Esther 4
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Esther 4:1-4

1AndwhenH834Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782knewH3045allthatwasdone,Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782renthisgarmentsH899,andputוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onsackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242withashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665,andwentH3318outintothemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,andcriedH2199withaloudandbitterוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751cryH2199,
2andcameH935evenbeforetheking'sgateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179;fornonemightenterintotheking'sgateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179clothedwithsackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.
3AndineveryprovinceH4082,wherevertheking'scommandmentandhisdecreecame,therewasgreatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60amongtheJewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andfastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685,andweepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065,andwailingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דu.mis.PedH4553:manyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227layinsackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242andashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665.
4AndEsther'smaidsנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291andherchamberlainscameH935andtoldH5046[it]her;andthequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436wasexceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grieved:andshesentH7971raimenttoclotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,andtotakeawayH5493hissackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242fromhim;buthereceived[it]not.
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