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Esther 7:7-10

7And the kingוְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428arisingקָ֤םkamH6965from the banquetמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הmi.mish.TehH4960of wineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196in his wrathבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙ba.cha.ma.ToH2534wentinto the palaceהַבִּיתָ֑ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenגִּנַּ֖תgi.NatH1594:and Hamanוְהָמָ֣ןve.ha.ManH2001stood upעָמַ֗ד'a.MadH5975to make requestלְבַקֵּ֤שׁle.va.KeshH1245for his lifeנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315to Estherמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רme.'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436;for he sawרָאָ֔הra.'AhH7200that there was evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451determinedכָלְתָ֥הkhal.TahH3615against him by the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Then the kingוְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428returnedשָׁב֩shavH7725out of the palaceהַבִּיתָ֜ןha.bi.TanH1055gardenמִגִּנַּ֨תmi.gi.NatH1594into the placeבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of the banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960of wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;and Hamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001was fallenנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307upon the bedהַמִּטָּה֙ha.mi.TahH4296whereon Estherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635was.Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Will he forceלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁlikh.Bo.oshH3533the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436also before me in the houseבַּבָּ֑יִתba.Ba.yitH1004?As the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697went outיָצָא֙ya.Tza'H3318of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310,they coveredחָפֽוּ׃ סcha.FuH2645Haman’sהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440.

9And Harbonahחַ֠רְבוֹנָהChar.vo.nahH2726,oneאֶחָ֨ד'e.ChadH259of the chamberlainsהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםha.sa.ri.SimH5631,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold also, the gallowsהָעֵ֣ץha.'EtzH6086fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּ֑ה'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֖הַּga.Vo.ahH1364,which Hamanהָמָ֟ןha.ManH2001had madeעָשָׂ֪ה'a.SahH6213for Mordecaiלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,who had spokenדִּבֶּר־di.ber-H1696goodט֣וֹבTovH2896for the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,standethעֹמֵד֙'o.MedH5975in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001.Then the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hangתְּלֻ֥הוּte.Lu.huH8518him thereon.

10So they hangedוַיִּתְלוּ֙vai.yit.LuH8518Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001on the gallowsהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086that he had preparedהֵכִ֣יןhe.KhinH3559for Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.Then was the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathוַחֲמַ֥תva.cha.MatH2534pacifiedשָׁכָֽכָה׃ פsha.Kha.khahH7918.

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