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Esther 1:10-15

10Ontheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117,whentheking'sheartלֵב־lev-H3820wasmerrywithwineבַּיָּ֑יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,hecommandedMehuman,Biztha,Harbonaחַרְבוֹנָ֜אchar.vo.Na'H2726,Bigtha,andAbagtha,Zethar,andCarcas,thesevenשִׁבְעַת֙shiv.'AtH7651chamberlainsthatservedH8334inthepresenceH6440ofkingH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,

11tobringלְ֠הָבִיאLe.ha.vi'H935Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withtheroyalcrownבְּכֶ֣תֶרbe.Khe.terH3804toshewthepeoplesH5971andtheprincesH8269herbeautyיָפְיָ֔הּya.fe.YahH3308;forshewasofbeautifulcountenance.

12Butthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֣הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060refusedH3985tocomeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935atthewordבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whichwas[sent]bythechamberlains;andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wasveryH3966wroth,andhisfuryburnedבָּעֲרָ֥הba.'a.RahH1197inhim.

13AndthekingH4428saidH559tothewiseלַחֲכָמִ֖יםla.cha.kha.MimH2450menwhoknewH3045thetimesH6256(forsoH3651wastheking'sbusiness[conducted]beforeallthatknewH3045lawדָּ֥תdatH1881andjudgmentוָדִֽין׃va.DinH1779;

14andthenexttohimwereCarshena,Shethar,Admatha,Tarshishתַרְשִׁ֔ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Meres,Marsena, [and]Memucanמְמוּכָ֑ןme.mu.KhanH4462,thesevenשִׁבְעַ֞תshiv.'AtH7651princesH8269ofPersiaפָּרַ֣סpa.RasH6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074,whosawH7200theking'sfaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440,andwhosatH3427firstH7223inthekingdomבַּמַּלְכֽוּת׃ba.mal.KhutH4438),

15Whatshallbedonetothequeenבַּמַּלְכָּ֖הba.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060accordingtolawכְּדָת֙ke.DatH1881,becauseshehasnotperformedthewordofthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325bythechamberlains?

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