תּלמוד אויף אסתר 6:1

HALAKHAH: “From where does a person start to read and fulfills his duty? Rebbi Meïr says, all of it. Rebbi Jehudah says, from a Jewish man⁴⁵Esth. 2:5.. Rebbi Yose says, from after these matters⁴⁶Esth. 3:1..” Rebbi Abbahu in the name of Rebbi Eleazar: He who says all of it, about all words of this letter⁵⁷Esth. 9:26.. He who says from a Jewish man, what they understood about it⁵⁷Esth. 9:26.. He who says from after these matters, and what happened to them⁵⁷Esth. 9:26.. Rebbi Simon in the name of Rebbi Joshua ben Levi. He who says all of it, all the facts of his strength and mightiness⁵⁸Esth. 10:2.. He who says from a Jewish man, the Chapter of the greatness of Mordocai⁵⁸Esth. 10:2.. He who says from after these matters, how the King aggrandized him⁵⁸Esth. 10:2.. Rebbi Yose ben Rebbi Abun in the name of Rebbi Joshua ben Levi: strength, all strength, with all strength⁵⁹Esth. 9:29.. Strength, is Haman’s strength. All strength, is Mordocai’s strength. With all strength, is Ahasuerus’s strength. It was stated⁶⁰Babli 19a. In Tosephta 2:9 in the name of R. Simeon ben Eleazar.: Rebbi Simeon ben Yoḥay says, from in that night⁶¹Esth. 6:1.. From the place where there was Haman’s downfall came Mordocai’s rise.

“On that night the sleep of the king was disturbed” (Esther 6:1). R. Tanhum said: The sleep of the King of the Universe was disturbed. The Rabbis say: Those above were disturbed and those below were disturbed. Rava said: It means literally “the sleep of king Ahashverosh”.

A thought occurred to him: What is the meaning of Esther inviting Haman? Perhaps they are conspiring against me to kill me? He thought again: If that is so, is there no man who is my friend and who would tell me? Then he thought again: Perhaps there is some man who has done me a good turn and I have not rewarded him; and therefore men refrain from informing me. Straight away, he commanded to bring the book of records of the chronicles.