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Esther 7

1Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameH935todrinkלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתlish.TotH8354withEstherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ha.mal.KahH4436.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559againtoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635onthesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,atthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatisthypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635?anditshallbegrantedthee;andwhatisthyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?eventothehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677ofthekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438itshallbedone.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredandsaidH559,IfIhavefoundH4672graceH2580inthysight,Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andifitpleasethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letmylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenH5414meatmypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596,andmypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971atmyrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246;

4forwearesoldH4376,Iandmypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971,tobedestroyedH8045,tobeslainH2026,andtoperishH6.ButifwehadbeensoldH4376forbondmenandbondwomen,Ihadheldmytongue,althoughtheadversarycouldnotcompensatetheking's damage.

5Andkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325spokeandsaidH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436,Whoishe,andwhereH834ishethathasfilledמְלָא֥וֹme.la.'OH4390hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820todosoH3651?

6AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635saidH559,Theadversaryandenemyוְאוֹיֵ֔בve.'o.YevH341isthiswickedH7451Hamanהָמָ֥ןha.ManH2001.ThenHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001wasterrifiedH1204beforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andthequeenוְהַמַּלְכָּֽה׃ve.ha.mal.KahH4436.

7Andthekingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428inhiswrathH2534roseH6965upfromthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, [andwent]intothepalaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594;butHamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stayedtomakerequestforhislifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315toEstherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436,forhesawH7200thattherewasevilH7451determinedagainsthimbythekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8AndthekingH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725outofthepalacegardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594intothehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofthebanquetofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,andHamanH2001wasfallenנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307uponthecouchהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296onwhichEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was.AndthekingH4428saidH559,Willheevenforcethequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436beforemeinthehouseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?Thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697wentH3318forthH3318outoftheking'smouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,andtheycoveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman'sfaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9AndHarbonah,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259ofthechamberlains,saidH559beforethekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold,alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571,thegallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,thatHamanהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001madeH6213forMordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,whospokeH1696goodט֣וֹבTovH2896forthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,standsעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518himonit!

10Sotheyhangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001onthegallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086thathehadpreparedH3559forMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.Andtheking'swrathH2534wasappeased.

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