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Esther 9:5-14

5The Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064putוַיַּכּ֤וּ מַכַּת־vai.ya.Ku ma.kat-H5221 H4347allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605their enemiesאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔ם'o.ye.vei.HemH341to the swordחֶ֥רֶבChe.revH2719,killingוְהֶ֖רֶגve.He.regH2027and destroying themוְאַבְדָ֑ןve.'av.DanH12,and they didוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as they pleasedכִּרְצוֹנָֽם׃kir.tzo.NamH7522to those who hated themבְשֹׂנְאֵיהֶ֖םve.so.ne.'ei.HemH8130.

6In the citadelהַבִּירָ֗הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaוּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ןu.ve.shu.ShanH7800,the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064killedהָרְג֤וּha.re.GuH2026and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֔דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376,

7וְאֵ֧ת׀ve.'EtH853including Parshandathaפַּרְשַׁנְדָּ֛תָאpar.shan.Da.ta'H6577וְאֵ֥ת׀ve.'EtH853,Dalphonדַּֽלְפ֖וֹןdal.FonH1813וְאֵ֥ת׀ve.'EtH853,Aspathaאַסְפָּֽתָא׃'as.Pa.ta'H630,

8וְאֵ֧ת׀ve.'EtH853Porathaפּוֹרָ֛תָאpo.Ra.ta'H6334וְאֵ֥ת׀ve.'EtH853,Adaliaאֲדַלְיָ֖א'a.dal.Ya'H118וְאֵ֥ת׀ve.'EtH853,Aridathaאֲרִידָֽתָא׃'a.ri.Da.ta'H743,

9וְאֵ֤ת׀ve.'EtH853Parmashtaפַּרְמַ֙שְׁתָּא֙par.Mash.ta'H6534וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853,Arisaiאֲרִיסַ֔י'a.ri.SaiH747וְאֵ֥ת׀ve.'EtH853,Aridaiאֲרִדַ֖י'a.ri.DaiH742וְאֵ֥ת׀ve.'EtH853,and Vaizathaוַיְזָֽתָא׃vay.Za.ta'H2055.

10They killedהָרָ֑גוּha.Ra.guH2026these tenעֲ֠שֶׂרֶת'A.se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Hamanהָמָ֧ןha.ManH2001sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֛תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099,the enemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,but they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808layשָׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971אֶת־'et-H853a handיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on the plunderוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961.

11On thatהַה֗וּא בָּ֣אha.Hu' ba'H1931 H935dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the numberמִסְפַּ֧רmis.ParH4557of those killedהַֽהֲרוּגִ֛יםha.ha.ru.GimH2026in the citadelהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800was reported toלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428,

12whoהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635, “In the citadelהַבִּירָ֡הha.bi.RahH1002of Susaבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֨יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064have killedהָרְגוּ֩ha.re.GuH2026and destroyedוְאַבֵּ֜דve.'a.BedH6fiveחֲמֵ֧שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,including Haman’sהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121.Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213in the restבִּשְׁאָ֛רbish.'ArH7605of the royalהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082?Now whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100isyour petitionשְּׁאֵֽלָתֵךְ֙she.'e.la.teKhH7596?It will be givenוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414to you.And whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100furtherע֖וֹדodH5750do you requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֥ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?It will be fulfilledוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.”

13Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635repliedוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־ ט֔וֹב יִנָּתֵ֣ן'al- Tov yi.na.TenH5921 H2896 H5414the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,may the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ןbe.shu.ShanH7800alsoגַּם־gam-H1571have tomorrowמָחָ֗רma.CharH4279to carry outלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213today’sהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853edictכְּדָ֣תke.DatH1881,and may the bodies of Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121be hangedיִתְל֥וּyit.LuH8518onעַל־'al-H5921the gallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.”

14So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that thisכֵּ֔ןKenH3651be doneלְהֵֽעָשׂ֣וֹתle.he.'a.SotH6213.An edictדָּ֖תdatH1881was issuedוַתִּנָּתֵ֥ןva.ti.na.TenH5414in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ןbe.shu.ShanH7800וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and they hangedתָּלֽוּ׃ta.LuH8518the tenעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת'a.Se.retH6235sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001.

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