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Esther 7:1-6

1Sothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameH935tobanquetwithEstherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559againuntoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635onthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117atthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635?anditshallbegrantedthee:andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?eventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438itshallbeperformed.

3ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredandsaidH559,IfIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580inthysight,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letmylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenH5414meatmypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971atmyrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4forwearesoldH4376,Iandmypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,tobedestroyedH8045,tobeslainH2026,andtoperishH6.ButifwehadbeensoldH4376forbondmenandbondwomen,Ihadheldmypeace,althoughtheadversarycouldnothavecompensatedfortheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428damage.

5Thenspakethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325andsaidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436,Whoishe,andwhereH834ishe,thatdurst presumeinhisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820todosoH3651?

6AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidH559,Anadversaryandanenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341, eventhiswickedH7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001.ThenHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001wasafraidbeforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andthequeenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

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