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Esther 3:12-13

12On the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240dayיוֹם֮yOmH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the royalהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesסֹפְרֵ֨יso.fe.ReiH5613were summonedוַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩vai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121and the order was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789exactly asכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Hamanהָמָ֡ן אֶ֣לha.Man 'elH2001 H413commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680the royalהַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְֽאֶל־Ha.Me.lekh ve.'el-H4428 H413satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,the governorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921of each provinceוְאֶל־ve.'el-H4082 H413,and the officialsשָׂ֤רֵיSa.reiH8269of eachH5971peopleH5971H4082,in the scriptכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791of each provinceH4082and the languageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956of every peopleH5971.It was writtenנִכְתָּ֔בnikh.TavH3789in the nameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034of Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325and sealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856with the royalהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428signet ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.

13And the lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612were sentוְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַve.nish.Lo.achH7971byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027couriersהָרָצִים֮ha.ra.TzimH7323toאֶל־'el-H413eachכָּל־kol-H3605of the royalהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082with the order to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֡ידle.hash.MidH8045,killלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026,and annihilateוּלְאַבֵּ֣דu.le.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064—youngמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704oldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802and childrenטַ֤ףtafH2945—and to plunderלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962their possessionsוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998on a singleאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240day of Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143,the twelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא־she.neim- 'a.Sar hu'-H8147 H6240 H1931monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320חֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320.

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