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Esther 7:1-3

1So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to dineלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354withעִם־'im-H5973Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436,

2and as they drankבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960their wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196on that secondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428askedוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559once moreגַּ֣םgamH1571לְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635, “Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635,whatמַה־mah-H4100isyour petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?It will be givenוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.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.”

3Queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635repliedוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030וַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֤ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,O kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it pleasesט֑וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428עַל־'al-H5921,grantתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414memy lifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315as my petitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,and the lives of my peopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971as my requestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246.

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