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Esther 1:4-6

4When he shewedבְּהַרְאֹת֗וֹbe.har.'o.ToH7200the richesעֹ֙שֶׁר֙'o.sherH6239of his gloriousכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519kingdomמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438and the honourיְקָ֔רye.KarH3366of his excellentתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597majestyגְּדוּלָּת֑וֹge.du.la.ToH1420manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117, evenan hundredוּמְאַ֖תu.me.'AtH3967and fourscoreשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםshe.mo.NimH8084daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.

5And when these daysהַיָּמִ֣יםhai.ya.MimH3117were expiredוּבִמְל֣וֹאת׀u.vim.LotH4390,the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213a feastמִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.TehH4960unto all the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971that were presentהַנִּמְצְאִים֩ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָ֜הha.bi.RahH1002,both unto greatלְמִגָּ֧דוֹלle.mi.Ga.dolH1419and smallקָטָ֛ןka.TanH6996,sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֑יםya.MimH3117,in the courtבַּחֲצַ֕רba.cha.TzarH2691of the gardenגִּנַּ֥תgi.NatH1594of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבִּיתַ֖ןbi.TanH1055;

6Where werewhiteח֣וּר׀churH2353,greenכַּרְפַּ֣סkar.PasH3768,and blueH8504, hangings,fastenedאָחוּז֙'a.ChuzH270with cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of fine linenב֣וּץvutzH948and purpleוְאַרְגָּמָ֔ןve.'ar.ga.ManH713to silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701ringsגְּלִ֥ילֵיge.Li.leiH1550and pillarsוְעַמּ֣וּדֵיve.'a.Mu.deiH5982of marbleשֵׁ֑שׁSheshH8336:the bedsמִטּ֣וֹת׀mi.TotH4296were ofgoldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091and silverוָכֶ֗סֶףva.Khe.sefH3701,upon a pavementרִֽצְפַ֥תritz.FatH7531of redבַּהַט־ba.hat-H923,and blueH8504,and whiteוְדַ֥רve.DarH1858,and blackוְסֹחָֽרֶת׃ve.so.Cha.retH5508,marbleוָשֵׁ֖שׁva.SheshH8336.

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