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Esther 2:12-18

12In the twelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁ כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יִמְלְא֖וּ יְמֵ֣יCho.desh ki ken yim.le.'U ye.MeiH2320 H3588 H3651 H4390 H3117beforeH5291herturnוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַ תֹּר֩u.ve.ha.Gi.a' torH8447 H5060to goלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ מִקֵּץ֩ הֱי֨וֹת'a.chash.ve.Ro.osh mi.Ketz he.YotH325 H7093 H1961,the haremהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802regulation requiredכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881each young womanהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802to receive beauty treatmentsמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795with oilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081of myrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753for sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320,and then with perfumesבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314and cosmeticsוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562for another sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320.

13Whenוּבָזֶ֕הu.va.ZehH2088the young womanהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291would goבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵת֩'etH853,she was givenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414whateverכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834she requestedתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559to takeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with herעִמָּ֔הּ'i.MahH5973from the haremמִבֵּ֥ית הַנָּשִׁ֖יםmi.Beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802toעַד־'ad-H5704the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14Sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931would goבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935therein the eveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153,and in the morningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242sheהִ֣יאhi'H1931would returnשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725toאֶל־'el-H413a secondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145haremבֵּ֤ית הַנָּשִׁים֙beit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֧דyadH3027of Shaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the concubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370.She would notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnתָב֥וֹא עוֹד֙ta.Vo' 'OdH935 H5750toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unlessכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518heהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in herand summoned herוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121by nameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15Now Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635wasthe daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,the uncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730from whom Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834had adoptedלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947heras his own daughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323.And when it was her turnוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַ תֹּר־u.ve.ha.Gi.a' tor-H8447 H5060to goלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,she did notלֹ֤אlo'H3808ask forבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697exceptכִּ֠י אִ֣םki 'imH3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428trusted officialסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the haremהַנָּשִׁ֑ים וַתְּהִ֤יha.na.Shim va.te.HiH802 H1961,had advisedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559.And Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635foundנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favorחֵ֔ןChenH2580in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who saw herרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200.

16Sheאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635was takenוַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.KachH3947toאֶל־'el-H413Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325inאֶל־'el-H413the royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438palaceבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in the tenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖י הוּא־ha.'a.si.Ri hu'-H6224 H1931monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320of Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887,in the seventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of his reignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

17And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the other womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,and she foundוַתִּשָּׂא־va.ti.sa'-H5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580and favorוָחֶ֛סֶדva.Che.sedH2617in his sightלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440more than allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605of the other virginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330.So he placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the royalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804upon her headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218and made her queenוַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָvai.yam.li.Khe.haH4427in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478Vashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428heldוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213a greatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419banquetמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960,Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960,for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605his officialsשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and servantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650אֵ֖ת'etH853.He proclaimedעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a tax holidayוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010in the provincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864worthy of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428bountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027.

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