Esther 4
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וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗יand Mordecaiיָדַע֙he knewאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatנַעֲשָׂ֔הit had been doneוַיִּקְרַ֤עand he toreמָרְדֳּכַי֙Mordecaiאֶת־obj.בְּגָדָ֔יוclothes hisוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁand he put onשַׂ֖קsackclothוָאֵ֑פֶרand ashesוַיֵּצֵא֙and he went outבְּת֣וֹךְin the midst ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוַיִּזְעַ֛קand he criedזְעָקָ֥הa cryגְדֹלָ֖הloudוּמָרָֽה׃and bitter
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וּבְכָל־and in everyמְדִינָ֣הprovinceוּמְדִינָ֗הand provinceמְקוֹם֙the placeאֲשֶׁ֨רof whereדְּבַר־the word ofהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingוְדָתוֹ֙and law hisמַגִּ֔יעַwere reachingאֵ֤בֶלmourningגָּדוֹל֙greatלַיְּהוּדִ֔יםbelonged to the Jewsוְצ֥וֹםand fastingוּבְכִ֖יand weepingוּמִסְפֵּ֑דand wailingשַׂ֣קsackclothוָאֵ֔פֶרand ashesיֻצַּ֖עit was spread as a bedלָֽרַבִּֽים׃by the many people
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וַ֠תָּבֹאינָהand they cameנַעֲר֨וֹתthe maids ofאֶסְתֵּ֤רEstherוְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙and eunuchs herוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּand they toldלָ֔הּto herוַתִּתְחַלְחַ֥לand she agonizedהַמַּלְכָּ֖הthe queenמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוַתִּשְׁלַ֨חand she sentבְּגָדִ֜יםgarmentsלְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁto clotheאֶֽת־obj.מָרְדֳּכַ֗יMordecaiוּלְהָסִ֥ירand to removeשַׂקּ֛וֹsackcloth hisמֵעָלָ֖יוfrom on the himוְלֹ֥אand notקִבֵּֽל׃he accepted them
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וַתִּקְרָא֩and she summonedאֶסְתֵּ֨רEstherלַהֲתָ֜ךְto Hathachמִסָּרִיסֵ֤יone of the eunuchs ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomהֶעֱמִ֣ידhe had made standלְפָנֶ֔יהָto before herוַתְּצַוֵּ֖הוּand she commanded himעַֽל־onמָרְדֳּכָ֑יMordecaiלָדַ֥עַתto knowמַה־what?זֶּ֖הwas thisוְעַל־and concerningמַה־what?זֶּֽה׃was this
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וַיַּגֶּד־and he toldל֣וֹto himמָרְדֳּכַ֔יMordecaiאֵ֖תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatקָרָ֑הוּit had happened to himוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.פָּרָשַׁ֣תthe exact amount ofהַכֶּ֗סֶףthe silverאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאָמַ֤רhe had saidהָמָן֙Hamanלִ֠שְׁקוֹלto weigh outעַל־toגִּנְזֵ֥יthe treasuries ofהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingבַּיְּהוּדִ֖יםfor the Jewsלְאַבְּדָֽם׃to destroy them
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וְאֶת־and obj.פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןthe copy ofכְּתָֽב־the writing ofהַ֠דָּתthe lawאֲשֶׁר־whichנִתַּ֨ןit had been givenבְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ןin Susaלְהַשְׁמִידָם֙to annihilate themנָ֣תַןhe gaveל֔וֹto himלְהַרְא֥וֹתto showאֶת־obj.אֶסְתֵּ֖רEstherוּלְהַגִּ֣ידand to tellלָ֑הּto herוּלְצַוּ֣וֹתand to commandעָלֶ֗יהָto herלָב֨וֹאto goאֶל־toהַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe kingלְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־to seek favorל֛וֹto himוּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁand to requestמִלְּפָנָ֖יוfrom to before himעַל־onעַמָּֽהּ׃people her
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כָּל־allעַבְדֵ֣יthe servants ofהַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe kingוְעַם־and the people ofמְדִינ֨וֹתthe provinces ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingיֽוֹדְעִ֗יםare knowingאֲשֶׁ֣רthatכָּל־everyאִ֣ישׁmanוְאִשָּׁ֡הand womanאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoיָבֽוֹא־he goesאֶל־toהַמֶּלֶךְ֩the kingאֶל־intoהֶחָצֵ֨רthe courtהַפְּנִימִ֜יתthe innerאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלֹֽא־notיִקָּרֵ֗אhe is summonedאַחַ֤תis oneדָּתוֹ֙law hisלְהָמִ֔יתto put to deathלְ֠בַדto apartמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רfrom thatיֽוֹשִׁיט־he extendsל֥וֹto himהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.שַׁרְבִ֥יטthe scepter ofהַזָּהָ֖בthe goldוְחָיָ֑הand he will liveוַאֲנִ֗יand Iלֹ֤אnotנִקְרֵ֙אתי֙I have been summonedלָב֣וֹאto goאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingזֶ֖הthisשְׁלוֹשִׁ֥יםthirtyיֽוֹם׃days
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כִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptהַחֲרֵ֣שׁcertainly to keep quietתַּחֲרִישִׁי֮you will keep quietבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַזֹּאת֒the thisרֶ֣וַחreliefוְהַצָּלָ֞הand deliveranceיַעֲמ֤וֹדit will ariseלַיְּהוּדִים֙for the Jewsמִמָּק֣וֹםfrom a placeאַחֵ֔רanotherוְאַ֥תְּand youוּבֵית־and the house ofאָבִ֖יךְfather yourתֹּאבֵ֑דוּyou will perishוּמִ֣יand who?יוֹדֵ֔עַis knowingאִם־ifלְעֵ֣תfor a timeכָּזֹ֔אתlike thisהִגַּ֖עַתְּyou have reachedלַמַּלְכֽוּת׃to the queenhood
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לֵךְ֩goכְּנ֨וֹסgatherאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֜יםthe Jewsהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣יםwho are foundבְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ןin Susaוְצ֣וּמוּand fastעָ֠לַיon meוְאַל־and may notתֹּאכְל֨וּyou eatוְאַל־and may notתִּשְׁתּ֜וּyou drinkשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁתthreeיָמִים֙daysלַ֣יְלָהnightוָי֔וֹםand dayגַּם־alsoאֲנִ֥יIוְנַעֲרֹתַ֖יand maids myאָצ֣וּםI will fastכֵּ֑ןthusוּבְכֵ֞ןand in suchאָב֤וֹאI will goאֶל־toהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלֹֽא־notכַדָּ֔תis according to the lawוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רand just asאָבַ֖דְתִּיI have perishedאָבָֽדְתִּי׃I have perished
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