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Esther 4:1-3

1וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.Khaiand MordecaiH9002 H4782יָדַע֙ya.Da'he knewH3045אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834נַעֲשָׂ֔הna.'a.Sahit had been doneH6213וַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'and he toreH9001 H7167מָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853בְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.Davclothes hisH899 H9023וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.Bashand he put onH9001 H3847שַׂ֖קsaksackclothH8242וָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferand ash[es]H9002 H665וַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'and he went outH9001 H3318בְּת֣וֹךְbe.Tokhin [the] midst ofH9003 H8432הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH9009 H5892וַיִּזְעַ֛קvai.yiz.'Akand he criedH9001 H2199זְעָקָ֥הze.'a.Kaha cryH2201גְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahloudH1419וּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.Rahand bitterH9002 H4751

2וַיָּב֕וֹאvai.ya.Vo'and he wentH9001 H935עַ֖ד'adtoH5704לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH9005 H6440שַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-[the] gate ofH8179הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009 H4428כִּ֣יkiforH3588אֵ֥ין'einnotH369לָב֛וֹאla.Vo'to goH9005 H935אֶל־'el-intoH413שַׁ֥עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009 H4428בִּלְב֥וּשׁbil.Vushin clothing ofH9003 H3830שָֽׂק׃SaksackclothH8242

3וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and in everyH9002 H9003 H3605מְדִינָ֣הme.di.NahprovinceH4082וּמְדִינָ֗הu.me.di.Nahand provinceH9002 H4082מְקוֹם֙me.kOm[the] placeH4725אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher<of> whereH834דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009 H4428וְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.Toand law hisH9002 H1881 H9023מַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'[were] reachingH5060אֵ֤בֶל'E.velmourningH60גָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlgreatH1419לַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.Dim[belonged] to the JewsH9005 H3064וְצ֥וֹםve.Tzomand fastingH9002 H6685וּבְכִ֖יu.ve.Khiand weepingH9002 H1065וּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.Pedand wailingH9002 H4553שַׂ֣קsaksackclothH8242וָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferand ash[es]H9002 H665יֻצַּ֖עyu.Tza'it was spread as a bedH3331לָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.Bimby <the> many [people]H9005 H7227

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