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So Esther was taken in to King Ahasuerus in his house in the tenth month, which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his rule.

לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ (לְ) le. “of”

And Esther was more pleasing to the king than all the women, and to his eyes she was fairer and more full of grace than all the other virgins: so he put his crown on her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.

לְפָנָ֖יו (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then the king gave a great feast for all his captains and his servants, even Esther's feast; and he gave orders through all the divisions of his kingdom for a day of rest from work, and gave wealth from his store.

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

In those days, while Mordecai was seated at the king's doorway, two of the king's servants, Bigthan and Teresh, keepers of the door, being angry, were looking for a chance to make an attack on King Ahasuerus.

לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ (לִ) li “to”

And Mordecai, having knowledge of their purpose, sent word of it to Esther the queen; and Esther gave the news to the king in Mordecai's name.

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

And when the thing had been looked into, it was seen to be true, and the two of them were put to death by hanging on a tree: and it was put down in the records before the king.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And all the king's servants who were in the king's house went down to the earth before Haman and gave him honour: for so the king had given orders. But Mordecai did not go down before him or give him honour.

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

Then the king's servants who were in the king's house said to Mordecai, Why do you go against the king's order?

לְמָרְדֳּכָ֑י (לְ) le. “to”

Now when they had said this to him day after day and he gave no attention, they let Haman have news of it, to see if Mordecai's behaviour would be overlooked: for he had said to 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 did not go down before him and give him honour, Haman was full of wrath.

ל֑וֹ (ל֑) l “to <the>”

But it was not enough for him to make an attack on Mordecai only; for they had made clear to him who Mordecai's people were; so Haman made it his purpose to put an end to all the Jews, even Mordecai's people, through all the kingdom of Ahasuerus.

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

In the first month, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, from day to day and from month to month they went on looking for a sign given by Pur (that is chance) before Haman, till the sign came out for the thirteenth day of the twelfth m

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 certain nation living here and there in small groups among the people in all the divisions of your kingdom; their laws are different from those of any other nation, and they do not keep the king's laws: for th

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

If it is the king's pleasure, let a statement ordering their destruction be put in writing: and I will give to those responsible for the king's business, ten thousand talents of silver for the king's store-house.

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 hater of the Jews.

לְהָמָ֧ן (לְ) le. “to”

And the king said to Haman, The money is yours, and the people, to do with them whatever seems right to you.

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

And letters were sent by the runners into every division of the kingdom ordering the death and destruction of all Jews, young and old, little children and women, on the same day, even the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month Adar, and the takin

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

A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came.

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

The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.

לִשְׁתּ֔וֹת (לִ) li “to”

And he came even before the king's doorway; for no one might come inside the king's door clothed in haircloth.

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

And in every part of the kingdom, wherever the king's word and his order came, there was great sorrow among the Jews, and weeping and crying and going without food; and numbers of them were stretched on the earth covered with dust and haircloth.

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

And Esther's women and her servants came and gave her word of it. Then great was the grief of the queen: and she sent robes for Mordecai, so that his clothing of haircloth might be taken off; but he would not have them.

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

Then Esther sent for Hathach, one of the king's unsexed servants whom he had given her for waiting on her, and she gave him orders to go to Mordecai and see what this was and why it was.

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

So Hathach went out and saw Mordecai in the open square of the town before the king's doorway.

לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “[was] <to>”

And Mordecai gave him an account of what had taken place, and of the amount of money which Haman had said he would put into the king's store for the destruction of the Jews.

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