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Esther 4:1-8

1When MordecaiH4782learnedיָדַע֙ya.Da'H3045ofeverythingכָּל־kol-H3605that had been doneנַעֲשָׂ֔הna.'a.SahH6213,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֤עvai.yik.Ra'H7167his clothesבְּגָדָ֔יוbe.ga.DavH899,putוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onH3847sackclothשַׂ֖קsakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֑פֶרva.'E.ferH665,and wentH3318outH3318into the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892and wailedוַיִּזְעַ֛ק זְעָקָ֥הvai.yiz.'Ak ze.'a.KahH2199 H2201loudlyגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419and bitterlyוּמָרָֽה׃u.ma.RahH4751.

2And he cameוַיָּב֕וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935as farעַ֖ד'adH5704as the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179,for noH369oneH369was to enterלָב֛וֹאla.Vo'H935the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַׁ֥עַרSha.'arH8179clothedבִּלְב֥וּשׁbil.VushH3830in sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

3In eachמְדִינָ֣הme.di.NahH4082and everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605provinceוּמְדִינָ֗הu.me.di.NahH4082whereמְקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨רme.kOm 'a.SherH4725 H834the commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and decreeוְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.ToH1881of the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428cameמַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'H5060,there was greatגָּדוֹל֙ga.dOlH1419mourningאֵ֤בֶל'E.velH60among the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.DimH3064, withfastingוְצ֥וֹםve.TzomH6685,weepingוּבְכִ֖יu.ve.KhiH1065,and mourningH4553ritesH4553;and manyלָֽרַבִּֽים׃La.ra.BimH7227hadH3331sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242and ashesוָאֵ֔פֶרva.'E.ferH665spreadיֻצַּ֖עyu.Tza'H3331outH3331asH3331aH3331bedH3331.

4Then Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635attendantsנַעֲר֨וֹתna.'a.RotH5291and her eunuchsוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ve.sa.ri.Sei.haH5631cameוַ֠תָּבֹאינָהva.te.vo.'ei.nahH935and informedוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046her, and the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436was seizedH2342byH2342greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966fearH2342.And she sentוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חva.tish.LachH7971garmentsבְּגָדִ֜יםbe.ga.DimH899to clotheלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁle.hal.BishH3847Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֗יma.re.do.KhaiH4782so that he would removeוּלְהָסִ֥ירu.le.ha.SirH5493his sackclothשַׂקּ֛וֹsa.KoH8242from him, but he did not acceptקִבֵּֽל׃ki.BelH6901them.

5Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635summonedוַתִּקְרָא֩va.tik.Ra'H7121Hathachלַהֲתָ֜ךְla.ha.TakhH2047from the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428eunuchsמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יmi.sa.ri.SeiH5631,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the king had appointedהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe.'e.MidH5975to attendלְפָנֶ֔יהָle.fa.Nei.haH6440her, and orderedוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680him to goto Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782to learnלָדַ֥עַתla.Da.'atH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100thisH2088mourning wasand whyמַה־mah-H4100it was happening.

6So Hathachהֲתָ֖ךְha.TakhH2047wentH3318outH3318to Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782in the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892squareרְח֣וֹבre.ChovH7339,in frontלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateשַֽׁעַר־sha.'ar-H8179.

7Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that had happenedקָרָ֑הוּka.Ra.huH7136to him, andthe exactH6575amountH6575of moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001had promisedאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to payלִ֠שְׁקוֹלLish.kolH8254to the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595for the eliminationלְאַבְּדָֽם׃le.'a.be.DamH6of the Jewsבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםbai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8He also gaveנִתַּ֨ןni.TanH5414hima copyפַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpat.She.genH6572of the textכְּתָֽב־ke.tav-H3791of the edictהַ֠דָּתHa.dotH1881whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had been issuedנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןbe.shu.ShanH7800for their annihilationלְהַשְׁמִידָם֙le.hash.mi.DamH8045,so that he might showלְהַרְא֥וֹתle.har.'otH7200Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635and informוּלְהַגִּ֣ידu.le.ha.GidH5046her, and to orderוּלְצַוּ֣וֹתu.le.tza.VotH6680her to goלָב֨וֹאla.Vo'H935inH935to the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to imploreH2603his favorלְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־le.hit.cha.nen-H2603and pleadוּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁu.le.va.KeshH1245with him for her peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.

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