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Esther 2:12-18

12Nowwhentheturnofeverymaidenwasהֱי֨וֹתhe.YotH1961comeH935togoלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935intokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterthatithadbeenH1961donetoheraccordingtothelawH1881forthewomenH802twelvemonthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320(forsoH3651wereH1961thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117oftheirpurificationsaccomplished,towit,sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withoilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753,andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withsweetodorsandwiththethingsforthepurifyingofthewomenH802),

13theninthiswisecameH935themaiden untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:WhatsoevershedesiredwasgivenH5414hertogoH935withheroutofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofthewomenH802untotheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14Intheeveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153shewentH935,andonthemorrowshereturnedH7725intothesecondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofthewomenH802,tothecustodyofShaashgaz,theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlain,whokeptH8104theconcubinesH6370:shecameH935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nomore,exceptthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedinher,andshewerecalledH7121bynameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15NowwhentheturnofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32theuncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,whohadtakenH3947herforhisdaughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323,wasH1961comeH935togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sherequirednothingbutwhatHegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlain,thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104ofthewomenH802, appointed.AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedfavorחֵ֔ןChenH2580inthesightofallthemthatlookedH7200uponher.

16SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635wastakenH3947untokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325intohishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004royalinthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebeth,intheseventhyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofhisreignH4438.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635aboveallthewomenH802,andsheobtainedfavorחֵ֥ןchenH2580andkindnessinhissightmorethanallthevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330;sothathesetH7760theroyalcrownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804uponherheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218,andmadeH7760herqueeninsteadofVashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18Thenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeH6213agreatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960untoallhisprincesH8269andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,evenEsther’sfeastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960;andhemadeH6213areleasetotheprovincesH4082,andgaveH5414gifts,accordingtothebountyofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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