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Esther 8:1-6

1On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didH4100thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325giveנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887untoEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameבָּ֚אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldH5046whatH4100he was untoherH5046.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH5493offעַל־'al-H5921hisringטַבַּעְתּ֗וֹta.ba'.ToH2885,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he hadtakenH5493fromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it untoMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782over thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.

3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spake yetagainוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andfellH5307downH5307at hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, and besought him with tears to putawayH5307the mischief ofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91, and his device that he haddevisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803againstעַל־'al-H5921theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.

4Then thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldoutH6440toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091sceptre.SoH6965Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

5AndsheH834saidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518it please thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518I havefoundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favour in hissightH5869, and thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697seemH5869rightH5869beforeH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and I be pleasing in hiseyesH5869, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789toreverseלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284byHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Hammedatha theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91,whichH834hewroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whichH834are inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082:

6forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349canH3201IendureH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451that shallcomeיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672unto mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971? orhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349canH3201IendureH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thedestructionH7451of mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?

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