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Esther 3:7-11

7In thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֙ha.ri.shOnH7223monthבַּחֹ֤דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,whichH1931is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Nisanנִיסָ֔ןni.SanH5212, in the twelfthyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, theycastH5307Purפּוּר֩purH6332, that is, thelotH1486,beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Hamanהָמָ֗ןha.ManH2001fromdayH3117todayH3117, and frommonthוּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁu.me.Cho.deshH2320tomonthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320, to the twelfthmonthלְחֹדֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320,whichH1931is themonthחֹ֥דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָֽר׃ ס'a.DarH143.

8AndHamanהָמָן֙ha.ManH2001saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untokingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, There is acertainאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259peopleעַם־'am-H5971scatteredמְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarH6340abroad anddispersedוּמְפֹרָד֙u.me.fo.RadH6504among thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971inallH3605theprovincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of thykingdomמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khaH4438; and theirlawsוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.HemH1881are diverse fromthoseH3605ofeveryH3605peopleעָ֗ם'AmH5971;neitherאֵינָ֣ם'ei.NamH369keepעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213they theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428lawsדָּתֵ֤יda.TeiH1881: therefore it isnotאֵין־'ein-H369for theking’sוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhH4428profit to suffer them.

9Ifאִם־'im-H518itpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֖בyi.ka.TevH3789that they bedestroyedלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6: and I willpayאֶשְׁקוֹל֙'esh.kOlH8254tenוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֜ים'a.la.FimH505talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701intoH413thehandsיְדֵי֙ye.DeiH3027ofthoseעַל־'al-H5921that have thechargeעַל־'al-H5921of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428businessהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399, tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935itintoH413theking’sH4428treasuriesגִּנְזֵ֥יgin.ZeiH1595.

10And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיָּ֧סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493hisringטַבַּעְתּ֖וֹta.ba'.ToH2885from hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֗הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it untoHamanלְהָמָ֧ןle.ha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedatha theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֖יha.'a.ga.GiH91, theJews’הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064enemyצֹרֵ֥רtzo.RerH6887.

11And thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoHamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001, Thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701isgivenנָת֣וּןna.TunH5414to thee, thepeopleוְהָעָ֕םve.ha.'AmH5971also, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with them as it seemethgoodכַּטּ֥וֹבka.TovH2896to thee.

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