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Esther 9:16-22

16But theotherוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were in theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428provincesבִּמְדִינ֨וֹתbim.di.NotH4082gathered themselvestogetherנִקְהֲל֣וּ׀nik.ha.LuH6950, anddefendedוְעָמֹ֣דve.'a.ModH5975theirlivesנַפְשָׁ֗םnaf.ShamH5315, and hadrestוְנ֙וֹחַ֙ve.No.achH5118from theirenemiesמֵאֹ֣יְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'O.ye.vei.HemH341, andslewוְהָרֹג֙ve.ha.RogH2026of theirfoesבְּשֹׂ֣נְאֵיהֶ֔םbe.So.ne.'ei.HemH8130seventyוְשִׁבְעִ֖יםve.shiv.'ImH7657andfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֥הcha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505, but theylaidשָֽׁלְח֖וּsha.le.ChuH7971not theirhandsיָדָֽם׃ya.DamH3027on thespoilוּבַ֨בִּזָּ֔הu.Vab.bi.ZahH961,

17On thethirteenthשְׁלֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רshe.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240dayבְּיוֹם־be.yom-H3117of themonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֑ר'a.DarH143; and on thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙be.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240day of the same theyrestedH5118, andmadeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it adayי֖וֹםYomH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

18But theJewsוְהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםve.hai.ye.hu.di.yimH3064that were atShushanבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןbe.shu.ShanH7800assembledtogetherנִקְהֲלוּ֙nik.ha.LuH6950on thethirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙bish.lo.Shah 'a.SarH7969 H6240day of the month, and on thefourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רu.ve.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of it; and on thefifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ba.cha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240day of the same theyrestedH5118, andmadeוְעָשֹׂ֣הve.'a.SohH6213it adayי֖וֹםYomH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֥הmish.TehH4960andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָֽה׃ve.sim.ChahH8057.

19Therefore theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֣יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064of thevillagesהַפְּרָזִ֗יםha.pe.ro.zimH6521, thatdweltהַיֹּשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in theunwalledהַפְּרָזוֹת֒ha.pe.ra.zOtH6519townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892,madeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of themonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143a day ofgladnessשִׂמְחָ֥הsim.ChahH8057andfeastingוּמִשְׁתֶּ֖הu.mish.TehH4960, and agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayוְי֣וֹםve.YomH3117, and ofsendingוּמִשְׁל֥וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנ֖וֹתma.NotH4490oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376toanotherלְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ פle.re.'E.huH7453.

20AndMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֔יma.re.do.KhaiH4782wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvai.yikh.ToH3789thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971lettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were in all theprovincesמְדִינוֹת֙me.di.nOtH4082of thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, bothnearהַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםha.ke.ro.VimH7138andfarוְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃ve.ha.re.cho.KimH7350,

21Toestablishלְקַיֵּם֮le.kai.YemH6965this among them, that they shouldkeepעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213thefourteenthאַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of themonthלְחֹ֣דֶשׁle.Cho.deshH2320Adarאֲדָ֔ר'a.DarH143, and thefifteenthחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the same,yearlyH8141,

22As thedaysכַּיָּמִ֗יםkai.ya.MimH3117in which theJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֙hai.ye.hu.DimH3064restedנָ֨חוּNa.chuH5117from theirenemiesמֵא֣וֹיְבֵיהֶ֔םme.'oy.vei.HemH341, and themonthוְהַחֹ֗דֶשׁve.ha.Cho.deshH2320which wasturnedנֶהְפַּ֨ךְneh.PakhH2015to them fromsorrowמִיָּגוֹן֙mi.ya.goyNH3015tojoyלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057, and frommourningוּמֵאֵ֖בֶלu.me.'E.velH60into agoodט֑וֹבTovH2896dayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117: that they shouldmakeלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213themdaysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117offeastingמִשְׁתֶּ֣הmish.TehH4960andjoyוְשִׂמְחָ֔הve.sim.ChahH8057, and ofsendingוּמִשְׁל֤וֹחַu.mish.Lo.achH4916portionsמָנוֹת֙ma.nOtH4490oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376toanotherלְרֵעֵ֔הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, andgiftsוּמַתָּנ֖וֹתu.ma.ta.NotH4979to thepoorלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִֽים׃La.'ev.yo.NimH34.

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