Esther 3
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Esther 3:2-5

2And all theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֨י'av.DeiH5650, that were in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,bowedכֹּרְעִ֤יםko.re.'ImH3766, and paid honourtoוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙u.mish.ta.cha.VimH7812Hamanלְהָמָ֔ןle.ha.ManH2001: for thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had socommandedצִוָּה־tzi.vah-H6680concerning him. ButMordecaiוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יu.Ma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedיִכְרַ֖עyikh.Ra'H3766not, nor did pay himhonourיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃Yish.ta.cha.VehH7812.
3Then theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, who were in theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,saidוַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782, Why dost thoutransgressעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687?
4Now it came to pass, when theyspokeכְּאָמְרָ֤םke.'a.me.ramH559dailyH3117to him, and hehearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to them, that theytoldוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Hamanלְהָמָ֗ןle.ha.ManH2001, toseeלִרְאוֹת֙lir.'OtH7200whetherMordecai’sמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782reasonדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697wouldstandהֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙ha.ya.'am.DuH5975: for he hadtoldהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046them that he was aJewיְהוּדִֽי׃ye.hu.DiH3064.
5And whenHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782bowedכֹּרֵ֥עַko.Re.a'H3766not, nor did pay himhonourוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הu.mish.ta.cha.VehH7812, then wasHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001fullוַיִּמָּלֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Le'H4390ofwrathחֵמָֽה׃che.MahH2534.
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