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Esther 2:17-18

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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