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Esther 1:14-16

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.

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