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Esther 2:8-14

8So it came to pass, when theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentדְּבַר־de.var-H1697and hisdecreeוְדָת֔וֹve.da.ToH1881wereheardבְּהִשָּׁמַ֤עbe.hi.sha.Ma'H8085, and whenmanyרַבּ֛וֹתra.BotH7227maidensנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291weregatheredוּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץu.ve.hi.ka.VetzH6908atShushanשׁוּשַׁ֥ןshu.ShanH7800thepalaceהַבִּירָ֖הha.bi.RahH1002, to thecustodyיַ֣דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגָ֑יhe.GaiH1896, thatEstherאֶסְתֵּר֙'es.TerH635wasbroughtוַתִּלָּקַ֤חva.ti.la.KachH3947also to theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, to thecustodyיַ֥דyadH3027ofHegaiהֵגַ֖יhe.GaiH1896,keeperשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

9And themaidenהַנַּעֲרָ֣הha.na.'a.RahH5291pleasedוַתִּיטַ֨ב בְעֵינָיו֮va.ti.Tav ve.'ei.NavH3190 H5869him, and sheobtainedוַתִּשָּׂ֣אva.ti.Sa'H5375kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617fromhimלְפָנָיו֒le.fa.NavH6440; and hespeedilyוַ֠יְבַהֵלVay.va.helH926gaveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414her her things forpurificationתַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָtam.ru.Kei.haH8562, with such things asbelongedמָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ma.no.Te.haH4490to her, andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651choiceהָרְאֻי֥וֹתha.re.'u.YotH7200maidensהַנְּעָר֔וֹתha.ne.'a.RotH5291, to begivenלָֽתֶת־la.tet-H5414her, out of theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004: and hepreferredוַיְשַׁנֶּ֧הָvay.sha.Ne.haH8138her and hermaidsנַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָna.'a.ro.Tei.haH5291to thebestלְט֖וֹבle.TovH2896place of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of thewomenהַנָּשִֽׁים׃ha.na.ShimH802.

10Estherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635had notrevealedהִגִּ֣ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046herpeopleעַמָּ֖הּ'a.MahH5971nor herkindredמֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּmo.lad.TahH4138: forMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֛יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadchargedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680her that she should not make itknownתַגִּֽיד׃ta.GidH5046.

11AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַי֙ma.re.do.KhaiH4782walkedמִתְהַלֵּ֔ךְmit.ha.LekhH1980everydayH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thecourtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of thewomen’sהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, toknowלָדַ֙עַת֙la.Da.'atH3045howEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635didשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965, and what shouldbecomeיֵּעָשֶׂ֖הye.'a.SehH6213of her.

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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