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Esther 6:3-9

3The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100honorיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366or dignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420has been bestowedנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213on Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782forעַל־'al-H5921this actזֶ֑הZehH2088?” “Nothingלֹא־ דָּבָֽר׃lo'- da.VarH3808 H1697has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for himעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428attendantsנַעֲרֵ֤י מְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוna.'a.Rei me.Sha.re.TavH5288 H8334.

4“Whoמִ֣יmiH4310is in the courtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?”the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.Now Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001had just enteredבָּ֗אBa'H935the outerהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of the palaceבֵּית־ הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙beit- ha.Me.lekhH1004 H4428to askלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428to hangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518אֶֽת־'et-H853Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5So the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֵלָ֔יוha.Me.lekh 'e.LavH4428 H413attendantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288answered himוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001is thereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,standingעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in the courtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.” “Bring him inיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935,”orderedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

6Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001enteredוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935,and the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100should be doneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for the manבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?”Now Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himselfבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820, “Whomלְמִ֞יle.MiH4310would the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428be delightedיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654to honorלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת יְקָ֖רla.'a.Sot ye.KarH6213 H3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480?”

7And Hamanהָמָ֖ן אֶל־ha.Man 'el-H2001 H413toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “For the manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8have them bringיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935a royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438robeלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the king himselfהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has wornלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847and a horseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834עָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921the king himselfהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428has riddenרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392—one withוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834a royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438crestכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804placedנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414on its headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218.

9Letוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414the robeהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and the horseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483be entrustedעַל־ יַד־'al- yad-H5921 H3027to oneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428most nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269.Let them arrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847אֶת־'et-H853the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wantsחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366and parade himוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392onעַל־'al-H5921the horseהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339,proclaimingוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121before himלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440, ‘This is whatכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602is doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213for the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428is delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honorבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366!’”

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