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Esther 4:4-10

4AndEsther’smaidensandherchamberlainscameH935andtoldH5046ither;andthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436wasexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grieved:andshesentH7971raimenttoclotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,andtotakehissackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242fromoffhim;buthereceiveditnot.

5ThencalledH7121Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635forHathachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047,oneH2088oftheking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlains,whomhehadappointedH5975toattenduponher,andchargedhimtogotoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,toknowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatthiswas,andwhyH4100itwas.

6SoHathachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047wentH3318forthH3318toMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782untothebroad placeofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichwasbeforetheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

7AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldH5046himofallthathadhappenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136untohim,andtheexactsumofthemoneyH3701thatHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001hadpromisedtopaytotheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595fortheJewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064,todestroyלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6them.

8AlsohegaveH5414himthecopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewritingofthedecreethatwasgivenH5414outinShushantodestroyH8045them,toshowלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200ituntoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,andtodeclareH5046ituntoher,andtochargeherthatsheshouldgoלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tomakeH5414supplication untohim,andtomakeH5414requestbeforehim,forherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

9AndHathachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047cameH935andtoldH5046Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spake untoHathachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047,andgavehimamessage untoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,sayingH559:

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