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Esther 9:18-20

18But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that wereat Shushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembled togetherנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H7969daythereof, and on the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702thereof; and on the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568dayof the same they restedH5118,and madeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it a dayי֖וֹםYomH3117of feastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

19Therefore the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of the villagesהַפְּרָזִ֗יםha.pe.ro.zimH6521,that dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the unwalledהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,madeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the fourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the monthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143a day ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057and feastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960,and a goodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117,and of sendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to anotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20And Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612unto all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that werein all the provincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, bothnighהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138and farוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

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