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Esther 1:10-12

10Ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,whentheheartלֵב־lev-H3820ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wasmerrywithwineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,hecommandedMehuman,Biztha,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigtha,andAbagtha,Zethar,andCarcas,thesevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651chamberlainsthatministeredinthepresenceH6440ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,

11tobringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withthecrownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804royal,toshowלְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otH7200thepeoplesH5971andtheprincesH8269herbeautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308;forshewasfairtolookH7200on.

12Butthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedH3985tocomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935attheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentbythechamberlains:thereforewasthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428veryH3966wroth,andhisangerH2534burnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197inhim.

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