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Esther 8:2-10

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?

7Then thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshH325saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEstherלְאֶסְתֵּ֣רle.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436and toMordecaiוּֽלְמָרְדֳּכַ֖יu.le.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֑יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064, Behold, I havegivenנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Estherלְאֶסְתֵּ֗רle.'es.TerH635thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofHamanהָמָ֜ןha.ManH2001, and him they havehangedתָּל֣וּta.LuH8518upon thegallowsהָעֵ֔ץha.'EtzH6086, because helaidשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027upon theJewsבַּיְּהוּדִֽים׃bai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064.

8Writeכִּתְב֨וּkit.VuH3789ye also for theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, as itpleasethכַּטּ֤וֹבka.TovH2896youבְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869, in theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034, andsealוְחִתְמ֖וּve.chit.MuH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885: for thewritingכְתָ֞בkhe.TavH3791which iswrittenנִכְתָּ֣בnikh.TavH3789in theking’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428nameבְּשֵׁם־be.shem-H8034, andsealedוְנַחְתּ֛וֹםve.nach.TomH2856with theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, no man mayreverseלְהָשִֽׁיב׃le.ha.ShivH7725.

9Then were theking’sהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428scribesH5608calledוַיִּקָּרְא֣וּvai.yi.ka.re.'UH7121at thattimeבָּֽעֵת־ba.'et-H6256in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֜יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֨דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, that is, themonthחֹ֣דֶשׁCho.deshH2320Sivanסִיוָ֗ןsi.VanH5510, on thethreeבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֣הbish.lo.ShahH7969andtwentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242day of it; and it waswrittenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.TevH3789according to all thatMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֣יma.re.do.KhaiH4782commandedצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680to theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, and to thesatrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִֽים־ha.'a.chash.dar.pe.nim-H323, and thegovernorsוְהַפַּחוֹת֩ve.ha.pa.chOtH6346andprincesוְשָׂרֵ֨יve.sa.ReiH8269of theprovincesH4082which are fromIndiaמֵהֹ֣דּוּme.Ho.duH1912toCushכּ֗וּשׁKushH3568, anhundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651provincesH4082, to everyprovinceH4082according to thewritingכִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.VahH3791of it, and to everypeopleH5971after theirlanguageכִּלְשֹׁנ֑וֹkil.sho.NoH3956, and to theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064according to theirwritingכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791, and according to theirlanguageוְכִלְשׁוֹנָֽם׃ve.khil.sho.NamH3956.

10And hewroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.ToH3789in thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshH325’nameבְּשֵׁם֙be.ShemH8034, andsealedוַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.TomH2856it with theking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428ringבְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atH2885, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimH5612byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027postsהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323onhorsebackבַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.SimH5483, andridersרֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.VeiH7392onmulesהָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshH7409,camelsהָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.NimH327, andyoungבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121dromedariesהָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.KhimH7424:

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