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Esther 9:29-32

29Then Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635,daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Abihailאֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32,with Mordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,wroteוַ֠תִּכְתֹּבva.tikh.toH3789with fullכָּל־kol-H3605authorityתֹּ֑קֶףTo.kefH8633to confirmלְקַיֵּ֗םle.kai.YemH6965thisH2088secondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145letterאִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.retH107about Purimהַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.RimH6332.

30He sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064,to the 127שֶׁ֨בַע וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּמֵאָה֙She.va' ve.'es.Rim u.me.'AhH7651 H6242 H3967provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082of the kingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438of Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, namely,wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965and truthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571,

31to establishלְקַיֵּ֡םle.kai.YemH6965theseהָאֵ֜לֶּהha.'E.lehH428daysיְמֵי֩ye.MeiH3117of Purimהַפֻּרִ֨יםha.pu.RimH6332at their appointedH2163timesבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םbiz.ma.nei.HemH2165,justH3512asH3512Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤יma.re.do.KhaiH4782the Jewהַיְּהוּדִי֙hai.ye.hu.DiH3064and Queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436Estherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רve.'es.TerH635had establishedקִיַּ֨םki.YamH6965for them, and justH3512asH3512they had establishedקִיְּמ֥וּki.ye.MuH6965for themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315and for theirdescendantsזַרְעָ֑םzar.'AmH2233, withinstructionsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697for their timesH6685ofH6685fastingH6685and their mourningוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ve.za.'a.ka.TamH2201.

32The commandוּמַאֲמַ֣רu.ma.'a.MarH3982of Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635establishedקִיַּ֕םki.YamH6965theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428customsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697forPurimהַפֻּרִ֖יםha.pu.RimH6332,and it was writtenוְנִכְתָּ֖בve.nikh.TavH3789in the bookבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פba.Se.ferH5612.

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