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Esther 7:2-4

2And thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559againH8145untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,Whatמַה־mah-H4100is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635? and it shall hegrantedH5414thee: andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246?evenגַּ֣םgamH1571to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall beperformedH5414.

3ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredH559andsaidH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518itpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,letH5414mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenH5414meH5414at mypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971at myrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4forweH3588aresoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376, I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, to bedestroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045, to beslainלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026, and toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6. ButifH3588weH3588had beensoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my peace,althoughH3588the adversarycouldH5971notאֵ֥ין'einH369have compensated for theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428damage.

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