Esther 3
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אַחַ֣ר׀afterהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe thingsהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseגִּדַּל֩he made greatהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁAhasuerusאֶת־obj.הָמָ֧ןHamanבֶּֽן־the son ofהַמְּדָ֛תָאHammedathaהָאֲגָגִ֖יthe Agagiteוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֑הוּand he exalted himוַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙and he placedאֶת־obj.כִּסְא֔וֹseat hisמֵעַ֕לfrom aboveכָּל־allהַשָּׂרִ֖יםthe officialsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoאִתּֽוֹ׃were with him
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וְכָל־and allעַבְדֵ֨יthe servants ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּשַׁ֣עַרwere at the gate ofהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingכֹּרְעִ֤יםwere kneelingוּמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִים֙and bowing downלְהָמָ֔ןto Hamanכִּי־forכֵ֖ןthusצִוָּה־he had commandedל֣וֹto the himהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוּמָ֨רְדֳּכַ֔יand Mordecaiלֹ֥אnotיִכְרַ֖עhe kneltוְלֹ֥אand notיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶֽה׃he bowed down
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכְּאָמְרָ֤םjust as spoke theyאֵלָיו֙to himי֣וֹםa dayוָי֔וֹםand a dayוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁמַ֖עhe listenedאֲלֵיהֶ֑םto themוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּand they toldלְהָמָ֗ןto Hamanלִרְאוֹת֙to seeהֲיַֽעַמְדוּ֙¿ will they standדִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofמָרְדֳּכַ֔יMordecaiכִּֽי־thatהִגִּ֥ידhe had toldלָהֶ֖םto the themאֲשֶׁר־thatה֥וּאheיְהוּדִֽי׃was a Jew
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וַיִּ֣בֶזand he despisedבְּעֵינָ֗יוin view hisלִשְׁלֹ֤חto stretch outיָד֙a handבְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣יon Mordecaiלְבַדּ֔וֹto only himכִּֽי־ifהִגִּ֥ידוּpeople had toldל֖וֹto the himאֶת־obj.עַ֣םthe people ofמָרְדֳּכָ֑יMordecaiוַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁand he soughtהָמָ֗ןHamanלְהַשְׁמִ֧ידto annihilateאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֛יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁ֛רwhoבְּכָל־were in allמַלְכ֥וּתthe kingdom ofאֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁAhasuerusעַ֥םthe people ofמָרְדֳּכָֽי׃Mordecai
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בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁin the monthהָרִאשׁוֹן֙the firstהוּא־thatחֹ֣דֶשׁis the month ofנִיסָ֔ןNisanבִּשְׁנַת֙in yearשְׁתֵּ֣יםtwo plusעֶשְׂרֵ֔הtenלַמֶּ֖לֶךְof the kingאֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁAhasuerusהִפִּ֣ילsomeone castפּוּר֩Purה֨וּאitהַגּוֹרָ֜לis the lotלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָמָ֗ןHamanמִיּ֧וֹם׀from dayלְי֛וֹםto dayוּמֵחֹ֛דֶשׁand from monthלְחֹ֥דֶשׁto monthשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֖רtenהוּא־thatחֹ֥דֶשׁis the month ofאֲדָֽר׃ סAdarוַיִּפֹּלand it fellהַגּוֹרָלthe lotעַל־onשְׁלוֹשָׁהthree plusעָשָׂרtenיוֹםdayלְחֹדֶשׁof month
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidהָמָן֙Hamanלַמֶּ֣לֶךְto the kingאֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁAhasuerusיֶשְׁנ֣וֹthere itעַם־is a peopleאֶחָ֗דoneמְפֻזָּ֤רscatteredוּמְפֹרָד֙and separatedבֵּ֣יןamongהָֽעַמִּ֔יםthe peoplesבְּכֹ֖לin allמְדִינ֣וֹתthe provinces ofמַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָkingdom yourוְדָתֵיהֶ֞םand laws theirשֹׁנ֣וֹתare differingמִכָּל־from everyעָ֗םpeopleוְאֶת־and obj.דָּתֵ֤יthe laws ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֵינָ֣םnot theyעֹשִׂ֔יםare doingוְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְand for the kingאֵין־notשֹׁוֶ֖הis appropriateלְהַנִּיחָֽם׃to let remain them
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אִם־ifעַל־is onהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingט֔וֹבgoodיִכָּתֵ֖בlet it be writtenלְאַבְּדָ֑םto destroy themוַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶתand tenאֲלָפִ֜יםthousandsכִּכַּר־talents ofכֶּ֗סֶףsilverאֶשְׁקוֹל֙I will weigh outעַל־onיְדֵי֙the hands ofעֹשֵׂ֣יthe doers ofהַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe workלְהָבִ֖יאto bring itאֶל־intoגִּנְזֵ֥יthe treasuries ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩and they were summonedסֹפְרֵ֨יthe scribes ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןthe firstבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨הon thir-עָשָׂ֣רteenthיוֹם֮dayבּוֹ֒in the itוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בand it was writtenכְּֽכָל־according to allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֣הhe commandedהָמָ֡ןHamanאֶ֣לtoאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־the satraps ofהַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe kingוְֽאֶל־and toהַפַּח֞וֹתthe governorsאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whoעַל־were overמְדִינָ֣הprovinceוּמְדִינָ֗הand provinceוְאֶל־and toשָׂ֤רֵיthe officials ofעַם֙peopleוָעָ֔םand peopleמְדִינָ֤הprovinceוּמְדִינָה֙and provinceכִּכְתָבָ֔הּaccording to writing itsוְעַ֥םand peopleוָעָ֖םand peopleכִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹaccording to language itsבְּשֵׁ֨םin the name ofהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙Ahasuerusנִכְתָּ֔בit was writtenוְנֶחְתָּ֖םand it was sealedבְּטַבַּ֥עַתwith the signet-ring ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וְנִשְׁל֨וֹחַand they were sentסְפָרִ֜יםdocumentsבְּיַ֣דby the hand ofהָרָצִים֮the runnersאֶל־toכָּל־allמְדִינ֣וֹתthe provinces ofהַמֶּלֶךְ֒the kingלְהַשְׁמִ֡ידto annihilateלַהֲרֹ֣גto killוּלְאַבֵּ֣דand to destroyאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַ֠יְּהוּדִיםthe Jewsמִנַּ֨עַרfrom young manוְעַד־and untoזָקֵ֜ןold manטַ֤ףlittle onesוְנָשִׁים֙and womenבְּי֣וֹםon a dayאֶחָ֔דoneבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֥הon day thir-עָשָׂ֛רteenלְחֹ֥דֶשׁof monthשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֖רtenהוּא־thatחֹ֣דֶשׁis the month ofאֲדָ֑רAdarוּשְׁלָלָ֖םand spoil theirלָבֽוֹז׃to take as plunder
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הָֽרָצִ֞יםthe runnersיָצְא֤וּthey went outדְחוּפִים֙being hastyבִּדְבַ֣רat the word ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְהַדָּ֥תand the lawנִתְּנָ֖הit was givenבְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ןin Susaהַבִּירָ֑הthe citadelוְהַמֶּ֤לֶךְand the kingוְהָמָן֙and Hamanיָשְׁב֣וּthey sat downלִשְׁתּ֔וֹתto drinkוְהָעִ֥ירand the city ofשׁוּשָׁ֖ןSusaנָבֽוֹכָה׃ פit was in confusion
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