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Esther 1:16-22

16ThensaidH559Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462beforethekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269,Thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060hasnotdonewrongtothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905,butalsotoalltheprincesH8269,andtoallthepeoplesH5971thatareinalltheprovincesH4082ofthekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17Fortheactofthequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436willcomeH935abroadtoallwomenH802,soastorendertheirhusbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167contemptibleintheireyesH5869,whentheyshallsayH559,Thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060tobebroughtH935inbeforehim,andshecameH935not!

18AndtheprincessesofPersiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074whohaveheardH8085ofthequeen'sact,willsayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559itthisdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117toalltheking'sprincesH8269,andtherewillbecontemptandangerenough.

19Ifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letaroyalordergoיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318fromhim,andletitbewrittenH3789amongthelawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881ofthePersiansandtheMedes,thatitmaynotpassיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674,ThatVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935nomoreמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480beforekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325;andletthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414herroyalestatetoanotherthatisbetterH2896thanshe;

20andwhentheking'sedictwhichheshallmakeH5414shallbeheardH8085throughouthisrealm—foritisgreatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419—allthewivesH802shallgiveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414totheirhusbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honour,fromthegreatestH1419totheleast.

21Andthesayingpleasedthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269;andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didaccordingtothewordH1697ofMemucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462.

22AndhesentH7971lettersH5612intoalltheking'sprovincesH4082,intoeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingthereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971accordingtotheirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,Thateverymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376shouldbearruleH8323inhisownhouseH1004,andshouldspeakוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696accordingtothelanguageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956ofhispeopleH5971.

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