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Esther 9:16-22

16The restוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834in the royalהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתbim.di.NotH4082also assembledנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀nik.ha.LuH6950to defendוְעָמֹ֣ד עַל־ve.'a.Mod 'al-H5975 H5921themselvesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315and rid themselvesוְנ֙וֹחַ֙ve.No.achH5118of their enemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ye.vei.HemH341.They killedוְהָרֹג֙ve.ha.RogH202675,000חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה וְשִׁבְעִ֖ים אָ֑לֶףcha.mi.Shah ve.shiv.'Im 'A.lefH2568 H7657 H505who hated themבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130,but they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808layשָֽׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971אֶת־'et-H853a handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on the plunderוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961.

17This was done on the thirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320of Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143,and on the fourteenth dayבְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240they restedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117,making itוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and joyוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

18The Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Susa, howeverבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800,had assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240and the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥הu.ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702days of the monthעָשָׂ֖ר'a.SarH6240.So they restedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤הba.cha.mi.ShahH2568dayעָשָׂר֙'a.SarH6240,makingוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213itאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and joyוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

19This is whyעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the ruralהַפְּרָזִ֗יםha.pe.ro.zimH6521Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the villagesבְּעָרֵ֣י הַפְּרָזוֹת֒be.'a.Rei ha.pe.ra.zOtH5892 H6519,observeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213אֵ֠ת'etH853the fourteenth dayאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320of Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143as a dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of joyשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and feastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960.It is a holidayוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH3117 H2896for sendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916giftsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490to oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782אֶת־'et-H853recordedוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,both nearהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

21to establishלְקַיֵּם֮le.kai.YemH6965among themעֲלֵיהֶם֒'a.lei.HemH5921an annualבְּכָל־be.kholH3605 H8141celebrationלִהְי֣וֹת עֹשִׂ֗יםlih.Yot 'o.SimH1961 H6213אֵ֠ת'etH853on the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240and fifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240daysי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320of Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853יוֹם־yom-H3117

22as the daysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117on whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064gained restנָ֨חוּNa.chuH5117from their enemiesמֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'oy.vei.HemH341and the monthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320in whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834their sorrowמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015turnedנֶהְפַּ֨ךְneh.PakhH2015to joyלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057and their mourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60into a holidayלְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבle.Yom TovH3117 H2896. He wrotethat these were to beלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אוֹתָ֗ם'o.TamH853daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֔הve.sim.ChahH8057,of sendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916giftsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490to oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453andוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979to the poorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃La.'ev.yo.NimH34.

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