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Esther 2:15-20

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.

19Andwhenthevirginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330weregatheredוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH6908thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145timeH8145,Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782satH3427intheking'sgateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20(Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635,asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedher,hadnotyetmadeH6213knownherbirthH4138norherpeopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971;forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635didwhatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046her,likeaswhenshewasbroughtupwithhim.)

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