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Esther 1:10-19

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.

13Thenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tothewiseלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450men,whoknewH3045thetimesH6256(forsoH3651wastheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mannerדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697towardallthatknewH3045lawדָּ֥תdatH1881andjudgmentוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779;

14andthenextuntohimwereCarshena,Shethar,Admatha,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meres,Marsena,andMemucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,thesevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesH8269ofPersiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,whosawH7200theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,andsatH3427firstH7223inthekingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438),

15Whatshallwedountothequeenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060accordingtolawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,becauseshehathnotdonethebiddingofthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325bythechamberlains?

16AndMemucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462answeredbeforethekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269,Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436hathnotdonewrongtothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,butalsotoalltheprincesH8269,andtoallthepeoplesH5971thatareinalltheprovincesH4082ofthekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17Forthisdeedofthequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436willcomeH935abroad untoallwomenH802,tomaketheirhusbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167contemptibleintheireyesH5869,whenitshallbereported,Thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436tobebroughtH935inbeforehim,butshecameH935not.

18Andthisdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117willtheprincessesofPersiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whohaveheardH8085ofthedeedofthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559thelikeuntoalltheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesH8269.SowilltherearisemuchcontemptandwrathH7110.

19Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,lettheregoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318aroyalcommandmentfromhim,andletitbewrittenH3789amongthelawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881ofthePersiansandtheMedes,thatitbenotaltered,thatVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935nomoreמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480beforekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325;andletthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414herroyalestate untoanotherthatisbetterH2896thanshe.

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