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Esther 2:8-9

8Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and edictוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881had been proclaimedבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085,manyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227young womenנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291gatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908atאֶל־'el-H413the citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaשׁוּשַׁ֥ןshu.ShanH7800underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֣דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896.Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635was also takenוַתִּלָּקַ֤חva.ti.la.KachH3947toאֶל־'el-H413the palaceבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְbeit ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428and placed underאֶל־'el-H413the careיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,the custodianשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

9And the young womanהַנַּעֲרָ֣הha.na.'a.RahH5291pleased himוַתִּיטַ֨ב בְעֵינָיו֮va.ti.Tav ve.'ei.NavH3190 H5869and obtainedוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375hisלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440favorחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617,so he quicklyוַ֠יְבַהֵלVay.va.helH926אֶת־'et-H853providedלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414herwith beauty treatmentsתַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָtam.ru.Kei.haH8562וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the special dietמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853.He assignedלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414to hersevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651selectהָרְאֻי֥וֹתha.re.'u.YotH7200maidservantsהַנְּעָר֔וֹתha.ne.'a.RotH5291from the palaceמִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְmi.Beit ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428and transferred herוַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָvay.sha.Ne.haH8138וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853with themנַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291to the bestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896placeבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004in the haremהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

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