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Esther 9:20-32

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.

23So the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֵ֥ת'etH853agreed to continueוְקִבֵּל֙ve.ki.BelH6901the customלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had startedהֵחֵ֖לּוּhe.Che.luH2490וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782had writtenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

24Forכִּי֩kiH3588Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֜תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91,the enemyצֹרֵר֙tzo.RerH6887of allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,had plottedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064to destroy themלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6and had castוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307the Purפּוּר֙purH6332(that isה֣וּאhu'H1931,the lotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486)to crushלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000and destroy themוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6.

25But when it cameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮u.ve.vo.'AhH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428,he commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559byעִם־'im-H5973letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that the wickedהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451schemeמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Haman had devisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064should come backיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725uponעַל־'al-H5921his own headרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218,and that heאֹת֛וֹ'o.ToH853andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121should be hangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

26Thereforeכֵּ֡ןkenH5921 H3651theseהָאֵ֤לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117are calledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332,fromH5921the wordשֵׁ֣םshemH8034Purהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332.Because ofכֵּ֕ןkenH5921 H3651allכָּל־kol-H3605the instructionsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697in thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063letterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107,and because of allוּמָֽה־ כָּ֔כָהu.mah- Ka.khahH4100 H5921 H3602they had seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200and experiencedוּמָ֥ה הִגִּ֖יעַ אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃u.Mah hi.Gi.a' 'a.lei.HemH4100 H5060 H413,

27the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֩׀hai.ye.hu.DimH3064bound themselvesוְקִבְּל֣וּve.ki.belH6901to establish the customקִיְּמ֣וּki.ye.MuH6965that theyH5921and their descendantsזַרְעָ֜םzar.'AmH2233 H5921and allכָּל־kol-H3605who joinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themH5921should notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808failיַעֲב֔וֹר לִהְי֣וֹתya.'a.Vor lih.YotH5674 H1961to celebrateעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213אֵ֣ת'etH853theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117at the appointed timeוְכִזְמַנָּ֑םve.khiz.ma.NamH2165eachבְּכָל־be.kholH3605and every yearH8141,according to their regulationכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791.

28Theseהָ֠אֵלֶּהHa.'e.lehH428daysוְהַיָּמִ֣יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117should berememberedנִזְכָּרִ֨יםniz.ka.RimH2142and celebratedוְנַעֲשִׂ֜יםve.na.'a.SimH6213by everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605generationH1755,familyH4940,provinceH4082,and cityH5892,so that theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysוִימֵ֞יvi.MeiH3117of Purimהַפּוּרִ֣יםha.pu.RimH6332should notלֹ֤אlo'H3808failיַֽעַבְרוּ֙ya.'av.RuH5674to be observedamongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,nor should the memory of themוְזִכְרָ֖ם לֹא־ve.zikh.Ram lo'-H2143 H3808fadeיָס֥וּףya.SufH5486from their descendantsמִזַּרְעָֽם׃ סmi.zar.'AmH2233.

29So Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,along with Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064אֶת־'et-H853,wroteוַ֠תִּכְתֹּבva.tikh.toH3789with fullכָּל־kol-H3605authorityתֹּ֑קֶףTo.kefH8633to confirmלְקַיֵּ֗םle.kai.YemH6965thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145אֵ֣ת'etH853letterאִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.retH107concerning Purimהַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.RimH6332.

30And Mordecai sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064inאֶל־'el-H413the 127שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651 H6242 H3967provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082of the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Xerxesאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,

31in order to confirmלְקַיֵּ֡םle.kai.YemH6965אֵת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysיְמֵי֩ye.MeiH3117of Purimהַפֻּרִ֨יםha.pu.RimH6332at their appointed timeבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םbiz.ma.nei.HemH2165,just asכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834עֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִי֙hai.ye.hu.DiH3064and Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רve.'es.TerH635had established themקִיַּ֨םki.YamH6965andוְכַאֲשֶׁ֛רve.kha.'a.SherH834had committedקִיְּמ֥וּ עַל־ki.ye.Mu 'al-H6965 H5921themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖ם וְעַל־naf.Sham ve.'al-H5315 H5921and their descendantsזַרְעָ֑םzar.'AmH2233to the timesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of fastingהַצֹּמ֖וֹתha.tzo.MotH6685and lamentationוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ve.za.'a.ka.TamH2201.

32So Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635decreeוּמַאֲמַ֣רu.ma.'a.MarH3982confirmedקִיַּ֕םki.YamH6965theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428regulationsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697about Purimהַפֻּרִ֖יםha.pu.RimH6332,which were writtenוְנִכְתָּ֖בve.nikh.TavH3789into the recordבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פba.Se.ferH5612.

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