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Esther 1:16-18

16And Memucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and the princesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436hath not done wrongעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753to the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428only, but also to all the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,and to all the peopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that arein all the provincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17For thisdeedדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the queenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436shall come abroadיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318unto all womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,so that they shall despiseלְהַבְז֥וֹתle.hav.ZotH959their husbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167in their eyesבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןbe.'ei.nei.HenH5869,when it shall be reportedבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559,The kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436to be brought inלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but she cameבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935not.

18Likewiseshall the ladiesשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282of Persiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539and Mediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559this dayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117unto all the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269,which have heardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085of the deedדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of the queenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. Thus shall there arisetoo muchוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963and wrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

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