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Esther 4:14-17

14Forכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518you remain silentH2790at thisהַזֹּאת֒ha.zoTH2063timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,reliefרֶ֣וַחRe.vachH7305and deliveranceוְהַצָּלָ֞הve.ha.tza.LahH2020for the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064will ariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975from anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312placeמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725,but youוְאַ֥תְּve.'AtH859and your father’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004will perishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6.And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045if perhapsאִם־'im-H518you have comeהִגַּ֖עַתְּhi.Ga.'atH5060to the kingdomלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃la.mal.KhutH4438for such a timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256as thisכָּזֹ֔אתka.ZotH2063?”

15Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635sentלְהָשִׁ֥יבle.ha.ShivH7725this replyוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782:

16“Goלֵךְ֩leKhH1980and assembleכְּנ֨וֹסke.NosH3664אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who can be foundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,and fastוְצ֣וּמוּve.Tzu.muH6684for meעָ֠לַי'A.laiH5921.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408eatתֹּאכְל֨וּ וְאַל־to.khe.Lu ve.'al-H398 H408or drinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtish.TuH8354for threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915or dayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117,and Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589and my maidensוְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יve.na.'a.ro.TaiH5291גַּם־gam-H1571will fastאָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6684as you doכֵּ֑ןKenH3651.After thatוּבְכֵ֞ןu.ve.KhenH3651,I will goאָב֤וֹא'a.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,even thoughאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834it is againstלֹֽא־lo'-H3808the lawכַדָּ֔תkha.DatH1881.And ifוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.kha.'a.SherH834I perishאָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH6,I perishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃'a.Va.de.tiH6!”

17So Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wentוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674and didוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213allכְּכֹ֛לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ ס'es.TerH635had instructedצִוְּתָ֥הtzi.ve.TahH6680himעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.

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