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Esther 8:9-14

9Then were the king’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at that timeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, that is,the monthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510,on the threeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242daythereof; and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to all that Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680unto the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,and to the lieutenantsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323,and the deputiesוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346and rulersוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of the provincesH4082which arefrom Indiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912unto Ethiopiaכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568,an hundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242and sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651provincesH4082,unto every provinceH4082according to the writingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791thereof, and unto every peopleH5971after their languageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956,and to the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to their writingכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791,and according to their languageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10And he wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerus’אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034,and sealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856itwith the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027postsהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323on horsebackבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483, andridersרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392on mulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409,camelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327, andyoungבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121dromedariesהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424:

11Wherein the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428grantedנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀lai.ye.hu.DimH3064which werein every cityH5892to gather themselves togetherלְהִקָּהֵל֮le.hi.ka.HelH6950,and to standוְלַעֲמֹ֣דve.la.'a.ModH5975for their lifeנַפְשָׁם֒naf.ShamH5315,to destroyלְהַשְׁמִיד֩le.hash.MidH8045,to slayוְלַהֲרֹ֨גve.la.ha.RogH2026,and to cause to perishוּלְאַבֵּ֜דu.le.'a.BedH6,all the powerחֵ֨ילcheilH2428of the peopleעַ֧ם'amH5971and provinceוּמְדִינָ֛הu.me.di.NahH4082that would assaultהַצָּרִ֥יםha.tza.RimH6696them, bothlittle onesטַ֣ףtafH2945and womenוְנָשִׁ֑יםve.na.ShimH802, and to takethe spoilוּשְׁלָלָ֖םu.she.la.LamH7998of them for a preyלָבֽוֹז׃la.VozH962,

12Upon oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117in all the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely,upon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רbish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969dayof the twelfthשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֖רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320, which isthe monthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃'a.DarH143.

13The copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the writingהַכְּתָ֗בha.ke.TavH3791for a commandmentדָּת֙datH1881to be givenלְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןle.hi.Na.tenH5414in every provinceH4082waspublishedגָּל֖וּיga.LuiH1540unto all peopleהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,and that the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֤יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064should be readyעֲתִידִים֙a.tu.dimH6259 H6264against that dayלַיּ֣וֹםlai.YomH3117to avengeלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358themselves on their enemiesמֵאֹיְבֵיהֶֽם׃me.'o.ye.vei.HemH341.

14Sothe postsהָרָצִ֞יםha.ra.TzimH7323that rodeרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392upon mulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409andcamelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327went outיָֽצְא֛וּya.tze.'UH3318,being hastenedמְבֹהָלִ֥יםme.vo.ha.LimH926and pressed onוּדְחוּפִ֖יםu.de.chu.FimH1765by the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentבִּדְבַ֣רbid.VarH1697.And the decreeוְהַדָּ֥תve.ha.DatH1881was givenנִתְּנָ֖הni.te.NahH5414at Shushanבְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ןbe.shu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָֽה׃ פha.bi.RahH1002.

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