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Esther 2:15-20

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.

19Andwhenthevirginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330weregatheredוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH6908thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,thenMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wassittingH3427intheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635hadnotyetmadeH6213knownherkindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138norherpeopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971;asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedher:forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635didthecommandmentofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,likeaswhenshewasbroughtupwithhim.

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