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Esther 4:4-10

4So Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635maidsנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291and her chamberlainsוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sa.ri.Sei.haH5631cameוַ֠תָּבֹאינָהva.te.vo.'ei.nahH935and toldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046ither. Then was the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436exceedinglyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966grievedוַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥לva.tit.chal.ChalH2342;and she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חva.tish.LachH7971raimentבְּגָדִ֜יםbe.ga.DimH899to clotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,and to take awayוּלְהָסִ֥ירu.le.ha.SirH5493his sackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242from him: but he receivedקִבֵּֽל׃ki.BelH6901it not.

5Then calledוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635for Hatachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047, oneof the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainsמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmi.sa.ri.SeiH5631,whom he had appointedהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe.'e.MidH5975to attendלְפָנֶ֔יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440upon her, and gave him a commandmentוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782,to knowלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045what it was, and why it was.

6So Hatachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047went forthוַיֵּצֵ֥אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782unto the streetרְח֣וֹבre.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, which wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

7And Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him of all that had happenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136unto him, and of the sumפָּרָשַׁ֣תpa.ra.ShatH6575of the moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001had promisedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to payלִ֠שְׁקוֹלLish.kolH8254to the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595for the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064,to destroyלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6them.

8Also he gaveנִתַּ֨ןni.TanH5414him the copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the writingכְּתָֽב־ke.tav-H3791of the decreeהַ֠דָּתHa.dotH1881that was givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414at Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןbe.shu.ShanH7800to destroyלְהַשְׁמִידָם֙le.hash.mi.DamH8045them, to shewלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200itunto Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,and to declareוּלְהַגִּ֣ידu.le.ha.GidH5046itunto her, and to chargeוּלְצַוּ֣וֹתu.le.tza.VotH6680her that she should go inלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935unto the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,to make supplicationלְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־le.hit.cha.nen-H2603unto him, and to make requestוּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245beforeמִלְּפָנָ֖יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440him for her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

9And Hatachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047cameוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935and toldוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10Again Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spakeוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559unto Hatachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047,and gave him commandmentוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680unto Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782;

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