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And he gave him the copy of the order which had been given out in Shushan for their destruction, ordering him to let Esther see it, and to make it clear to her; and to say to her that she was to go in to the king, requesting his mercy, and making prayer

לְהַשְׁמִידָם֙ (לְ) le. “to”ל֔וֹ (ל֔) l “to”לְהַרְא֥וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”לָ֑הּ (לָ֑) La “to”וּלְצַוּ֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”לָב֨וֹא (לָ) la. “to”לְהִֽתְחַנֶּן־ (לְ) le. “to”ל֛וֹ (ל֛) l “to”וּלְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (לְ) le. “to”מִלְּפָנָ֖יו (לְּ) le. “to”

And Hathach came back and gave Esther an account of what Mordecai had said.

לְאֶסְתֵּ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”

Then Esther sent Hathach to say to Mordecai:

לַהֲתָ֔ךְ (לַ) la. “to”

It is common knowledge among all the king's servants and the people of every part of the kingdom, that if anyone, man or woman, comes to the king in his inner room without being sent for, there is only one law for him, that he is to be put to death; only

לְהָמִ֔ית (לְ) le. “to”לְ֠בַד (לְ֠) Le. “<to>”ל֥וֹ (ל֥) l “to”לָב֣וֹא (לָ) la. “to”

And they said these words to Mordecai.

לְמָרְדֳּכָ֔י (לְ) le. “to”

Then Mordecai sent this answer back to Esther: Do not have the idea that you in the king's house will be safe from the fate of all the Jews.

לְהָשִׁ֣יב (לְ) le. “to”לְהִמָּלֵ֥ט (לְ) le. “to”

If at this time you say nothing, then help and salvation will come to the Jews from some other place, but you and your father's family will come to destruction: and who is to say that you have not come to the kingdom even for such a time as this?

לַיְּהוּדִים֙ (לַ) la “for the”לְעֵ֣ת (לְ) le. “for”לַמַּלְכֽוּת׃ (לַ) la. “<to> the”

Then Esther sent them back to Mordecai with this answer:

לְהָשִׁ֥יב (לְ) le. “to”

And when the king saw Esther the queen waiting in the inner room, looking kindly on her he put out the rod of gold in his hand to her. So Esther came near and put her fingers on the top of the rod.

לְאֶסְתֵּ֗ר (לְ) le. “to”

Then the king said, What is your desire, Queen Esther, and what is your request? I will give it to you, even to the half of my kingdom.

לָהּ֙ (לָ) la “to”לָּ֖ךְ (לָּ֖) la “[is] to”לָֽךְ׃ (לָֽ) La “to”

And Esther in answer said, If it seems good to the king, let the king and Haman come today to the feast which I have made ready for him.

לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “for”

Then the king said, Let Haman come quickly, so that what Esther has said may be done. So the king and Haman came to the feast which Esther had made ready.

לַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And while they were drinking wine the king said to Esther, What is your prayer? for it will be given to you and what is your request? for it will be done, even to the half of my kingdom.

לְאֶסְתֵּר֙ (לְ) le. “to”לָ֑ךְ (לָ֑) La “to”

If I have the king's approval, and if it is the king's pleasure to give me my prayer and do my request, let the king and Haman come to the feast which I will make ready for them, and tomorrow I will do as the king has said.

לָתֵת֙ (לָ) la. “to”וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “for”

And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.

לָהֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “to”

And Haman said further, Truly, Esther the queen let no man but myself come in to the feast which she had made ready for the king; and tomorrow again I am to be her guest with the king.

לְמָחָ֛ר (לְ) le. “for”לָ֖הּ (לָ֖) la “by”

But all this is nothing to me while I see Mordecai the Jew seated by the king's doorway.

לִ֑י (לִ֑) L “for”

Then his wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, Let a pillar, fifty cubits high, be made ready for hanging him, and in the morning get the king to give orders for the hanging of Mordecai: then you will be able to go to the feast with the king with

לוֹ֩ (ל) l “to”לַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

That night the king was unable to get any sleep; and he sent for the books of the records; and while some one was reading them to the king,

לְהָבִ֞יא (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

It came out that it was recorded in the book how Mordecai had given word of the designs of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's servants, keepers of the door, by whom an attack on the king had been designed.

לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ (לִ) li “to”

And the king said, What honour and reward have been given to Mordecai for this? Then the servants who were waiting on the king said, Nothing has been done for him.

לְמָרְדֳּכַ֖י (לְ) le. “for”

Then the king said, Who is in the outer room? Now Haman had come into the outer room to get the king's authority for the hanging of Mordecai on the pillar which he had made ready for him.

לַחֲצַ֤ר (לַ) la. “to”לֵאמֹ֣ר (לֵ) le. “to”לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לִתְלוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לֽוֹ׃ (לֽ) l “for”

So Haman came in. And the king said to him, What is to be done to the man whom the king has delight in honouring? Then the thought came into Haman's mind, Whom, more than myself, would the king have pleasure in honouring?

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to”לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (לַ) la. “[is] to”לְמִ֞י (לְ) le. “to”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And let the robes and the horse be given to one of the king's most noble captains, so that they may put them on the man whom the king has delight in honouring, and let him go on horseback through the streets of the town, with men crying out before him, S

לְפָנָ֔יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “for the”

Then the king said to Haman, Go quickly, and take the robes and the horse, as you have said, and do even so to Mordecai the Jew, who is seated at the king's doorway: see that you do everything as you have said.

לְהָמָ֗ן (לְ) le. “to”לְמָרְדֳּכַ֣י (לְ) le. “for”