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Esther 2:12-14

12Now when everymaid’sH5291turnתֹּר֩torH8447hadcomeוּבְהַגִּ֡יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goinלָב֣וֹא׀la.Vo'H935tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325,afterמִקֵּץ֩mi.KetzH7093that she had beentwelveשְׁנֵ֣ים עָשָׂ֣רshe.Neim 'a.SarH8147 H6240monthsחֹ֔דֶשׁCho.deshH2320, according to thelawכְּדָ֤תke.DatH1881for thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, (for so were thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of theirpurificationsמְרוּקֵיהֶ֑ןme.ru.kei.HenH4795accomplishedיִמְלְא֖וּyim.le.'UH4390, that is,sixשִׁשָּׁ֤הshi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320withoilבְּשֶׁ֣מֶןbe.She.menH8081ofmyrrhהַמֹּ֔רha.MorH4753, andsixוְשִׁשָּׁ֤הve.shi.ShahH8337monthsחֳדָשִׁים֙cho.da.ShimH2320with sweetodoursבַּבְּשָׂמִ֔יםba.be.sa.MimH1314, and with other things for thepurifyingוּבְתַמְרוּקֵ֖יu.ve.tam.ru.KeiH8562of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802;)

13Then thuscameבָּאָ֣הba.'AhH935everymaidenהַֽנַּעֲרָ֖הha.na.'a.RahH5291to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; whatever shedesiredתֹּאמַ֜רto.MarH559wasgivenיִנָּ֤תֵֽןyi.Na.tenH5414her togoלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935with her out of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֖יםha.na.ShimH802to theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

14In theeveningבָּעֶ֣רֶב׀ba.'E.revH6153shewentבָאָ֗הva.'AhH935, and on the nextmorningוּ֠בַבֹּקֶרU.va.bo.kerH1242shereturnedשָׁבָ֞הsha.VahH7725into thesecondשֵׁנִ֔יshe.NiH8145houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁים֙ha.na.ShimH802, to thecustodyיַ֧דyadH3027ofShaashgazשַֽׁעֲשְׁגַ֛זsha.'ash.GazH8190, theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631, whokeptשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104theconcubinesהַפִּֽילַגְשִׁ֑יםha.pi.lag.ShimH6370: she cameinתָב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428no more, except that thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654in her, and she wascalledוְנִקְרְאָ֥הve.nik.re.'AhH7121bynameבְשֵֽׁם׃ve.ShemH8034.

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