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Esther 6:3-9

3And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What honourיְקָ֧רye.KarH3366and dignityוּגְדוּלָּ֛הu.ge.du.LahH1420hath been doneנַּעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782for this? Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288that ministeredמְשָׁ֣רְתָ֔יוme.Sha.re.TavH8334unto him, There is nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697doneנַעֲשָׂ֥הna.'a.SahH6213for him.

4And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Who isin the courtבֶחָצֵ֑רve.cha.TzerH2691?Now Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001was comeבָּ֗אBa'H935into the outwardהַחִ֣יצוֹנָ֔הha.Chi.tzo.NahH2435courtלַחֲצַ֤רla.cha.TzarH2691of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,to speakלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559unto the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428to hangלִתְלוֹת֙lit.lOtH8518Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782on the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for him.

5And the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵ֤יna.'a.ReiH5288saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559unto him, Behold, Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001standethעֹמֵ֣ד'o.MedH5975in the courtבֶּחָצֵ֑רbe.cha.TzerH2691.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Let him come inיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

6So Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001came inוַיָּבוֹא֮vai.ya.Vo'H935.And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, What shall be doneלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto the manבָּאִ֕ישׁba.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366?Now Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001thoughtוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֔וֹbe.li.BoH3820,To whom would the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightיַחְפֹּ֥ץyach.PotzH2654to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213honourיְקָ֖רye.KarH3366moreיוֹתֵ֥רyo.TerH3148than to myself?

7And Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,For the manאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366,

8Let the royalמַלְכ֔וּתmal.KhutH4438apparelלְב֣וּשׁle.VushH3830be broughtיָבִ֙יאוּ֙ya.Vi.'uH935which the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428usethto wearלָֽבַשׁ־la.vash-H3847,and the horseוְס֗וּסve.SusH5483that the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ridethרָכַ֤בra.KhavH7392upon, and the crownכֶּ֥תֶרKe.terH3804royalמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438which is setנִתַּ֛ןni.TanH5414upon his headבְּרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃be.ro.ShoH7218:

9And let this apparelהַלְּב֜וּשׁha.le.VushH3830and horseוְהַסּ֗וּסve.ha.SusH5483be deliveredוְנָת֨וֹןve.na.TonH5414to the handיַד־yad-H3027of oneאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376of the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428most nobleהַֽפַּרְתְּמִ֔יםha.par.te.MimH6579princesמִשָּׂרֵ֤יmi.sa.ReiH8269,that they may arrayוְהִלְבִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hil.Bi.shuH3847the manהָאִ֔ישׁha.'IshH376withalwhom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֣ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּֽיקָר֑וֹbi.ka.RoH3366,and bringוְהִרְכִּיבֻ֤הוּve.hir.ki.Vu.huH7392him on horsebackהַסּוּס֙ha.SusH5483through the streetבִּרְח֣וֹבbir.ChovH7339of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,and proclaimוְקָרְא֣וּve.ka.re.'UH7121beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440him, Thus shall it be doneיֵעָשֶׂ֣הye.'a.SehH6213to the manלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376whom the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightethחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to honourבִּיקָרֽוֹ׃bi.ka.RoH3366.

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