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Esther 8:3-6

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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