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Esther 9:5-14

5AndtheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064smotealltheirenemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341withthestrokeoftheswordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719,andwithslaughterH4347anddestruction,anddidwhattheywoulduntothemthathatedבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130them.

6AndinShushanthepalacetheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064slewH2026anddestroyedוְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

7AndParshandatha,andDalphon,andAspatha,

8andPoratha,andAdalia,andAridatha,

9andParmashta,andArisai,andAridai,andVaizatha,

10thetenעֲ֠שֶׂרֶת'A.se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofHamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedatha,theJews’הַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064enemy,slewH2026they;butonthespoiltheylaidnottheirhandיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027.

11Onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thenumberמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557ofthosethatwereslainH2026inShushanthepalacewasbroughtH935beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436,TheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064haveslainH2026anddestroyedוְאַבֵּ֜דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376inShushanthepalace,andthetenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001;whatthenhavetheydoneintherestבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7605oftheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082!Nowwhatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙she.'e.la.teKhH7596?anditshallbegrantedthee:orwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246further?anditshallbedone.

13ThensaidH559Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635,Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letitbegrantedtotheJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatareinShushantodoto-morrowalsoגַּם־gam-H1571accordinguntothisday’sהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117decree,andletHaman’stenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121behangedיִתְל֥וּyit.LuH8518uponthegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

14Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandeditsoH3651tobedone:andadecreewasgivenH5414outinShushan;andtheyhangedתָּלֽוּ׃ta.LuH8518Haman’stenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121.

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