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Esther 3:8-15

8AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidH559untokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,ThereisacertainpeopleH5971scatteredמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340abroadanddispersedamongthepeoplesH5971inalltheprovincesH4082ofthykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438;andtheirlawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881arediversefromthoseofeverypeopleH5971;neitherkeeptheytheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881: thereforeitisnotfortheking’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428profittosufferthem.

9Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, letitbewrittenH3789thattheybedestroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6:andIwillpaytenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701intothehandsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027ofthosethathavethechargeoftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428businessH4399,tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935itintotheking’sH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.

10Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookhisringH2885fromhishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027,andgaveH5414ituntoHamanלְהָמָ֧ןle.ha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91,theJews’הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064enemy.

11Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001,Thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isgivenH5414tothee,thepeopleוְהָעָ֕םve.ha.'AmH5971also,todowiththemasitseemethgoodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896tothee.

12Thenweretheking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledH7121inthefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,onthethirteenthdayיוֹם֮yOmH3117thereof;andtherewaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatHamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680untotheking’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,andtothegovernorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346thatwereovereveryprovinceH4082,andtotheprincesH8269ofeverypeopleH5971,toeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971aftertheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956;inthenameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034ofkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325wasitwrittenH3789,anditwassealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856withtheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428ringH2885.

13AndlettersH5612weresentH7971bypostsintoalltheking’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesH4082,todestroyH8045,toslayH2026,andtocausetoperishH6,allJewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064,bothyoungמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andoldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,littleטַ֤ףtafH2945childrenandwomenH802,inoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,evenuponthethirteenthdayH3117ofthetwelfthmonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichisthemonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143,andtotakeלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962thespoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998ofthemforaprey.

14Acopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewriting,thatthedecreeshouldbeלִהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961givenH5414outineveryprovinceH4082,wasH1961publisheduntoallthepeoplesH5971,thattheyshouldbeH1961readyעֲתִדִ֖ים'a.ti.DimH6264againstthatdayלַיּ֥וֹםlai.YomH3117.

15ThepostswentH3318forthH3318inhastebytheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandment,andthedecreewasgivenH5414outinShushanthepalace.Andthekingוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001satH3427downיָשְׁב֣וּya.she.VuH3427todrinkלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתlish.TotH8354;butthecityוְהָעִ֥ירve.ha.'IrH5892ofShushanwasperplexed.

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