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Esther 5:2-8

2And it was so, when the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sawכִרְא֨וֹתkhir.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֗הha.mal.KahH4436standingעֹמֶ֙דֶת֙'o.Me.detH5975in the courtבֶּֽחָצֵ֔רbe.cha.TzerH2691, thatshe obtainedנָשְׂאָ֥הna.se.'AhH5375favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:and the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428held outוַיּ֨וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635the goldenהַזָּהָב֙ha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֤יטshar.VitH8275that wasin his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635drew nearוַתִּקְרַ֣בva.tik.RavH7126,and touchedוַתִּגַּ֖עva.ti.Ga'H5060the topבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the sceptreהַשַּׁרְבִֽיט׃ סha.shar.VitH8275.

3Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428unto her, What wilt thou, queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635? and what isthy requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?it shall be even givenוְיִנָּ֥תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee to the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

4And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it seemgoodH2895unto the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,let the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935this dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117unto the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that I have preparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for him.

5Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Cause Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001to make hasteמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116,that he may doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635hath saidדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697.So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that Estherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635had preparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6And the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Estherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635at the banquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960of wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, What isthy petitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596?and it shall be grantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee: and what isthy requestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?even to the halfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of the kingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall be performedוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.

7Then answeredוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֑רva.to.MarH559,My petitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and my requestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is;

8If I have foundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֜ןchenH2580in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and if it pleaseH2895the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to grantלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414my petitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596,and to performוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213my requestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246,let the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Hamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960that I shall prepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them, and I will doאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213to morrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279as the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hath saidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.

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