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Esther 1:6-10

6Therewerehangingsofwhiteח֣וּר׀churH2353cloth,ofgreen,andofblueH8504,fastenedwithcordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256offineH8336linenH8336andpurpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713tosilverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsandpillarsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982ofmarble:thecouchesH4296wereofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091andsilverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,uponapavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531ofred,andwhiteH2353,andyellow,andblack marble.

7AndtheygaveH8248themdrinkוְהַשְׁקוֹת֙ve.hash.kOtH8248invesselsH3627ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091(thevesselsH3627being diverseonefromanother),androyalwineוְיֵ֥יןve.YeinH3196inabundance,accordingtothebountyofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Andthedrinkingwasaccordingtothelawכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881;nonecouldcompel:forsothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadappointedיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245toalltheofficersofhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,thattheyshoulddoaccordingtoeveryman’sH376pleasureכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522.

9Alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436madeH6213afeastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960forthewomenH802intheroyalhouseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004whichbelongedtokingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

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,

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