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Esther 8:3-6

3And Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spakeוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696yet againוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and fell downוַתִּפֹּ֖לva.ti.PolH5307atלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440his feetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272,and besoughtוַתִּתְחַנֶּן־va.tit.cha.nen-H2603him with tearsוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058to put awayלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674the mischiefרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451of Hamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001the Agagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,and his deviceמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284that he had devisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428held outוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447the goldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275toward Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635.So Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965,and stoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

5And saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559,If it pleaseט֜וֹבTovH2896the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,and if I have foundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580in his sightלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440,and the thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemrightוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and I bepleasingוְטוֹבָ֥הve.to.VahH2896in his eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,let it be writtenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789to reverseלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725the lettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284by Hamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedathaהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'H4099the Agagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,which he wroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789to destroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064which arein all the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082:

6For howאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349can I endureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the evilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451that shall comeיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672unto my peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971?or howוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349can I endureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201to seeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200the destructionבְּאָבְדַ֖ןbe.'a.ve.DanH13of my kindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

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