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Esther 8:1-6

1On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325gaveנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001,the enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887of the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064,to Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635;and Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameבָּ֚אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635had disclosedהִגִּ֥ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046whatמַ֥הmahH4100he was to her.

2Thenthe kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5493offH5493his signetH2885ringH2885,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he had takenH5674awayהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.VirH5674from Hamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001,and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it to Mordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782.And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782overעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Hamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3Then Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696againוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,fellוַתִּפֹּ֖לva.ti.PolH5307at his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,weptוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058,and pleadedH2603forH2603his compassionH2603to avertלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674the evilH7463schemeof Hamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91and his plotמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Andthe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428extendedוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091scepterשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275to Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635gotH6965upH6965and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5Then she saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it pleasesעַל־'al-H5921 H2895the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favorחֵ֣ןchenH2580beforeH6440him, and the matterהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemsproperוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and I am pleasingH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,let it be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789to revokeלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by Hamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001,the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of HammedathaH1992the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he wroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789to eliminateלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082.

6ForhowH351can I endureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the disasterH7463whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will happenH4672toH4672my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971,and howH351can I endureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the destructionH12of my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?”

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