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Esther 2:2-4

2Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288thatministeredמְשָׁרְתָ֑יוme.sha.re.TavH8334to him, Let there befairטוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃to.Vot mar.'EhH2896 H4758youngנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330soughtיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245for thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428:

3And let thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointוְיַפְקֵ֨דve.yaf.KedH6485officersפְּקִידִים֮pe.ki.DimH6496in all theprovincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of hiskingdomמַלְכוּתוֹ֒mal.khu.ToH4438, that they maygatherוְיִקְבְּצ֣וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908all thefairטוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜הto.Vat mar.'EhH2896 H4758youngנַעֲרָֽה־na.'a.rah-H5291virginsבְ֠תוּלָהVe.tu.lahH1330toShushanשׁוּשַׁ֤ןshu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָה֙ha.bi.RahH1002, to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802, into thecustodyיַ֥דyadH3027ofHegeהֵגֶ֛אhe.Ge'H1896theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802; and let their things forpurificationתַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃tam.ru.kei.HenH8562begivenוְנָת֖וֹןve.na.TonH5414them :

4And let themaidenוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291whopleasethתִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יti.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bequeenתִּמְלֹ֖ךְtim.LokhH4427instead ofVashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060. And thethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧ב בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH3190 H5869thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; and he didsoוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

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