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Esther 8:15-17

15Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֞יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782went outיָצָ֣א׀ya.Tza'H3318from the presenceמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in royal garmentsבִּלְב֤וּשׁ מַלְכוּת֙bil.Vush mal.KhutH3830 H4438of blueתְּכֵ֣לֶתte.Khe.letH8504and whiteוָח֔וּרva.ChurH2353,with a largeגְּדוֹלָ֔הge.do.LahH1419goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091crownוַעֲטֶ֤רֶתva.'a.Te.retH5850and a purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֑ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713robeוְתַכְרִ֥יךְve.takh.RikhH8509of fine linenבּ֖וּץbutzH948.And the cityוְהָעִ֣ירve.ha.'IrH5892of Susaשׁוּשָׁ֔ןshu.ShanH7800shoutedצָהֲלָ֖הtza.ha.LahH6670and rejoicedוְשָׂמֵֽחָה׃ve.sa.Me.chahH8055.

16For the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֕יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064it was a time ofהָֽיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961lightאוֹרָ֖ה'o.RahH219and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,of joyוְשָׂשֹׂ֖ןve.sa.SonH8342and honorוִיקָֽר׃vi.KarH3366.

17In everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605provinceH4082and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605cityH5892,whereverמְקוֹם֙me.kOmH4725אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the king’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428edictדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881reachedמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060,there was joyשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnH8342among the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,with feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960and celebratingוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH3117 H2896.And manyוְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.BimH7227of the peopleמֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.MeiH5971of the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776themselves became Jewsמִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.DimH3054,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the fearפַּֽחַד־pa.chad-H6343of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064had fallenנָפַ֥לna.FalH5307upon themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921.

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