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Esther 2:15-20

15Now when theturnתֹּר־tor-H8447ofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֣יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32theuncleדֹּ֣דdodH1730ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֡יma.re.do.KhaiH4782, who hadtakenלָקַֽח־la.kach-H3947her for hisdaughterלְבַ֜תle.VatH1323, hadcomeוּבְהַגִּ֣יעַu.ve.ha.Gi.a'H5060to goinלָב֣וֹאla.Vo'H935to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, sherequiredבִקְשָׁה֙vik.ShahH1245nothingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697but whatHegaiהֵגַ֥יhe.GaiH1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִיס־se.ris-H5631, thekeeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802,appointedיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635obtainedנֹשֵׂ֣אתno.SetH5375favourחֵ֔ןChenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֖יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all them thatlookedרֹאֶֽיהָ׃ro.'Ei.haH7200upon her.

16SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֜ר'es.TerH635wastakenוַתִּלָּקַ֨חva.ti.la.KachH3947tokingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325into hishouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004royalמַלְכוּת֔וֹmal.khu.ToH4438in thetenthהָעֲשִׂירִ֖יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, which is themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Tebethטֵבֵ֑תte.VetH2887, in theseventhשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141of hisreignלְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃le.mal.khu.ToH4438.

17And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428lovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֨בvai.ye.'e.HavH157Estherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635above all thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802, and sheobtainedוַתִּשָּׂא־va.ti.sa'-H5375graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580andfavourוָחֶ֛סֶדva.Che.sedH2617in hissightלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440more than all thevirginsהַבְּתוּלֹ֑תha.be.tu.LotH1330; so that hesetוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760theroyalמַלְכוּת֙mal.KhutH4438crownכֶּֽתֶר־ke.ter-H3804upon herheadבְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּbe.ro.ShahH7218, and made herqueenוַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָvai.yam.li.Khe.haH4427instead ofVashtiוַשְׁתִּֽי׃vash.TiH2060.

18Then thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428madeוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213agreatגָד֗וֹלga.DolH1419feastמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960to all hisprincesשָׂרָיו֙sa.RavH8269and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֔יוva.'a.va.DavH5650, evenEsther’sאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960; and hemadeעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213areleaseוַהֲנָחָ֤הva.ha.na.ChahH2010to theprovincesלַמְּדִינוֹת֙la.me.di.nOtH4082, andgaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414giftsמַשְׂאֵ֖תmas.'EtH4864, according to thebountyכְּיַ֥דke.YadH3027of thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19And when thevirginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330were gatheredtogetherוּבְהִקָּבֵ֥ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908the secondtimeשֵׁנִ֑יתshe.NitH8145, thenMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782satיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427in theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַֽׁעַר־be.sha.'ar-H8179.

20Estherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635had not yetrevealedמַגֶּ֤דֶתma.Ge.detH5046herkindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙mo.lad.TahH4138nor herpeopleעַמָּ֔הּ'a.MahH5971; asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכָ֑יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her: forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֣ר'es.TerH635performedעֹשָׂ֔ה'o.SahH6213thecommandmentמַאֲמַ֤רma.'a.MarH3982ofMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, as when she was broughtupבְאָמְנָ֖הve.'a.me.NahH545with him.

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