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Esther 9:19-32

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.

23And theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064undertookוְקִבֵּל֙ve.ki.BelH6901todoלַעֲשׂ֑וֹתla.'a.SotH6213as they hadbegunהֵחֵ֖לּוּhe.Che.luH2490, and asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֖יma.re.do.KhaiH4782hadwrittenכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789to them;

24BecauseHamanהָמָ֨ןha.ManH2001thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofHammedathaהַמְּדָ֜תָאha.me.Da.ta'H4099, theAgagiteהָֽאֲגָגִ֗יha.'a.ga.GiH91, theenemyצֹרֵר֙tzo.RerH6887of all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, haddevisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803against theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064todestroyלְאַבְּדָ֑םle.'a.be.DamH6them, and hadcastוְהִפִּ֥ילve.hi.PilH5307Purפּוּר֙purH6332, that is, thelotהַגּוֹרָ֔לha.go.RalH1486, toconsumeלְהֻמָּ֖םle.hu.MamH2000them, and todestroyוּֽלְאַבְּדָֽם׃U.le.'a.be.DamH6them;

25But when Esthercameוּבְבֹאָהּ֮u.ve.vo.'AhH935beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428, hecommandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559bylettersהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that hiswickedהָרָעָ֛הha.ra.'AhH7451plotמַחֲשַׁבְתּ֧וֹma.cha.shav.ToH4284, which hedevisedחָשַׁ֥בcha.ShavH2803against theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, shouldreturnיָשׁ֞וּבya.ShuvH7725upon his ownheadרֹאשׁ֑וֹro.ShoH7218, and that he and hissonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121should behangedוְתָל֥וּve.ta.LuH8518on thegallowsהָעֵֽץ׃ha.'EtzH6086.

26Therefore theycalledקָֽרְאוּ֩ka.re.'UH7121thesedaysלַיָּמִ֨יםlai.ya.MimH3117Purimפוּרִים֙fu.RimH6332after thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofPurהַפּ֔וּרha.PurH6332. Therefore for all thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thisletterהָאִגֶּ֣רֶתha.'i.Ge.retH107, and of that which they hadseenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200concerning thismatterכָּ֔כָהKa.khahH3602, and which hadcomeהִגִּ֖יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to them,

27TheJewsהַיְּהוּדִים֩׀hai.ye.hu.DimH3064ordainedקִיְּמ֣וּki.ye.MuH6965, andtookוְקִבְּל֣וּve.ki.belH6901upon them, and upon theirseedזַרְעָ֜םzar.'AmH2233, and upon all such asjoinedהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves to them, so as it should notfailיַעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674, that they wouldkeepעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213thesetwoשְׁנֵ֤יshe.NeiH8147daysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117according to theirwritingכִּכְתָבָ֖םkikh.ta.VamH3791, and according to their appointedtimeוְכִזְמַנָּ֑םve.khiz.ma.NamH2165everyyearH8141;

28And that thesedaysוְהַיָּמִ֣יםve.hai.ya.MimH3117should berememberedנִזְכָּרִ֨יםniz.ka.RimH2142andkeptוְנַעֲשִׂ֜יםve.na.'a.SimH6213throughoutדּ֣וֹרDorH1755everygenerationוָד֗וֹרva.DorH1755, everyfamilyH4940, everyprovinceH4082, and everycityH5892; and that thesedaysוִימֵ֞יvi.MeiH3117ofPurimהַפּוּרִ֣יםha.pu.RimH6332should notfailיַֽעַבְרוּ֙ya.'av.RuH5674to be observedamongמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, nor thememorialוְזִכְרָ֖םve.zikh.RamH2143of themperishיָס֥וּףya.SufH5486from theirseedמִזַּרְעָֽם׃ סmi.zar.'AmH2233.

29ThenEstherאֶסְתֵּ֨ר'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֧הha.mal.KahH4436, thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAbihailאֲבִיחַ֛יִל'a.vi.Cha.yilH32, andMordecaiוּמָרְדֳּכַ֥יu.ma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִ֖יhai.ye.hu.DiH3064,wroteוַ֠תִּכְתֹּבva.tikh.toH3789with allauthorityתֹּ֑קֶףTo.kefH8633, toconfirmלְקַיֵּ֗םle.kai.YemH6965thissecondהַשֵּׁנִֽית׃ha.she.NitH8145letterאִגֶּ֧רֶת'i.Ge.retH107ofPurimהַפּוּרִ֛יםha.pu.RimH6332.

30And hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971thelettersסְפָרִ֜יםse.fa.RimH5612to all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064, to thehundredוּמֵאָה֙u.me.'AhH3967twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andsevenשֶׁ֨בַעShe.va'H7651provincesמְדִינָ֔הme.di.NahH4082of thekingdomמַלְכ֖וּתmal.KhutH4438ofAhasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshH325, withwordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofpeaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965andtruthוֶאֱמֶֽת׃ve.'e.MetH571,

31Toconfirmלְקַיֵּ֡םle.kai.YemH6965thesedaysיְמֵי֩ye.MeiH3117ofPurimהַפֻּרִ֨יםha.pu.RimH6332in theirtimesבִּזְמַנֵּיהֶ֗םbiz.ma.nei.HemH2165appointed, according asMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַ֤יma.re.do.KhaiH4782theJewהַיְּהוּדִי֙hai.ye.hu.DiH3064andEstherוְאֶסְתֵּ֣רve.'es.TerH635thequeenהַמַּלְכָּ֔הha.mal.KahH4436hadestablishedקִיַּ֨םki.YamH6965for them, and as they haddecreedקִיְּמ֥וּki.ye.MuH6965forthemselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315and for theirseedזַרְעָ֑םzar.'AmH2233, themattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thefastingsהַצֹּמ֖וֹתha.tzo.MotH6685and theirlamentationsוְזַעֲקָתָֽם׃ve.za.'a.ka.TamH2201.

32And thedecreeוּמַאֲמַ֣רu.ma.'a.MarH3982ofEstherאֶסְתֵּ֔ר'es.TerH635confirmedקִיַּ֕םki.YamH6965thesemattersדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofPurimהַפֻּרִ֖יםha.pu.RimH6332; and it waswrittenוְנִכְתָּ֖בve.nikh.TavH3789in thebookבַּסֵּֽפֶר׃ פba.Se.ferH5612.

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