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Esther 8:2-10

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookoffhisringH2885,whichhehadtakenfromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001,andgaveH5414ittoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeH1696yetagainbeforethekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andfellH5307downH5307athisfeetH7272,andbesoughthimwithtearstoputawaythemischiefofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,andhisdevicewhichhehaddevisedagainsttheJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldoutthegoldensceptretowardEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965andstoodH5975beforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

5andsaidH559,IfitpleasethekingH4428andifIhavefoundH4672graceH2580beforehim,andthethingH1697seemrighttothekingH4428,andIbepleasinginhissight, letitbewrittenH3789toreversethelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedbyHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathatheAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichhewroteH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatareinalltheking'sprovincesH4082.

6Forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349shallIenduretoseeH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451thatshallbefallmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971?andhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349shallIenduretoseeH7200thedestructionofmykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

7Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidH559toqueenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635andtoMordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,Behold,IhavegivenH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001,andhimtheyhavehangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518uponthegallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086,becausehestretchedשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971forthH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027againsttheJewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8WriteH3789yethenfortheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064asseemsgoodכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896toyou,intheking'snameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034,andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856[it]withtheking'sringH2885.ForawritingH3789thatiswrittenH3789intheking'snameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034,andsealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856withtheking'sringH2885,cannotbereversed.

9Thenweretheking'sscribesH5608calledH7121atthattimeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256,inthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,thatis,themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivan,onthethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969andtwentieth[day] thereof;anditwaswrittenH3789accordingtoallthatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680,totheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,andtothesatrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,andthegovernorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346,andtheprincesH8269oftheprovincesH4082whicharefromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912eventoEthiopia,ahundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967andtwenty-sevenprovincesH4082,toeveryprovinceH4082accordingtothewritingH3789thereof,andtoeverypeopleH5971accordingtotheirlanguageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,andtotheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064accordingtotheirwritingH3789andaccordingtotheirlanguageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10AndhewroteH3789inthenameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034ofkingH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325,andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856[it]withtheking'sringH2885,andsentH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612bycouriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsebackridingH7392oncoursers,horsesH5483ofblood rearedinthebreeding studs:

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