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Esther 5:2-8

2AnditwasH1961so,whenthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975inthecourtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,thatsheobtainedfavorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inhissight;andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldouttoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thegoldensceptrethatwasH1961inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635drewH7126near,andtouchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060thetopבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofthesceptre.

3ThensaidH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untoher,Whatwilt thou,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635?andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?itshallbegivenH5414theeeventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

4AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidH559,IfitseemgoodH2895untothekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, letthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117untothebanquetthatIhavepreparedforhim.

5Thenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,CauseHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001tomakeH6213hasteH4116,thatitmaybedoneasEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635hathsaidH559.Sothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameH935tothebanquetthatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadprepared.

6Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635atthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?anditshallbegrantedthee:andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?eventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438itshallbeperformed.

7ThenansweredEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,andsaidH559,Mypetitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596andmyrequestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is:

8IfIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580inthesightofthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tograntmypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596,andtoperformmyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246,letthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935tothebanquetthatIshallprepareforthem,andIwilldoto-morrowasthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaid.

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