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Esther 5:4-8

4AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635answeredוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, If it shall seemgoodH2895to thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָן֙ve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960that I havepreparedעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for him.

5Then thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, CauseHamanהָמָ֔ןha.ManH2001to makehasteמַהֲרוּ֙ma.ha.RuH4116, that he maydoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213asEstherאֶסְתֵּ֑ר'es.TerH635hathsaidדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697. So thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֔ןve.ha.ManH2001cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֖הha.mish.TehH4960thatEstherאֶסְתֵּֽר׃'es.TerH635hadpreparedעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213.

6And thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּר֙le.'es.TerH635at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, What is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֖ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596? and it shall begrantedוְיִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.yi.Na.tenH5414thee: and what is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246? even to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438it shall beperformedוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213.

7Thenansweredוַתַּ֥עַןva.Ta.'anH6030Estherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֑רva.to.MarH559, Mypetitionשְׁאֵלָתִ֖יshe.'e.la.TiH7596and myrequestוּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃u.va.ka.sha.TiH1246is ;

8If I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֜ןchenH2580in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if it shallpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428tograntלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414mypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596, and toperformוְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213myrequestבַּקָּשָׁתִ֑יba.ka.sha.TiH1246, let thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andHamanוְהָמָ֗ןve.ha.ManH2001comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935to thebanquetהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960that I shallprepareאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֣ה'e.'e.SehH6213for them, and I willdoאֶֽעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213tomorrowוּמָחָ֥רu.ma.CharH4279as thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428hathsaidכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697.

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