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Esther 4:4-14

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.

9AndHatachcameH935andtoldH5046Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spoketoHatach,andgavehimcommandmentuntoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782:

11Alltheking'sservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650andthepeopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971oftheking'sprovincesH4082doknowיֽוֹדְעִ֗יםyod.'ImH3045thatwhoever, whethermanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376orwomanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802,shallcomeH935tothekingH4428intotheinnerהַפְּנִימִ֜יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691,whoisnotcalledH7121,thereisoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259lawדָּתוֹ֙da.ToH1881,toputלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191[him]todeathH4191,except[such]towhomthekingH4428shallholdoutthegoldensceptre,thathemayliveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421;andIhavenotbeencalledH7121tocomeH935inuntothekingH4428thesethirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

12AndtheytoldH5046Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782Esther'swordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697.

13AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782badetoanswerEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635:Imaginenotinthyheartthatthou shaltescapeלְהִמָּלֵ֥טle.hi.ma.LetH4422intheking'shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,morethanalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

14Forifthou altogether holdest thy peaceatthistimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,thenshallthereariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975reliefanddeliverancetotheJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064fromanotherplaceמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725;butthouandthy father'shouseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004shallperishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6.Andwhoknowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherthou art [not]cometothekingdomH4438forsuchatimeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256asthis?

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