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Esther 2:15-20

15NowH1961when theturnH1961ofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32theuncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, who hadtakenלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947herH3605for hisdaughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323, wascomeH935togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935in unto thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sheאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834requiredדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697nothingלֹ֤אlo'H3808butwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Hegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlain, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802, appointed. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favour in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofallH3605them thatlookedרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200uponH935herH3605.

16SoH3947Estherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635wastakenH3947untokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325intoH413hishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichהוּא־hu'-H1931is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of hisreignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635aboveH6440allH3605thewomenH802, andsheH635obtainedH5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580and favour in hissightH6440morethanH4428allH3605thevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330;soH5375that hesetH7760theroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804uponH802herH3605headבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218, andmadeH7760herH3605queeninsteadתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478ofVashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605hisprincesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853Esther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960; and hemadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213a release to theprovincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864,accordingH3027to thebountyH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19And when thevirginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330weregatheredוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908togetherH6908thesecondשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145time, thenMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782satיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635hadnotH369yet shewedherH5046kindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138norH369herH5046peopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971; asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedH6680herH5046: forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635didעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213thecommandmentH6680ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, like as whensheH834wasbroughtהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961upעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921with him.

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