEX-LIST - index finger of DH points to thumb, then index finger, then middle finger of NDH [5], PO > signer, FO > DS.
   CRAZY-FOR - [5:], PO > singer, FO up, - shaken slightly from side to side.
   (2h)#ALL - (2h)[A], POs ><, FOs up, move away while opening to (2h)[L].
   ADVANCED - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move upwards arcing towards the signer.
   LOWLY - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, move downwards arcing towards the signer.
   ASSEMBLE-TO-lf - (2h)[S], POs away, FOs up, move > left.
   CHIPS'in circle on floor' - (2h)[G] touch FT then separate while closing fingers to (2h)[bO] to show a small square surface. Repeat this in a circle to show a tiles floor.
   SHINY - (2h)[open 8], POs down, FOs away, twist rapidly at wrists while rising.
   POUR-FREELY - (2h)[A dot], POs down, FOs away, alt. tip the thumb down while moving in a circle and mmto show the liberal pouring of wine.
   THROW-CAUTION-TO-WIND - (2h)[1] point to ears, then hands move forward and open to (2h)[5], PO > back of signer, FOs up, with brr.
   GO-AHEAD - (2h)[B^ dot], POs ><, FOs away, move forward in a jerk.
   DON'T-MEAN-TO-SAY - [1], PO > NDS, FO up, brought to mouth with pl.
   alt.THEIR-OWN-WAY - (2h)[B], PO away, FO up, alt. move away slightly in a random way as if to say, "his and hers and his".
   PALACE - (2h)[V:], POs away, FOs up, are held high and side by side touching. Hands separate and descend multiple times in small increments to show the regular squared-off edges of a castle.
   TIPSY - [4], PO down, FO > NDS, moves across forehead > NDS while fluttering straight fingers.
   (role play King, drunken) - Entries like this show role playing to give a direct quote of what characters say. The King is drunk here, so you want to sign a little drunken.
   EYES-ON-ME - (2h)[4], POs down, FOs away, hands swivel to have FT face the signer's face, as if telling everyone, "Look at me".
   PUT-ON-CROWN - (2h)[L:] (like BIG) places crown on head with large single movement.
   (2h)"WOW" - (2h)[5] shake out hands, swiveling at elbows.
   BLOW-TOP - [5] slaps palm on [S], PO > DS, FO away, and then DH swivels at wrist while rising.
   GENIUS - thumb of [C] strikes temple.
   SUDDEN-WRONG - [Y], PO > NDS, FO up, twists until PO is > signer and strikes chin to show an unexpected (negative) result.
   DISREGARD - [S], PO > NDS, FO up, is held at nose, then moves slightly > DS, then is thrown forward while opening to a [5].
   KNOW-THAT - Starts like KNOW but twists and descends, looking almost like DON'T-KNOW except the hand twists down at the end.
   EXILE - [8], PO down is held in palm of NDH [B], and the middle finger is flicked towards who is being exiled.
   THINK-HOMOGENEOUS - THINK + (2h)[Y], POs down, FOs away, move in a horizontal circle.
   NOTATION - NOTATION - (2h)[1] cross at midfinger and wg while moving together > DS.
   MUCH-LATER - [L], PO away, FO up, nods several times while moving forward.
   GROUP-TOGETHER - (2h)[C}, POs ><, FOs away, hands are brought together as if pushing people/things together into a group.
   GROUP-COME-TO-us - (2h)[C], POs ><, FT touch, and both hands move together > signer.
   SCRATCH-CHIN - Thumb is held against DS of chin while index scratches at NDS of chin to show thinking behavior.
   M-JEW - This really looks more like M-SWEET, but the former shows the reason for selecting this name sign.
   RAISE - (2h)[B], POs down, FOs away, lower slightly, supinate, and rise up.
   SHAPELY - (2h)[B], POs ><, FOs away, make the hearing gesture of showing an hour-glass figure.
   SELF-INDEX - [A], PO > NDS, FO away, taps knuckles against thumb side of [1], PO > DS, FO up.
   JAW-DROP - (2h)[V:], FOs away, NDH PO away, is held at mouth, DH PO > signer is held in front of it and swivels down like a gaping jaw.
   PROMOTED - NDH [5], PO > signer, FO > DS, [V:], PO away, FO up, jumps from a lower rung on the NDH to a higher rung.
   NO-NO - [1], PO away, FO up, shakes slightly at wrist like the hearing gesture.
   PROSTRATE-SELF - [V:] kneels on palm of [B] and the DH moves so that the "body" is flat against the "floor".
   BOW-DOWN-lf - (2h)[B], POs away, FOs up, bring the palms down twice while signer bows once.
   RUB-INTO-HAND - (2h)[B], POs down, DH rubs against NDH as if rubbing something into the hand although this represents rubbing something into the whole body since it is followed by the next sign.
   #ALL-BODY - (2h)[A], POs ><, are held at either side of the head and the hands are brought down along the body while opening to (2h)[L].
   TIME-WENT-ON - (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs away, DH is held ahead of NDH, then NDH leapfrogs over DH, and DH over NDH.For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - procedure.
   TURN - [L], PO down, FO away, supinates hand so that the thumb is now pointing to the proper place for whose turn it is.
   OFF-his-MIND - (2h)[open 8], FT touch forehead and then pronate so that the FT now face away.
   HOLIDAY - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, alternately strike chest on their respective sides.
   HEAPS-OF - (2h)[B], NDH PO up, FO away, DH touches thumb side to elbow end of ND arm and then arcs upwards and comes down to touch ND FT, indicating a pile of something.
   KEEP-CONFIDENTIAL - (2h)[5:] are held in front of mouth, NDH further away, and close to (2h)[S].
   KEEP-IN-MIND - [A dot], touches thumb to temple and twists slightly.
   CONSPIRE - (2h)[G], one placed near the signer's eye, the other placed at the eye of the person one is conspiring with, and the DS eye and both hands blink to show a secret agreement.
   OVERHEAR - [X] touches ear and moves to [C], PO > DS, FO away, and DH twists to wrap around NDH thumb.
   H-MOUSTACHE - (2h)[H dot], POs > signer, FOs ><, are held under nose and separate while closing to (2h)[A dot] and rising slightly, as if Haman had a curly moustache like the villains in silent movies.
   (CONGREGATION MOCK-rt) - Each time that Haman's name is mentioned during the Megillah reading, the congregation (same sign as AUDIENCE) will make noise by hooting or using noisemakers to drown out Haman's name. This forces the reader to stop because it is a mitzvah (each Jew is obligated) to hear every word of the megillah. The signs in the parentheses is meant to inform the Deaf people why everyone is making noise. The first time it happens, I continue to sign mock as long as the congregation is holding up the reading. Afterwards it is up to the interpreter whether they want to do so or not. Being Jewish, I usually have a noisemaker myself and the second time and onwards, I pick up my noisemaker and join in on the rucusness rather than sign CONGREGATION MOCK each time. Either way is fine. People will sometimes shout out original things like "Death to Haman!" (HAMAN DIE MUST!) which I will interpret also.
   "PSHAW" - (2h)[B], POs awau, FOs up, are nodded once at the wrists like the hearing gesture for "Aww, go on!" or what have you.
   GO-AWAY - [5^], PO > signer, FO up, moves away while closing to a [O^].
   HAVE-NERVE - Thumb and index finger of [F] strike chin.
   BLOW-STACK - palm of [5] strikes [S], PO > DS, FO away, and ascends while swiveling at wrist.
   CONSIDER - [1], PO > signer, circles around temple.
   COVER-UP - DH [B], PO down, FO away, brushes over NDH, [B], PO down, FO > DS, from FT to wrist.
   CAST-DIE - [A], PO up, FO away, shakes dice and rolls them > NDS.
   MAINSTREAM~DISSOLVE - (2h)[5], POs down, FOs ><, move so that FOs are away and then move away, with DH touching NDH from above + (2h)[O^], FOs up, are held together, then separate in a downward arc while changing to (2h)[A].For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - dissolve.
   THE-NERVE! - [V:] twists at corner of mouth with a negative expression.
   SILVER - 1 outches ear, then changes to an [S] that descends while twisting at wrist. For a QuickTime movie of this sign, see ASL browser - silver.
   SEAL - [S] stamps palm of [B] with small finger side.
   TAKE-OFF-RING~GIVE-ring-TO-lf - [open F] takes imaginary ring off and without changing handshape hands it to the left.
   REALLY-WANT - the sign WANT but shaken back and forth to show intensity.
   VERY-FIRST - [1], PO down, FO away, supinates like the sign FIRST, but strikes the thumb of NDH [A dot], PO > DS, FO away.
   SCRIBE - [O^] touches FTs to [B], PO up, then changes to [B] and touches NDS palm to palm + AGENT.
   alt.THEIR - Not an exact glossing, but in the spirit of things. (2h)[B] alt. and randomly move away slightly to show it include all of the different languages' way of writing.
   (1-0F-4), (2-OF-4), (3-OF-4), etc. - NDH [4], PO > signer, FO > DS, and DH [1] taps index finger for "(1-OF-4)", taps middle finger for "(2-OF-4)", and so on.
   #ALL-4-ON-LIST - NDH [4], PO > DS, FO away, DH [A], PO > signer, descends while opening to an [L].
   LEAVE-ALONE - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, hands nod forward so that FOs end up away from signer.
   THINK-NOTHING - THINK + (2h)[F], POs away, FOs up, hands move side to side symmetrically.
   TEAR-CLOTHES - The sign looks like you are tearing paper, but the hands are on the NDS upper chest.
   SMEAR-FACE - (2h)[B], alt. smear cheeks and then forehead.
   WALK'solemnly'-TO-rt - 1-CL moves to the right in a solemn way with a solemn expression on your face.
   alt.B-CL'vertical surface passes by' - (2h)[B], POs > sides of signer, FOs up, alt. pass by face.
   alt.CRY-OUT - (2h)[5:] alt. are put in front of mouth and move upwards while twisting at the wrists.
   FAST - [F] draws closed FTs across lips. For an animated gif of this sign, see Animated dictionary of religious signs - Deaf Missions: Fast.
   V:-CL'went down stairs' - [V:] moves legs as if going down some stairs, and similarly for go up stairs.
   WHAT-WRONG - [Y] strikes palm side against chin twice.
   HOLD-ON - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hold out hands and nod head once.
   SCEPTRE - (2h)[F], POs ><, FOs away, DH thumb and index on top of NDH's and hands separate vertically to show long object.
   POINT-SCEPTRE - [A] holds out sceptre for person to touch.
   TOUCH-SCEPTRE - move [open 8] away as if to touch the head of the sceptre.
   above-HELP-us - HELP moves from above eyes to chest. The Book of Esther steers clear of any mention of God or Heaven.
   PUSH-ASIDE - (2h)[B], with DH higher, palms are pressed against imaginary wall that - pushed to one side.
   ROBE - (2h)[A dot] trace the lapels of the robe and continue moving until they become (2h)[5], and hands move back as if to show the cape portion.
   FIFTY-FIFTY - the hand signs FIFTY on the NDS then moves to DS and signs FIFTY again.
   BOILING-MAD - NDH [B], PO down, FO > DS, DH moves in a horizontal circle while fluttering fingers (like BOIL).
   ASSEMBLE-TO-lf - (2h)[S], POs away, FOs up, move > left.
   TELL-STORY'exasperated' - The facial expression shows the exasperation.
   THAT'S-ALL - The sign is FINISH but the mouthing is "that's all".
   LOW-ESTEEM - [C], PO > NDS, FO up, is held against chest and closes to [O^] with thumb still in its original place.
   POLE - (2h)C-CL shows vertical pole.
   me-SECOND-THAT - [L], PO > NDS, FO up, moves and nods forward once until FO is away.
   TOSS-AND-TURN - DH [V] pronates and supinates on palm of NDH [B].
   LOOK-BACK - (2h)[N], PO > signer, FO up, start in neutral space and move in an outward arc to the DS shoulder.
   MULL-OVER - (2h)[O] - held at forehead and fingers pill-roll, that is thumb is rubbed against all the FT and back.
   TALK-TO-SELF - (2h)[I], POs > face, FOs up, hands are held at neck level; DH touches nose and then hands tap little finger sides together.
   EXECUTIVE - [5:] taps shoulder with FT, then [A dot], POs > NDS, moves up in an outward arc. For the plural, use [5:] taps shoulder with FT, then (2h)[A dot], POs > signer, FOs><, alt. rise and fall.
   PUT-ROBE-ON-rt, TAILS THROW-TRAIN - mime putting robe on someone else with (2h)[A] + (2h)[B], POs away, FOs down, are held behind back with body twisted to show hands + (2h)[A] grasp imaginary train of rob and throw it behind "Mordechai".
   CROWN - (2h)[L:] (like BIG) place crown on head with small double movement.
   GET-ON-HORSE - [V] straddles [Bb], PO > DS, FO away.
   PULL-UP-HOOD - (2h)[A] mimes pulling up a hood.
   TAKE-DOWNTURN - (2h)[B], DH moves against NDH as in DEVELOP, but the DH swings downwards instead of continuing upwards.
   #GO - [G], PO over shoulder, FO up, hand moves away while closing to [bO^].
   SIT-IN-SEMICIRCLE - (2h)[V:], POs > signer, FOs up; hands are held together on NDS, NDH stays in place and DH makes an outward arc.
   THE-NERVE! - [V:] twists in contact with the DS corner of the mouth and with an exasperated expression.
   MALICIOUS - (2h)[O^] are held at the corners of the mouth and pull away while changing to (2h)[A] as if pulling on an immense moustache, similar to the silent movies era.
   THAT-ONE-lf - [Y], PO away, FO up, slams towards the left while changing to a [1] which indexes left.
   LOOK-UP-AND-DOWN'bitter', BLOW-his-TOP - (2h)[V], POs down, FOs > left, FT follow eye gaze as the King bitterly looks Haman up and down, then [5] strikes palm against [S], PO > DS, FO away, and bounces off it.
   FALL-ON-BED - [V], PO down, FO > NDS, flips and lands PO up on the back of NDH [B], POdown, FO away.
   OFFENDED - [5] touches thumb to midchest and moves diagonally > DS while supinating in an emphatic manner.
   REALLY? - [X], PO away, FO up, is held in neutral space and wiggles finger.
   HOLD-ON - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, push forward slightly.
   alt.1-CL'go to rt' - (2h)[1], POs away, FOs up, hands alt. head towards right as if a series of people were meeting one-on-one.
   alt.5:-CL'lf to rt' - (2h)[5:], POs down, FOs away, alt. move up and down as if showing a series of areas.
   alt.TAKE-UP@lf - (2h)[5:], alt. rise and close to an [S] on left hand side.
   FANCY-CLOTHES - (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, alt. brush up the chest while mouthing "peepeepee".
   GOTCHA@rt - FT of [U] touch mouth and then pronate, pause, and strike at right.
   ASSEMBLE-INTO-GROUP@lf - (2h)[S], POs ><, FOs up, move > each other, opening to [5wg], and ending with (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, and hands close together.
   AT-FIRST - [1], PO down, FO away, supinates like the sign FIRST, but strikes the thumb of NDH [A dot], PO > DS, FO away.
   COWARD - [Y], PO > signer, FO up, twists at wrist while rising from waist to face.
   MORE-AND-MORE - MORE is signed twice but with the NDH kept in place.
   TOPSY-TURVY - (2h)[5:], FOs away, DH is held high, PO down at its side and NDH is held low, PO up at its side. Both hands interchange PO and levels while moving slightly > DS.
   NEXT-DOWN-ON-LIST- Normally this would be (2h)[B^], POs ><, FOs up, are held high and move down in an arc > signer. Here I have suggested that only the NDH be used because if this is read to follow Halacha (Jewish law), the names of Haman's ten sons must be read in one breath and therefore are said quickly and must be fingerspelled quickly so you need one hand free to do this and still be "clear".
   TAKE-HOLD-OF - (2h)[5:], POs away, FOs up, move down quickly and close to (2h)[S], POs down, FOs away, as if grabbing hold of something.
   BIG-QUESTION - like the sign QUESTION-MARK but both hands and all fingers (not the thumb) form a symmetric shape that - a question mark in the right hand and a reversed question mark in the left hand.
   DON'T-MIND - [1^] touches nose and twists away twice; used to ask a favor.
   #ALL-FROM-lf-TO-rt - [A], PO up, FO > DS - held at DS then swings away in an arc and ends [L], PO up, FO > NDS.
   GET-OFF-MIND - (2h)[open 8], touch forehead, pronate and move away.
   CRUSH - [5:] is bent up at wrist and plows across the NDH palm.
   DICE - [A], PO up, shakes dice and throws them + (2h)[G], POs ><, touch FTs and move away while closing several times to indicate a small cube.
   OPPRESSOR - DH [B] presses down on [S], PO > signer, FO > DS, until NDH tips over and has PO up + AGENT.
   DESPISE - thumb side of [S] touches nose, is pulled to the DS and then thrown away while opening to a [5:].
   GROUP-WANDER - (2h)[C], POs ><, FOs away, hands are held close but not touching and move off together with thas if a group were wandering.
   ARROGANT - (2h)[L:], POs ><, FOs away, are held at temples then separate suddenly with an arrogant affect.
   STUCK-UP - FT of [1] or [horns] pushes up nose.
   GULP - [5:], PO > NDS is held at throat and closes suddenly to an [S] while shutting mouth.
   JACOB - Could be fingerspelled or signed as a [J] across the chin.
   PASS-DOWN - (2h)[O^], circle around each other from the shoulder and moving forward.
   WICKED - DEVIL + (2h)[C or 5:], POs down, FOs away, move antisymmetrically.
   UPRIGHT - elbow of [S], PO > NDS, FO up, - struck against the fingers of NDH [B] held like part of TABLE.
   PURE - like NICE but the DH moves backwards slightly on the palm, pauses, then moves forward rapidly to show intensity.
   SOFT-HEARTED - HEART + (2h)[5^] descend slightly twice while closing to (2h)[O^].
   WORSE-AND-WORSE - (2h)[K], FOs away, cross repeatedly at wrists while rising.
   BETRAY - palm side of [1] is held at the wrist of [B], PO > NDS, FO away, and maintains contact while DH suddenly bends at wrist.
   COVER-UP - DH [B], PO down, FO away, brushes over NDH, [B], PO down, FO > DS, from FT to wrist.
   DO-MISCHIEF - (2h)[3], POs ><, FOs away, are held away from respective side temples and tips of thumbs and fingers are bent twice while moving repeatedly > forehead.
   ALL - (2h)[B^], FOs away, DH PO down is held over NDH PO up, circles it, and lands in it palm with both POs still up.
   POWERFUL - [C] or [5:] brings FTs rapidly to the ND biceps.
   BLOW-MONEY - (2h)[S] hold back of hands against the pockets, and rise while opening to (2h)[5:], POs up, FOs away.
   TAKE-OFF(-CLOTHES) - [S] grasps [1], PO > DS, FO up, lets go and moves upwards.
   PAY-OFF - [open 8] runs middle finger up palm (> wrist), changes to a [B], PO down, and then moves back across palm.
   FOREFATHERS - my way of signing ancestors, by which I mean (2h)[A], FOs up, DH - held against forehead, NDH close to head but lower, both hands open to (2h)[5] while moving upwards + (2h)[5], POs ><, FOs up, move in a vertical circle while moving back over shoulder.
   BLOSSOM - (2h)[A] are held together but the hands are twisted like the beginning of CHANGE. Hands twist back while opening to (2h)[5:] with the hands still held together.
   alt.REMIND - (2h)[[B^], POs facing away from signer, FOs up, alt. move away and > signer.
   SHOOT-UP - DH [Bb], shoots diagonally upwards, brushing against palm of [B], PO > DS.
   SHOOT-DOWN - DH [Bb], shoots diagonally downwards, brushing against palm of [B], PO > DS.
   DEAF-APPLAUSE - (2h)[5], POs away, FOs up, hands are held high and twisted at wrists.
   MAKE-NOISE - DH [1] touches ear + (2h)[5], POs down, FOs away, move from side to side antisymmetrically.
   ALL-ALONG"lalala" - (2h)[1^], run up the chest on the DS until the hands end POs > back of signer, FOs up, while mouthing shuttling tongue from side to side.
   CURSE - [5:], PO > singer, - held at mouth and moves > what - cursed while closing to [S], then fist - shaken at what - cursed.
   BLESS - (2h)[O^], POs ><, held at mouth. Hands are brought downwards while opening to (2h)[5].