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Esther 4:4-10

4When Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635maidensנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291and eunuchsוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sa.ri.Sei.haH5631cameוַ֠תָּבֹאינָהva.te.vo.'ei.nahH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046her about Mordecai,the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436was overcome with distressוַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥ל מְאֹ֑דva.tit.chal.Chal me.'OdH2342 H3966.She sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חva.tish.LachH7971clothesבְּגָדִ֜יםbe.ga.DimH899for Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782to wearלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847אֶֽת־'et-H853instead ofוּלְהָסִ֥ירu.le.ha.SirH5493his sackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹ מֵעָלָ֖יוsa.Ko me.'a.LavH8242 H5921,but he would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808accept themקִבֵּֽל׃ki.BelH6901.

5Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635summonedוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121Hathachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047,one of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834eunuchsמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmi.sa.ri.SeiH5631appointedהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe.'e.MidH5975to herלְפָנֶ֔יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440,and she dispatched himוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680toעַֽל־'al-H5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782to learnלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045what was troubling himמַה־ זֶּ֖הmah- zehH4100 H2088and whyוְעַל־ מַה־ זֶּֽה׃ve.'al- mah- ZehH5921 H4100 H2088.

6So Hathachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047went outוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318toאֶֽל־'el-H413Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782inאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834squareרְח֣וֹבre.ChovH7339in frontלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179,

7and Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782אֵ֖ת'etH853toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046himallכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had happened to himקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136,includingוְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853the exact amountפָּרָשַׁ֣תpa.ra.ShatH6575of moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001had promisedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to payלִ֠שְׁקוֹלLish.kolH8254intoעַל־'al-H5921the royalהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuryגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595in order to destroyלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Mordecai also gaveנִתַּ֨ןni.TanH5414Hathacha copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the writtenכְּתָֽב־ke.tav-H3791decreeהַ֠דָּתHa.dotH1881אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834issuedנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןbe.shu.ShanH7800for the destructionלְהַשְׁמִידָם֙le.hash.mi.DamH8045of the Jews,to showלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200and explainוּלְהַגִּ֣ידu.le.ha.GidH5046toאֶת־'et-H853Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,urgingוּלְצַוּ֣וֹתu.le.tza.VotH6680herעָלֶ֗יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921to approachלָב֨וֹא אֶל־la.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,implore his favorלְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־le.hit.cha.nen-H2603,and pleadוּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245before himמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440forעַל־'al-H5921her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

9So Hathachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047went backוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935and relayedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782responseדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635אֵ֖ת'etH853.

10Then Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spokeוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Hathachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047and instructed himוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680toאֶֽל־'el-H413tell Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,

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