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Esther 2:12-18

12Andwheneverymaiden'sturncameH935togoלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935intokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325afterthatshehadbeenהֱי֨וֹתhe.YotH1961treatedfortwelvemonthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,accordingtothemannerofthewomenH802(forsoH3651wereH1961thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117oftheirpurificationaccomplished—sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withoilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753,andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withspicesH1314,andwiththingsforthepurifyingofthewomenH802,

13andthuscameH935themaideninuntothekingH4428),whatevershedesiredwasgivenH5414hertogoH935withheroutofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofthewomenH802totheking'shouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14Intheeveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153shewentH935,andonthemorrowshereturnedH7725intothesecondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofthewomenH802, untothecustodyofShaashgaz,theking's chamberlain,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104oftheconcubinesH6370.ShecameH935intothekingH4428nomore,unlessthekingH4428delightedinher,andshewerecalledH7121bynameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

15AndwhentheturnofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32theuncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,whohadtakenH3947herforhisdaughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323,cameH935togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935intothekingH4428,sherequirednothingbutwhatHegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896theking's chamberlain,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104ofthewomenH802, appointed.AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedgraceH2580inthesightofallthemthatsawH7200her.

16SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635wastakenH3947tokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325,intohisroyalhouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,inthetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatis,themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebeth,intheseventhyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofhisreignH4438.

17Andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635aboveallthewomenH802,andsheobtainedgraceH2580andfavourinhissightmorethanallthevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330,andhesetH7760theroyalcrownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804uponherheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218,andmadeH7760herqueeninsteadofVashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18AndthekingH4428madeH6213agreatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960toallhisprincesH8269andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, Esther'sfeastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960;andhemadeH6213areleasetotheprovincesH4082,andgaveH5414presentsaccordingtotheking'sbounty.

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