Esther 3
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Esther 3:12-13

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13וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַve.nish.Lo.achand they were sentH9002H7971סְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimdocumentsH5612בְּיַ֣דbe.Yadby [the] hand ofH9003H3027הָרָצִים֮ha.ra.Tzimthe runnersH9009H7323אֶל־'el-toH413כָּל־kol-allH3605מְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.Not[the] provinces ofH4082הַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhthe kingH9009H4428לְהַשְׁמִ֡ידle.hash.Midto annihilateH9005H8045לַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.Rogto killH9005H2026וּלְאַבֵּ֣דu.le.'a.Bedand to destroyH9002H9005H6אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimthe JewsH9009H3064מִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arfrom young manH9006H5288וְעַד־ve.'ad-and untoH9002H5704זָקֵ֜ןza.Kenold [man]H2205טַ֤ףtaflittle one[s]H2945וְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.Shimand womenH9002H802בְּי֣וֹםbe.Yomon a dayH9003H3117אֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadoneH259בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הbish.lo.Shahon [day] thir-H9003H7969עָשָׂ֛ר'a.SarteenH6240לְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshof monthH9005H2320שְׁנֵים־she.neim-two [plus]H8147עָשָׂ֖ר'a.SartenH6240הוּא־hu'-thatH1931חֹ֣דֶשׁCho.desh[is] [the] month ofH2320אֲדָ֑ר'a.DarAdarH143וּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.Lamand spoil theirH9002H7998H9028לָבֽוֹז׃la.Vozto take as plunderH9005H962
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