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Esther 2:14-15

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.

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