Esther 9
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Esther 9:4-6

4כִּֽי־ki-forH3588גָ֤דוֹלGa.dol[was] greatH1419מָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH9003H1004הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH9009H4428וְשָׁמְע֖וֹve.sha.me.'Oand [the] report of himH9002H8089H9023הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[was] goingH1980בְּכָל־be.kholin allH9003H3605הַמְּדִינ֑וֹתha.me.di.Notthe provincesH9009H4082כִּֽי־ki-forH3588הָאִ֥ישׁha.'Ishthe manH9009H376מָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiMordecaiH4782הוֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[was] goingH1980וְגָדֽוֹל׃ פve.ga.Doland becoming greatH9002H1431
5וַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.Kuand they struck downH9001H5221הַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH9009H3064בְּכָל־be.khol<in> allH9003H3605אֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.Hemenemies theirH341H9028מַכַּת־ma.kat-a striking down ofH4347חֶ֥רֶבChe.revswordH2719וְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regand slaughterH9002H2027וְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.Danand destructionH9002H12וַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they didH9001H6213בְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.Hemover [those who] hated themH9003H8130H9038כִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.Namaccording to pleasure theirH9004H7522H9028
6וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ןu.ve.shu.Shanand in SusaH9002H9003H7800הַבִּירָ֗הha.bi.Rahthe citadelH9009H1002הָרְג֤וּha.re.Guthey killedH2026הַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH9009H3064וְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.Bedand they destroyedH9002H6חֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshfiveH2568מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967אִֽישׁ׃'IshmanH376
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