Esther 8
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Esther 8:1-6

1On thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.ro.VoshH325gaveנָתַ֞ןna.TanH5414thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָ֖ןha.ManH2001theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֑יםhai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064’enemyצֹרֵ֣רtzo.RerH6887toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436. AndMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782cameבָּ֚אba'H935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428; forEstherאֶסְתֵּ֖ר'es.TerH635hadtoldהִגִּ֥ידָהhi.Gi.dahH5046what he was to her.
2And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookoffוַיָּ֨סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493hisringטַבַּעְתּ֗וֹta.ba'.ToH2885, which he hadtakenהֶֽעֱבִיר֙he.'e.VirH5674fromHamanמֵֽהָמָ֔ןme.ha.ManH2001, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414it toMordecaiלְמָרְדֳּכָ֑יle.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782. AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֛ר'es.TerH635setוַתָּ֧שֶׂםva.Ta.semH7760Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782over thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofHamanהָמָֽן׃ פha.ManH2001.
3AndEstherאֶסְתֵּ֗ר'es.TerH635spokeוַתְּדַבֵּר֙va.te.da.BerH1696yetagainוַתּ֣וֹסֶףva.To.sefH3254beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and felldownוַתִּפֹּ֖לva.ti.PolH5307atלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יוrag.LavH7272, andbesoughtוַתִּתְחַנֶּן־va.tit.cha.nen-H2603him withtearsוַתֵּ֣בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058to putawayלְהַֽעֲבִיר֙le.ha.'a.VirH5674themischiefרָעַת֙ra.'AtH7451ofHamanהָמָ֣ןha.ManH2001theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91, and hisplotמַֽחֲשַׁבְתּ֔וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284that he haddevisedחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803against theJewsהַיְּהוּדִֽים׃hai.ye.hu.DimH3064.
4Then thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428heldoutוַיּ֤וֹשֶׁטvai.Yo.o.shetH3447thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091sceptreשַׁרְבִ֣טshar.VitH8275towardEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֔רle.'es.TerH635. SoEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635aroseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965, andstoodוַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖דva.ta.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,
5Andsaidוַ֠תֹּאמֶרVa.to.merH559, If it shallpleaseט֜וֹבTovH2896thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and if I havefoundמָצָ֧אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672favourחֵ֣ןchenH2580in hissightלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440, and thethingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697shall seemrightוְכָשֵׁ֤רve.kha.SherH3787beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and I ampleasingוְטוֹבָ֥הve.to.VahH2896in hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869, let it bewrittenיִכָּתֵ֞בyi.ka.TevH3789toreverseלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725thelettersהַסְּפָרִ֗יםha.se.fa.RimH5612devisedמַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶתma.cha.She.vetH4284byHamanהָמָ֤ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ha.me.Da.ta'H4099theAgagiteהָאֲגָגִ֔יha.'a.ga.GiH91, which hewroteכָּתַ֗בka.TavH3789todestroyלְאַבֵּד֙le.'a.BedH6theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064who are in all theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428provincesמְדִינ֥וֹתme.di.NotH4082:
6Forhowאֵיכָכָ֤ה'ei.kha.KhahH349can Iendureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200theevilבָּרָעָ֖הba.ra.'AhH7451that shallcomeיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672to mypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971? orhowוְאֵֽיכָכָ֤הve.'ei.kha.KhahH349can Iendureאוּכַל֙'u.KhalH3201toseeוְֽרָאִ֔יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200thedestructionבְּאָבְדַ֖ןbe.'a.ve.DanH13of mykindredמוֹלַדְתִּֽי׃ סmo.lad.TiH4138?
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