Esther 1
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Esther 1:10-14

10בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmon the dayH9003H3117הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'I<the> seventhH9009H7637כְּט֥וֹבke.Tovwhen was goodH9004H2895לֵב־lev-[the] heart ofH3820הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428בַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinby the wineH9003H3196אָמַ֡ר'a.Marhe saidH559לִ֠מְהוּמָןLim.hu.monto MehumanH9005H4104בִּזְּתָ֨אbi.ze.Ta'BizthaH968חַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'HarbonaH2726בִּגְתָ֤אbig.Ta'BigthaH903וַאֲבַגְתָא֙va.'a.vag.Ta'and AbagthaH9002H5זֵתַ֣רze.TarZetharH2242וְכַרְכַּ֔סve.khar.Kasand CarcasH9002H3752שִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'At[the] sevenH7651הַסָּ֣רִיסִ֔יםha.Sa.ri.Simthe eunuchsH9009H5631הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔יםham.Sha.re.Timwho servedH9009H8334אֶת־'et-withH854פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440הַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428אֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325
11לְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'to bringH9005H935אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853וַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiVashtiH2060הַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.Kahthe queenH9009H4436לִפְנֵ֥יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005H6440הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428בְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terwith a crown ofH9003H3804מַלְכ֑וּתmal.KhutroyaltyH4438לְהַרְא֨וֹתle.har.'otto showH9005H7200הָֽעַמִּ֤יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH9009H5971וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ve.ha.sa.Rimand the officialsH9002H9009H8269אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.Yahbeauty herH3308H9024כִּֽי־ki-forH3588טוֹבַ֥תto.Vat[was] good ofH2896מַרְאֶ֖הmar.'EhappearanceH4758הִֽיא׃Hi'sheH1931
12וַתְּמָאֵ֞ןva.te.ma.'Enand she refusedH9001H3985הַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.Kahthe queenH9009H4436וַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiVashtiH2060לָבוֹא֙la.Vo'to comeH9005H935בִּדְבַ֣רbid.Varat [the] word ofH9003H1697הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherwhichH834בְּיַ֣דbe.Yad[was] by [the] hand ofH9003H3027הַסָּרִיסִ֑יםha.sa.ri.Simthe eunuchsH9009H5631וַיִּקְצֹ֤ףvai.yik.Tzofand he was angryH9001H7107הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966וַחֲמָת֖וֹva.cha.ma.Toand rage hisH9002H2534H9023בָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.Rahit burnedH1197בֽוֹ׃voin <the> himH9003H9033
13וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428לַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.Mimto <the> wise menH9005H2450יֹדְעֵ֣יyo.de.'Ei[who] knewH3045הָֽעִתִּ֑יםha.'i.Tim<of> the timesH9009H6256כִּי־ki-forH3588כֵן֙khen[was] thusH3651דְּבַ֣רde.Var[the] manner ofH1697הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428לִפְנֵ֕יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005H6440כָּל־kol-allH3605יֹדְעֵ֖יyo.de.'Ei[those who] knewH3045דָּ֥תdat<of> lawH1881וָדִֽין׃va.Dinand judgmentH9002H1779
14וְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.Roand the [ones] closeH9002H9009H7138אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413H9033כַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'[were] CarshenaH3771שֵׁתָר֙she.TarShetharH8369אַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'AdmathaH133תַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishTarshishH8659מֶ֥רֶסMe.resMeresH4825מַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'MarsenaH4826מְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanMemucanH4462שִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'At[the] sevenH7651שָׂרֵ֣י׀sa.Rei[the] officials ofH8269פָּרַ֣סpa.RasPersiaH6539וּמָדַ֗יu.ma.Daiand MediaH9002H4074רֹאֵי֙ro.'Ei[who] sawH7200פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei<of> [the] face ofH6440הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.Vimwho satH9009H3427רִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahforemostH7223בַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.Khutin the kingdomH9003H4438
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