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Esther 1:2-6

2In thoseהָהֵ֑םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֖יםbai.ya.MimH3117Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325satכְּשֶׁ֣בֶת׀ke.She.vetH3427onעַ֚ל'alH5921his royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678in the citadelהַבִּירָֽה׃ha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800.

3In the thirdשָׁלוֹשׁ֙sha.lo.VoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427, Xerxesheldעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֔הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his officialsשָׂרָ֖יוsa.RavH8269and servantsוַעֲבָדָ֑יוva.'a.va.DavH5650.The military leadersחֵ֣יל׀cheilH2428of Persiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074were thereלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440,along with the noblesהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֛יםha.par.te.MimH6579and princesוְשָׂרֵ֥יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesהַמְּדִינ֖וֹתha.me.di.NotH4082.

4And for a fullרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227180יָמִ֣ים שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים וּמְאַ֖תya.Mim she.mo.Nim u.me.'AtH8084 H3967 H3117daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117he displayedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200אֶת־'et-H853the gloriousכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519richesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of his kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438andוְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853the magnificentתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597splendorיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of his greatnessגְּדוּלָּת֑וֹge.du.la.ToH1420.

5At the endוּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀u.vim.LotH4390of thisהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428timeהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117,in the gardenגִּנַּ֥תgi.NatH1594courtבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691of the royalהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055,the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428heldעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a seven-dayשִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑יםshiv.'At ya.MimH7651 H3117feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971הַנִּמְצְאִים֩ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the citadelהַבִּירָ֜הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,from the leastקָטָ֛ןka.TanH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419.

6Hangings ofwhiteח֣וּר׀churH2353and blueוּתְכֵ֗לֶתu.te.Khe.letH8504linenכַּרְפַּ֣סkar.PasH3768were fastenedאָחוּז֙'a.ChuzH270with cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of fine whiteב֣וּץvutzH948and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713materialtoעַל־'al-H5921silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsגְּלִ֥ילֵיge.Li.leiH1550on the marbleשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336pillarsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982.Goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701couchesמִטּ֣וֹת׀mi.TotH4296were arrangedעַ֛ל'alH5921on a mosaic pavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531of porphyryבַּהַט־ba.hat-H923,marbleוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8336,mother-of-pearlוְדַ֥רve.DarH1858,and other costly stonesוְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ve.so.Cha.retH5508.

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