Esther 4
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Esther 4:1-8

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.
5ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635calledH7121forHatach, [oneH2088]oftheking's chamberlains,whomhehadappointedH5975towaituponher,andgavehimacommandmenttoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,toknowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatitwas,andwhyH4100itwas.
6AndHatachwentH3318forthH3318toMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, untothepublic placeofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892whichwasbeforetheking'sgateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.
7AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldH5046himofallthathadhappenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136tohim,andofthesumofmoneyH3701thatHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001hadpromisedtopaytotheking'streasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595fortheJewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064,todestroyלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6them.
8AndhegaveH5414himacopyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572ofthewritingofthedecreethathadbeengivenH5414atShushantodestroyH8045them,toshew [it]toEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,andtodeclareH5046[it]toher,andtochargeherthatsheshouldgoלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935inuntothekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tomakeH5414supplicationtohim,andtomakeH5414requestbeforehim,forherpeopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.
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