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Esther 5:2-8

2וַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961As soon as the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691,she foundנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834scepterשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027toward Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635אֶת־'et-H853,and sheאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635approachedוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the tipבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the scepterהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

3“Whatמַה־mah-H4100is it,Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635?”the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100isyour requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Even up toעַד־'ad-H5704halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438,it will be givenוְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.”

4“Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ט֑וֹבha.Me.lekh TovH4428 H2896,”Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, “may the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935todayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have preparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for the king.”

5“Hurryמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116,”commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853, “and bring Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001,so we can doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853as Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635has requestedדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697.”So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6And as they drankבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100is your petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?It will be givenוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100isyour requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?Even up toעַד־'ad-H5704halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438,it will be fulfilledוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

7Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר וַתֹּאמַ֑ר'es.Ter va.to.MarH635 H559repliedוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030, “This is my petitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and my requestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

8Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֜ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ט֔וֹבha.Me.lekh TovH4428 H2896to grantלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414אֶת־'et-H853my petitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596and fulfillוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853my requestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246,may the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279toאֶל־'el-H413the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I will prepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them.Then I will answerאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428questionכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.”

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