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Esther 9:18-20

18But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were in Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembledנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240andthe fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the same month, and they restedוְנ֗וֹחַve.No.achH5117on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240day and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and rejoicingוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

19Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of the ruralH6521areasH6521,who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthe ruralהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,makeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143aholidayוְי֣וֹם ט֑וֹבve.Yom TovH2896 H3117for rejoicingשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and feastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960andsendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490of foodto oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376anotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20Then Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782recordedוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834were in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, bothnearהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

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