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Esther 2:18-20

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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