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Esther 3:2-5

2Andalltheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650,thatwereintheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,bowedH7812downוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812,anddidreverencetoHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001;forthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadsoH3651commandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680concerninghim.ButMordecaiוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedH7812notdownיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃Yish.ta.cha.VehH7812,nordidhimreverence.

3Thentheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,thatwereintheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,saidH559untoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069transgressest thoutheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687?

4Nowitcametopass,whentheyspakedailyuntohim,andhehearkenednotuntothem,thattheytoldH5046Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001,toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whetherMordecai’smattersH1697wouldstandהֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ha.ya.'am.DuH5975:forhehadtoldH5046themthathewasH1961aJewיְהוּדִֽי׃ye.hu.DiH3064.

5AndwhenHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001sawH7200thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedH7812notdownוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הu.mish.ta.cha.VehH7812,nordidhimreverence,thenwasHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001fullH4390ofwrathH2534.

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