Esther 7
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingלְאֶסְתֵּ֜רto Estherגַּ֣םalsoבַּיּ֤וֹםon the dayהַשֵּׁנִי֙the secondבְּמִשְׁתֵּ֣הat the feast ofהַיַּ֔יִןthe wineמַה־what?שְּׁאֵלָתֵ֛ךְis petition yourאֶסְתֵּ֥רO Estherהַמַּלְכָּ֖הthe queenוְתִנָּ֣תֵֽןso it may be givenלָ֑ךְto youוּמַה־and what?בַּקָּשָׁתֵ֛ךְis request yourעַד־up toחֲצִ֥יthe half ofהַמַּלְכ֖וּתthe kingdomוְתֵעָֽשׂ׃and it may be done
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וַתַּ֨עַןand she answeredאֶסְתֵּ֤רEstherהַמַּלְכָּה֙the queenוַתֹּאמַ֔רand she saidאִם־ifמָצָ֨אתִיI have foundחֵ֤ןfavorבְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙in view yourהַמֶּ֔לֶךְO kingוְאִם־and ifעַל־is onהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingט֑וֹבgoodתִּנָּֽתֶן־let it be givenלִ֤יto meנַפְשִׁי֙life myבִּשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יfor petition myוְעַמִּ֖יand people myבְּבַקָּשָׁתִֽי׃for request my
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כִּ֤יforנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙we have been soldאֲנִ֣יIוְעַמִּ֔יand people myלְהַשְׁמִ֖ידto annihilateלַהֲר֣וֹגto killוּלְאַבֵּ֑דand to destroyוְ֠אִלּוּand ifלַעֲבָדִ֨יםto male slavesוְלִשְׁפָח֤וֹתand to female slavesנִמְכַּ֙רְנוּ֙we had been soldהֶחֱרַ֔שְׁתִּיI kept quietכִּ֣יforאֵ֥יןnotהַצָּ֛רthe distressשֹׁוֶ֖הis equalבְּנֵ֥זֶקfor the injury ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סthe king
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וְהַמֶּ֜לֶךְand the kingקָ֤םhe rose upבַּחֲמָתוֹ֙in rage hisמִמִּשְׁתֵּ֣הfrom the feast ofהַיַּ֔יִןthe wineאֶל־intoגִּנַּ֖תthe garden ofהַבִּיתָ֑ןthe palaceוְהָמָ֣ןand Hamanעָמַ֗דhe remainedלְבַקֵּ֤שׁto seekעַל־onנַפְשׁוֹ֙life hisמֵֽאֶסְתֵּ֣רfrom Estherהַמַּלְכָּ֔הthe queenכִּ֣יforרָאָ֔הhe sawכִּֽי־thatכָלְתָ֥הit was determinedאֵלָ֛יוagainst himהָרָעָ֖הthe harmמֵאֵ֥תfrom withהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וְהַמֶּ֡לֶךְand the kingשָׁב֩he returnedמִגִּנַּ֨תfrom the garden ofהַבִּיתָ֜ןthe palaceאֶל־toבֵּ֣ית׀the house ofמִשְׁתֵּ֣הthe feast ofהַיַּ֗יִןthe wineוְהָמָן֙and Hamanנֹפֵ֔לwas fallingעַל־onהַמִּטָּה֙the couchאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאֶסְתֵּ֣רEstherעָלֶ֔יהָwas on itוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingהֲ֠גַם¿ alsoלִכְבּ֧וֹשׁto violateאֶת־obj.הַמַּלְכָּ֛הthe queenעִמִּ֖יwith meבַּבָּ֑יִתin the houseהַדָּבָ֗רthe wordיָצָא֙it came outמִפִּ֣יfrom the mouth ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוּפְנֵ֥יand the face ofהָמָ֖ןHamanחָפֽוּ׃ סpeople covered
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidחַ֠רְבוֹנָהHarbonaאֶחָ֨דoneמִן־ofהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםthe eunuchsלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingגַּ֣םalsoהִנֵּה־there!הָעֵ֣ץthe gallowsאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֪הhe has madeהָמָ֟ןHamanלְֽמָרְדֳּכַ֞יfor Mordecaiאֲשֶׁ֧רwhoדִּבֶּר־he spokeט֣וֹבgoodעַל־onהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingעֹמֵד֙is standingבְּבֵ֣יתat the house ofהָמָ֔ןHamanגָּבֹ֖הַּhighחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםfiftyאַמָּ֑הcubitsוַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingתְּלֻ֥הוּhang himעָלָֽיו׃on it
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