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Esther 1:16-18

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.

17Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the conductדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436will become knownיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318toעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,causing them to despiseלְהַבְז֥וֹת בְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןle.hav.Zot be.'ei.nei.HenH959 H5869their husbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167and sayבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559, ‘Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325orderedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060to be broughtלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935אֶת־'et-H853before himלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440,but she did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808comeבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935.’

18Thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088very dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117the noble womenשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282of Persiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085aboutאֶת־'et-H853the queen’sהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436conductדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697will sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559the same thing to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428officialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,resulting in muchוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963and wrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

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