Revised Literal Translation

Esther 8:5-6

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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