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Esther 2:2-4

2Then the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428attendantsנַעֲרֵֽי־ מְשָׁרְתָ֑יוna.'a.rei- me.sha.re.TavH5288 H8334proposedוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Let a search be madeיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245for beautifulטוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃to.Vot mar.'EhH2896 H4758youngנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330for the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,

3and let the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointוְיַפְקֵ֨דve.yaf.KedH6485commissionersפְּקִידִים֮pe.ki.DimH6496in eachבְּכָל־be.kholH3605provinceמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of his kingdomמַלְכוּתוֹ֒mal.khu.ToH4438to assembleוְיִקְבְּצ֣וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the beautifulטוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758youngנַעֲרָֽה־na.'a.rah-H5291womenבְ֠תוּלָהVe.tu.lahH1330intoאֶל־'el-H413the haremבֵּ֣ית הַנָּשִׁ֔יםbeit ha.na.ShimH1004 H802atאֶל־'el-H413the citadelהַבִּירָה֙ha.bi.RahH1002of Susaשׁוּשַׁ֤ןshu.ShanH7800.Let them be placedאֶל־'el-H413under the careיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגֶ֛אhe.Ge'H1896,the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631in charge ofשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,and let them be givenוְנָת֖וֹןve.na.TonH5414beauty treatmentsתַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃tam.ru.kei.HenH8562.

4Then let the young womanוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834pleasesתִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יti.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428become queenתִּמְלֹ֖ךְtim.LokhH4427in placeתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478of Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060.”This suggestionהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧ב בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and he actedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213accordinglyכֵּֽן׃ סKenH3651.

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