Esther 1
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Esther 1:8-9

8But the drinkingוְהַשְּׁתִיָּ֥הve.ha.she.ti.YahH8360was done according to the royallawכַדָּ֖תkha.DatH1881;thereH369wasH369noH369compulsionאֹנֵ֑ס'o.NesH597,for soכֵ֣ן׀khenH3651the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had givenH3245ordersH3245to eachכָּל־kol-H3605officialרַ֣בravH7227of his householdבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,that he was to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376personוָאִֽישׁ׃va.'IshH376pleasedכִּרְצ֥וֹןkir.TzonH7522.
9Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060alsoגַּ֚םgamH1571heldעָשְׂתָ֖ה'a.se.TahH6213a banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960for the womenנָשִׁ֑יםna.ShimH802in thepalaceבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834belonged to Kingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃ ס'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.
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