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Esther 4:4-14

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.

9So Hathachהֲתָ֑ךְha.TakhH2047cameוַיָּב֖וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935back and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046Mordecai’sמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.

10Then Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635spokeוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Hathachלַהֲתָ֔ךְla.ha.TakhH2047and orderedוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּva.te.tza.Ve.huH6680him to replyto Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782:

11“Allכָּל־kol-H3605the king’sהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650and the peopleוְעַם־ve.'am-H5971of the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֨וֹתme.di.NotH4082knowיֽוֹדְעִ֗יםyod.'ImH3045that for anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376or womanוְאִשָּׁ֡הve.'i.ShahH802whoH834comesיָבֽוֹא־ya.Vo'-H935to the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֩ha.me.leKhH4428in the innerהַפְּנִימִ֜יתha.pe.ni.MitH6442courtyardהֶחָצֵ֨רhe.cha.TzerH2691,whoH834is not summonedיִקָּרֵ֗אyi.ka.Re'H7121, he has onlyoneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259lawדָּתוֹ֙da.ToH1881,that he be putלְהָמִ֔יתle.ha.MitH4191toH4191deathH4191,unlessלְ֠בַדLe.vadH905 H4480 H834the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428holdsH3447outH3447to him the goldenהַזָּהָ֖בha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֥יטshar.VitH8275so that he may liveוְחָיָ֑הve.cha.YahH2421.And I have not been summonedנִקְרֵ֙אתי֙nik.Re.tiH7121to comeלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428for theseזֶ֖הzehH2088thirtyשְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970daysיֽוֹם׃YomH3117.”

12And they reportedוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Esther’sאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ פ'es.TerH635wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֔יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

13Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782toldוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559themto replyלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725to Estherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635, “Do not imagineתְּדַמִּ֣יte.da.MiH1819that you in the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004can escapeלְהִמָּלֵ֥טle.hi.ma.LetH4422any moreH4480thanH4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the otherJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

14For ifאִם־'im-H518you keepהַחֲרֵ֣שׁha.cha.ReshH2790silentתַּחֲרִישִׁי֮ta.cha.ri.ShiH2790at thisH2088timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,liberationרֶ֣וַחRe.vachH7305andrescueוְהַצָּלָ֞הve.ha.tza.LahH2020will ariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975for the Jewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064from anotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312placeמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725,and you and your father’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004will perishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6.And whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדֵ֔עַyo.De.a'H3045whetherאִם־'im-H518you have not attainedהִגַּ֖עַתְּhi.Ga.'atH5060royaltyלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃la.mal.KhutH4438for such a timeלְעֵ֣תle.'EtH6256as thisH2088?”

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