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וַיְהִ֨י he vai-HEE אֹמֵ֜ן brought oh-MANE אֶת up et הֲדַסָּ֗ה huh-da-SA הִ֤יא hee אֶסְתֵּר֙ Hadassah, es-TARE בַּת that baht דֹּד֔וֹ is, doh-DOH כִּ֛י Esther, kee אֵ֥ין his ane לָ֖הּ uncle's la אָ֣ב daughter: av וָאֵ֑ם for va-AME וְהַנַּֽעֲרָ֤ה she veh-ha-na-uh-RA יְפַת had yeh-FAHT תֹּ֙אַר֙ neither TOH-AR וְטוֹבַ֣ת father veh-toh-VAHT מַרְאֶ֔ה nor mahr-EH וּבְמ֤וֹת mother, oo-veh-MOTE אָבִ֙יהָ֙ and ah-VEE-HA וְאִמָּ֔הּ the veh-ee-MA לְקָחָ֧הּ maid leh-ka-HA מָרְדֳּכַ֛י was more-doh-HAI ל֖וֹ fair loh לְבַֽת׃ leh-VAHT