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Esther 8:4-6

4The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275toward Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635אֵ֖ת'etH853,andאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635shearoseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5“Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־ ט֜וֹב וְאִם־'al- Tov ve.'im-H5921 H2896 H518the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,”she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “and if I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580in his sightלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440,and the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemsproperוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787toלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am pleasingוְטוֹבָ֥הve.to.VahH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,may an order be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789to revokeלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725אֶת־'et-H853the lettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612that the schemingמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284Hamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,wroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789to destroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6אֶת־'et-H853the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082.

6Forכִּ֠יkiH3588howאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349could I bearאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the disasterבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834would befallיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672אֶת־'et-H853my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971?Howוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349could I bearאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the destructionבְּאָבְדַ֖ןbe.'a.ve.DanH13of my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?”

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