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Esther 4:14-17

14ForifH518thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shallreliefרֶ֣וַחRe.vachH7305anddeliveranceוְהַצָּלָ֞הve.ha.tza.LahH2020ariseיַעֲמ֤וֹדya.'a.ModH5975to theJewsלַיְּהוּדִים֙lai.ye.hu.DimH3064fromanotherאַחֵ֔ר'a.CherH312placeמִמָּק֣וֹםmi.ma.KomH4725, but thou and thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseוּבֵית־u.veit-H1004shallperishתֹּאבֵ֑דוּto.Ve.duH6: and who knowethwhetherH518thou artnotH518comeהִגַּ֖עַתְּhi.Ga.'atH5060to thekingdomלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃la.mal.KhutH4438forsuchH2063a time as this?

15ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635bade themreturnH7725answerH7725untoMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ma.re.do.KhaiH4782,

16Goאָב֤וֹא'a.Vo'H935,gatherכְּנ֨וֹסke.NosH3664togetherH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that arepresentהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in Shushan, andfastוְצ֣וּמוּve.Tzu.muH6684ye formeאֶל־'el-H413, andneitherH3808eatתֹּאכְל֨וּto.khe.LuH398norH3808drinkתִּשְׁתּ֜וּtish.TuH8354threeשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nightלַ֣יְלָהLay.lahH3915ordayוָי֔וֹםva.YomH3117: I also and mymaidensוְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יve.na.'a.ro.TaiH5291willfastאָצ֣וּם'a.TzumH6684in likemannerכֵּ֑ןKenH3651; andsoוּבְכֵ֞ןu.ve.KhenH3651will IgoH935in unto thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834isnotH3808accordingH5921to thelawכַדָּ֔תkha.DatH1881: andifוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.kha.'a.SherH834Iperishאָבַ֖דְתִּי'a.Vad.tiH6, Iperishאָבָֽדְתִּי׃'a.Va.de.tiH6.

17SoH6213Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782went hiswayH3605, anddidH6213accordingעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921toallH3605thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃ ס'es.TerH635hadcommandedצִוְּתָ֥הtzi.ve.TahH6680him.

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