Esther 4
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Esther 4:1-3

1NowwhenH834Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782knewH3045allthatwasdone,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782renthisclothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,andputוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242withashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665,andwentH3318outintothemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andcriedH2199withaloudandabitterוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751cryH2199;
2andhecameH935evenbeforetheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179:fornonemightenterwithintheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179clothedwithsackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.
3AndineveryprovinceH4082, whithersoevertheking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentandhisdecreecame,therewasgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60amongtheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andfastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685,andweepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065,andwailingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.PedH4553;andmanyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227layinsackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242andashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain