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Esther 5:9-14

9Then Hamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001wentH3318outH3318that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117joyfulשָׂמֵ֖חַsa.Me.achH8056and pleasedוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;but when Hamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001sawוְכִרְאוֹת֩ve.khir.'OtH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֜יma.re.do.KhaiH4782at the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179andthat he did not standH6965upH6965or trembleזָ֣עza'H2111beforeמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480him, Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001was filledוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390with angerחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534againstעַֽל־'al-H5921Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782.

10Hamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001controlledוַיִּתְאַפַּ֣קvai.yit.'a.PakH662himself, however, and wentH935to his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. But hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֛חvai.yish.LachH7971for his friendsאֹהֲבָ֖יו'o.ha.VavH157and his wifeאִשְׁתּֽוֹ׃'ish.ToH802Zereshזֶ֥רֶשׁZe.reshH2238.

11Then Hamanהָמָ֛ןha.ManH2001toldוַיְסַפֵּ֨רvay.sa.PerH5608them of the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of his richesעָשְׁר֖וֹa.she.RoH6239, and hismanyוְרֹ֣בve.RoH7230sonsבָּנָ֑יוba.NavH1121,and everyכָּל־kol-H3605occasion onwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428had honoredגִּדְּל֤וֹgi.de.LoH1431him and howאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he hadpromotedנִשְּׂא֔וֹni.se.'OH5375him aboveעַל־'al-H5921the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and servantsוְעַבְדֵ֥יve.'av.DeiH5650of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Hamanהָמָן֒ha.ManH2001alsoאַ֣ף'afH637saidוַיֹּאמֶר֮vai.yo.MerH559, “EvenH637Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436let noלֹא־lo'-H3808one except me comeהֵבִיאָה֩he.vi.'AhH935with the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֥הha.mish.TehH4960whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had preparedעָשָׂ֖תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213; andtomorrowלְמָחָ֛רle.ma.CharH4279alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571I am invitedקָֽרוּא־ka.ru'-H7121by her with the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

13Yet allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thisזֶ֕הzehH2088does not satisfyשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737me everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605timeעֵ֗ת'EtH6256I seeרֹאֶה֙ro.'EhH7200Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֔יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064sittingיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427atthe king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.”

14Then Zereshזֶ֨רֶשׁZe.reshH2238his wifeאִשְׁתּ֜וֹ'ish.ToH802and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his friendsאֹֽהֲבָ֗יו'o.ha.VavH157saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559to him, “Have a woodenעֵץ֮'etzH6086gallowsfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572cubitsאַמָּה֒'a.MahH520highגָּבֹ֣הַּga.Vo.ahH1364madeיַֽעֲשׂוּ־ya.'a.su-H6213,and in the morningוּבַבֹּ֣קֶר׀u.va.Bo.kerH1242askאֱמֹ֣ר'e.MorH559the kingלַמֶּ֗לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428to have Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782hangedוְיִתְל֤וּve.yit.LuH8518on it; then goוּבֹֽא־u.vo'-H935joyfullyשָׂמֵ֑חַsa.Me.achH8056with the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to the banquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960.” And theadviceהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧בvai.yi.TavH3190Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001,so he had the woodenהָעֵֽץ׃ פha.'EtzH6086gallowsmadeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

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