# Esther · אסתר

Esther becomes queen of Persia and foils a plot to destroy the Jews, establishing the Purim holiday.

Structure: Chapter > Verse — Chapter 1–10 (10 sections, 167 segments).

Get a section (Chapter): [https://torahlm.org/Esther/r/1](https://torahlm.org/Esther/r/1)

Get a single segment (Verse): `https://torahlm.org/Esther/r/1:1`

Version (He): Miqra according to the Masorah (License: CC-BY-SA)

Versions (En):
  - The Metsudah Five Megillot, Lakewood, N.J., 2001 (License: CC-BY)
  - The Koren Jerusalem Bible (License: CC-BY-NC)
  - The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein (License: CC-BY)
  - Emoji Megillah (License: CC0)

Hebrew: 2,598 words; English: 5,201 words.