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Esther 7:4-6

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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