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Esther 3:12-13

12Then were the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩vai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969dayיוֹם֮yOmH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,and there was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to all that Hamanהָמָ֡ןha.ManH2001had commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680unto the king’sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428lieutenantsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-H323,and to the governorsהַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.ChotH6346that wereover every provinceH4082,and to the rulersשָׂ֤רֵיSa.reiH8269of every peopleH5971of every provinceH4082according to the writingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791thereof, and toevery peopleH5971after their languageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956;in the nameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe.ShemH8034of kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325was it writtenנִכְתָּ֔בnikh.TavH3789,and sealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.TamH2856with the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885.

13And the lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612were sentוְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַve.nish.Lo.achH7971byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027postsהָרָצִים֮ha.ra.TzimH7323into all the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֡ידle.hash.MidH8045,to killלַהֲרֹ֣גla.ha.RogH2026,and to cause to perishוּלְאַבֵּ֣דu.le.'a.BedH6,all Jewsהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםHai.ye.hu.dimH3064,both youngמִנַּ֨עַרmi.Na.'arH5288and oldזָקֵ֜ןza.KenH2205,little childrenטַ֤ףtafH2945and womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802,in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117, evenupon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969dayof the twelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320, which isthe monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143, and to takethe spoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998of them for a preyלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962.

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