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Esther 1:14-16

14His closest advisorsוְהַקָּרֹ֣בve.ha.ka.RoH7138wereאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413Carshenaכַּרְשְׁנָ֤אkar.she.Na'H3771,Shetharשֵׁתָר֙she.TarH8369,Admathaאַדְמָ֣תָא'ad.Ma.ta'H133,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meresמֶ֥רֶסMe.resH4825,Marsenaמַרְסְנָ֖אmar.se.Na'H4826,and Memucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,the sevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesשָׂרֵ֣י׀sa.ReiH8269of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074who had personal access toרֹאֵי֙ פְּנֵ֣יro.'Ei pe.NeiH7200 H6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andrankedהַיֹּשְׁבִ֥יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427highestרִאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223in the kingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438.

15“According to lawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,”he asked, “whatמַֽה־mah-H4100should be doneלַּעֲשׂ֔וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with Queenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060,sinceעַ֣ל׀'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she refused to obeyלֹֽא־ עָשְׂתָ֗הlo'- 'a.se.TahH3808 H6213אֶֽת־'et-H853the commandמַאֲמַר֙ma.'a.MarH3982of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325delivered byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027the eunuchsהַסָּרִיסִֽים׃ סha.sa.ri.SimH5631?”

16And in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and his princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060has wrongedעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753notלֹ֤א עַל־lo' 'al-H3808 H5921onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,butכִּ֤י עַל־ki 'al-H3588 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ וְעַל־ha.sa.Rim ve.'al-H8269 H5921and the peoplesהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971אֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834כָּל־kol-H3605in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

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