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Esther 8:1-6

1Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325giveH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJews’הַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064enemyuntoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436.AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameH935beforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldH5046whathewasuntoher.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookoffhisringH2885,whichhehadtakenfromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001,andgaveH5414ituntoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spakeyetagainbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andfellH5307downH5307athisfeetH7272,andbesoughthimwithtearstoputawaythemischiefofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,andhisdevicethathehaddevisedagainsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Thenthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldouttoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thegoldensceptre.SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,andstoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5AndshesaidH559,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifIhavefoundH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580inhissight,andthethingH1697seemrightbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andIbepleasinginhiseyesH5869, letitbewrittenH3789toreversethelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedbyHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001,thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichhewroteH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatareinalltheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082:

6forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349canIenduretoseeH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451thatshallcomeH4672untomypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971?orhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349canIenduretoseeH7200thedestructionofmykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

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