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Esther 1:16-22

16AndMemucanמְמוּכָ֗ןmu.me.khanH4462answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269,Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֣יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֑הha.mal.KahH4436hath not donewrongעָוְתָ֖ה'a.ve.TahH5753to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428only, but also to all theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269, and to all thepeopleהָ֣עַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971that are in all theprovincesמְדִינ֖וֹתme.di.NotH4082of thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֽוֹשׁ׃'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325.

17For thisdeedדְבַר־de.var-H1697of thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436shall becomeknownיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318to allwomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802, so that they shalllookבְּעֵינֵיהֶ֑ןbe.'ei.nei.HenH5869with contemptuponלְהַבְז֥וֹתle.hav.ZotH959theirhusbandsבַּעְלֵיהֶ֖ןba'.lei.HenH1167, when it shall bereportedבְּאָמְרָ֗םbe.'a.me.RamH559, Thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֡וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325commandedאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֧יvash.TiH2060thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֛הha.mal.KahH4436to be broughtinלְהָבִ֨יאle.ha.Vi'H935beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440him, but shecameבָֽאָה׃Va.'ahH935not.

18Likewise shall theladiesשָׂר֣וֹתsa.RotH8282ofPersiaפָּֽרַס־pa.ras-H6539andMediaוּמָדַ֗יu.ma.DaiH4074sayתֹּאמַ֣רְנָה׀to.Mar.nahH559thisdayוְֽהַיּ֨וֹםve.hai.YomH3117to all theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269, who haveheardשָֽׁמְעוּ֙sha.me.'UH8085of thedeedדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. Thus shall there arise toomuchוּכְדַ֖יu.khe.DaiH1767contemptבִּזָּי֥וֹןbi.za.YonH963andwrathוָקָֽצֶף׃va.Ka.tzefH7110.

19If itpleasethH2895thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let aroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438commandmentדְבַר־de.var-H1697goיֵצֵ֤אye.Tze'H3318fromhimמִלְּפָנָ֔יוmi.le.fa.NavH6440, and let it bewrittenוְיִכָּתֵ֛בve.yi.ka.TevH3789among thelawsבְּדָתֵ֥יbe.da.TeiH1881of thePersiansפָֽרַס־fa.ras-H6539and theMedesוּמָדַ֖יu.ma.DaiH4074, that it be notalteredיַעֲב֑וֹרya.'a.VorH5674, ThatVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֗יvash.TiH2060comeתָב֜וֹאta.Vo'H935no morebeforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325; and let thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428giveיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414her royalestateוּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙u.mal.khu.TahH4438toanotherלִרְעוּתָ֖הּlir.'u.TahH7468that isbetterH2896than she.

20And when theking’sהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428decreeפִּתְגָ֨םpit.GamH6599which he shallmakeיַעֲשֶׂה֙ya.'a.SehH6213shall beproclaimedוְנִשְׁמַע֩ve.nish.Ma'H8085throughout all hisempireמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438, (for it isgreatרַבָּ֖הra.BahH7227,) all thewivesהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802shallgiveיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414to theirhusbandsלְבַעְלֵיהֶ֔ןle.va'.lei.HenH1167honourיְקָר֙ye.KarH3366, both togreatלְמִגָּד֖וֹלle.mi.ga.DolH1419andsmallקָטָֽן׃ka.TanH6996.

21And thesayingהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֑יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269; and thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697ofMemucanמְמוּכָֽן׃me.mu.KhanH4462:

22For hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִים֙se.fa.RimH5612into all theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesH4082, into everyprovinceH4082according to thewritingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791of it, and to everypeopleH5971after theirlanguageכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956, that everymanאִישׁ֙'ishH376should bearruleשֹׂרֵ֣רso.RerH8323in his ownhouseבְּבֵית֔וֹbe.vei.ToH1004, and that it should beproclaimedוּמְדַבֵּ֖רu.me.da.BerH1696in thelanguageכִּלְשׁ֥וֹןkil.ShonH3956of everypeopleH5971.

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