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Esther 7:2-4

2And thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559again toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רle.'es.TerH635on thesecondהַשֵּׁנִי֙ha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117at thebanquetבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הbe.mish.TehH4960ofwineהַיַּ֔יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, What is thypetitionשְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְshe.'e.la.TekhH7596,queenהַמַּלְכָּ֖הha.mal.KahH4436Estherאֶסְתֵּ֥ר'es.TerH635? and it shall begrantedוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןve.ti.Na.tenH5414thee: and what is thyrequestבַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְba.ka.sha.TekhH1246? and it shall beperformedוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃ve.te.'AsH6213, even to thehalfחֲצִ֥יcha.TziH2677of thekingdomהַמַּלְכ֖וּתha.mal.KhutH4438.

3ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֤ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּה֙ha.mal.KahH4436answeredוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, If I havefoundמָצָ֨אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֤ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, Okingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if it shallpleaseH2895thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, let mylifeנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315begivenתִּנָּֽתֶן־ti.na.ten-H5414me at mypetitionבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יbish.'E.la.TiH7596, and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֖יve.'a.MiH5971at myrequestבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃be.va.ka.sha.TiH1246:

4For we aresoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376, I and mypeopleוְעַמִּ֔יve.'a.MiH5971, to bedestroyedלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידle.hash.MidH8045, to beslainלַהֲר֣וֹגla.ha.RogH2026, and toperishוּלְאַבֵּ֑דu.le.'a.BedH6. Butifוְ֠אִלּוּVe.'i.luH432we had beensoldנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙nim.Kar.nuH4376formaleלַעֲבָדִ֨יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleslavesוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198, I had held mytongueהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיhe.che.Rash.tiH2790, although theenemyהַצָּ֛רha.TzarH6862could not compensateforשֹׁוֶ֖הsho.VehH7737theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428lossבְּנֵ֥זֶקbe.Ne.zekH5143.

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