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So Esther was taken to king Ahasuerus, into his royal house, in the tenth month, that is, the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.

לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “of”

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins, and he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.

לְפָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the king made a great feast to all his princes and his servants, Esther's feast; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave presents according to the king's bounty.

לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “for”לַמְּדִינוֹת֙ (לַ) la. “for the”

In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, of those which kept the threshold, were wroth, and sought to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus.

לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ (לִ) li “to”

And the thing became known to Mordecai, and he related it to Esther the queen, and Esther told it to the king in Mordecai's name.

לְמָרְדֳּכַ֔י (לְ) le. “to”לְאֶסְתֵּ֣ר (לְ) le. “to”לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”

And the matter was investigated and found out; and they were both hanged on a tree. And it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And all the king's servants that were in the king's gate bowed and did Haman reverence, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did [supplied: him] reverence.

לְהָמָ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to <the>”

Then the king's servants, who were in the king's gate, said to Mordecai, Why transgressest thou the king's commandment?

לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

And it came to pass as they spoke daily to him, and he hearkened not to them, that they informed Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.

לְהָמָ֗ן (לְ) le. “to”לִרְאוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, nor did him reverence, Haman was full of fury.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”

But he scorned to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- the people of Mordecai.

לִשְׁלֹ֤ח (לִ) li “to”לְבַדּ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “to”ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד (לְ) le. “to”

In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman for each day and for each month, to the twelfth [supplied: month], that is, the month Adar.

לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (לַ) la. “of the”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לְי֛וֹם (לְ) le. “to”לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ (לְ) le. “to”לְחֹדֶשׁ (לְ) le. “of”

And Haman said to king Ahasuerus, There is a people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [supplied: those of] every people, and they keep not the king's laws; and it is not for the king's profit to suffer them.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְ (לַ) la. “for the”לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those that have charge of the affairs, to bring [supplied: it] into the king's treasuries.

לְאַבְּדָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”לְהָבִ֖יא (לְ) le. “to”

And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews' enemy.

לְהָמָ֧ן (לְ) le. “to”

And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as seems good to thee.

לְהָמָ֔ן (לְ) le. “to”לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to <the>”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, and [supplied: to take] the spoil of them for a prey.

לְהַשְׁמִ֡יד (לְ) le. “to”לַהֲרֹ֣ג (לַ) la. “to”וּלְאַבֵּ֣ד (לְ) le. “to”לְחֹ֥דֶשׁ (לְ) le. “of”לָבֽוֹז׃ (לָ) la. “to”

That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽן (לְ) le. “[was] to”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לִהְי֥וֹת (לִ) li “to”לַיּ֥וֹם (לַ) la “for the”

The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.

לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת (לִ) li “to”

and came even before the king's gate; for none might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לָב֛וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

And in every province, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing: many lay in sackcloth and ashes.

לַיְּהוּדִ֔ים (לַ) la “[belonged] to the”לָֽרַבִּֽים׃ (לָֽ) La. “by <the>”

And Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told [supplied: it] her; and the queen was exceedingly grieved: and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him; but he received [supplied: it] not.

לָ֔הּ (לָ֔) La “to”לְהַלְבִּ֣ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהָסִ֥יר (לְ) le. “to”

Then Esther called for Hatach, [supplied: one] of the king's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to wait upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and why it was.

לַהֲתָ֜ךְ (לַ) la. “<to>”לְפָנֶ֔יהָ (לְ) le. “<to>”לָדַ֥עַת (לָ) la. “to”

And Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the public place of the city which was before the king's gate.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “[was] <to>”

And Mordecai told him of all that had happened to him, and of the sum of money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the Jews, to destroy them.

ל֣וֹ (ל֣) l “to”לִ֠שְׁקוֹל (לִ֠) Li “to”לְאַבְּדָֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”