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And may the God who has made it a resting-place for his name send destruction on all kings and peoples whose hands are outstretched to make any change in this or to do damage to this house of God at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given this order, let it be

שְׁמֵ֣הּ (הּ) h “his”יְדֵ֗הּ (הּ) h “his”

They said to me, The small band of Jews now living there in the land are in great trouble and shame: the wall of Jerusalem has been broken down, and its doorways burned with fire.

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ (הָ) ha “its”

And said to the king, May the king be living for ever: is it not natural for my face to be sad, when the town, the place where the bodies of my fathers are at rest, has been made waste and its doorways burned with fire?

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ (הָ) ha “its”

And I went out by night, through the doorway of the valley, and past the dragon's water-spring as far as the place where waste material was put, viewing the walls of Jerusalem which were broken down, and the doorways which had been burned with fire.

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ (הָ) ha “its”

Then I said to them, You see what a bad condition we are in; how Jerusalem is a waste, and its doorways burned with fire: come, let us get to work, building up the wall of Jerusalem, so that we may no longer be put to shame.

וּשְׁעָרֶ֖יהָ (הָ) ha “its”

So we went on building the wall; and all the wall was joined together half-way up: for the people were working hard.

חֶצְיָ֑הּ (הּ) h “its”

Now the town was wide and great: but the people in it were only a small number, and the houses had not been put up.

בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ (הּ) h “it”

Now, today, we are servants, and as for the land which you gave to our fathers, so that the produce of it and the good might be theirs, see, we are servants in it:

פִּרְיָהּ֙ (הּ֙) h “its”טוּבָ֔הּ (הּ) h “its”

And it gives much increase to the kings whom you have put over us because of our sins: and they have power over our bodies and over our cattle at their pleasure, and we are in great trouble.

וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ (הּ) h “its”

And for the daughter-towns with their fields, some of the men of Judah were living in Kiriath-arba and its daughter-towns, and in Dibon and its daughter-towns, and in Jekabzeel and its daughter-towns,

וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ (הָ) ha “its”וּבְנֹתֶ֔יהָ (הָ) ha “its”וַחֲצֵרֶֽיהָ׃ (הָ) ha “its”

And in Hazar-shual, and in Beer-sheba and its daughter-towns,

וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (הָ) ha “its”

And in Ziklag, and in Meconah and its daughter-towns,

וּבִבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (הָ) ha “its”

Zanoah, Adullam and their daughter-towns, Lachish and its fields, Azekah and its daughter-towns. So they were living from Beer-sheba to the valley of Hinnom.

וּשְׂדֹתֶ֔יהָ (הָ) ha “its”וּבְנֹתֶ֑יהָ (הָ) ha “its”

And the children of Benjamin were living from Geba, at Michmash and Aija, and at Beth-el and its daughter-towns,

וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ׃ (הָ) ha “its”

That Vashti the queen was to come before him, crowned with her crown, and let the people and the captains see her: for she was very beautiful.

יָפְיָ֔הּ (הּ) h “her”

If it is pleasing to the king, let an order go out from him, and let it be recorded among the laws of the Persians and the Medes, so that it may never be changed, that Vashti is never again to come before King Ahasuerus; and let the king give her place t

וּמַלְכוּתָהּ֙ (הּ֙) h “her”לִרְעוּתָ֖הּ (הּ) h “her”

And sent letters to all the divisions of the kingdom, to every division in the writing commonly used there, and to every people in the language which was theirs, saying that every man was to be the ruler in his house, and that this order was to be given

כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ (הּ) h “its”

And he had been a father to Hadassah, that is Esther, the daughter of his father's brother: for she had no father or mother, and she was very beautiful; and when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his daughter.

אָבִ֙יהָ֙ (הָ֙) ha “her”וְאִמָּ֔הּ (הּ) h “her”

And he was pleased with the girl and was kind to her; and he quickly gave her what was needed for making her clean, and the things which were hers by right, and seven servant-girls who were to be hers from the king's house: and he had her and her servant

תַּמְרוּקֶ֤יהָ (הָ) ha “her”מָנוֹתֶ֙הָ֙ (הָ֙) ha “her”נַעֲרוֹתֶ֛יהָ (הָ) ha “her”

Esther had not said what family or people she came from, for Mordecai had given her orders not to do so.

עַמָּ֖הּ (הּ) h “her”מֽוֹלַדְתָּ֑הּ (הּ) h “her”

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.

בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ (הּ) h “her”

Esther had still said nothing of her family or her people, as Mordecai had given her orders; for Esther did what Mordecai said, as when she was living with him.

מֽוֹלַדְתָּהּ֙ (הּ֙) h “her”עַמָּ֔הּ (הּ) h “her”

Then on the thirteenth day of the first month, the king's scribes were sent for, and they put in writing Haman's orders to all the king's captains and the rulers of every division of his kingdom and the chiefs of every people: for every division of the k

כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ (הּ) h “its”

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.

וְסָרִיסֶ֙יהָ֙ (הָ֙) ha “her”

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.

לְפָנֶ֔יהָ (הָ) ha “her”