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Esther 5:9-14

9ThenwentH3318HamanH2001forthH3318thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056andgladofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820:butwhenHamanH2001sawH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782intheking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,thathestoodH6965notupnormovedforhim,hewasfilledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390withwrathH2534againstMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10NeverthelessHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001refrainedhimself,andwentH935home;andhesentH7971andfetchedhisfriendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157andZereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802.

11AndHamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001recountedוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608untothemthegloryH3519ofhisrichesH6239,andthemultitudeוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230ofhischildren,andallthethingswhereinthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hadpromotedhim,andhowhehadadvancedhimabovetheprincesH8269andservantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650ofthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001saidH559moreover,Yea,Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436didletnomancomeהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935inwiththekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untothebanquetthatshehadpreparedbutmyself;andto-morrowalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571amIinvitedbyhertogetherwiththekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13YetallthisavailethmenothingH369,solongasIseeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingH3427attheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

14ThensaidH559Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802andallhisfriendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157untohim,Letagallowsעֵץ֮'etzH6086bemadeH6213fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,andinthemorningוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242speakthou untothekingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782maybehangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518thereon:thengoוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935thouinmerrilywiththekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428untothebanquet.AndthethingH1697pleasedHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001;andhecausedthegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086tobemadeH6213.

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