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אֲשֶׁר֩ the uh-SHER נָתַ֨ן king na-TAHN הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ granted ha-MEH-lek לַיְּהוּדִ֣ים׀ the la-yeh-hoo-DEEM אֲשֶׁ֣ר Jews uh-SHER בְּכָל which beh-HAHL עִיר were eer וָעִ֗יר in va-EER לְהִקָּהֵל֮ every leh-hee-ka-HALE וְלַֽעֲמֹ֣ד city veh-la-uh-MODE עַל al נַפְשָׁם֒ to nahf-SHAHM לְהַשְׁמִיד֩ gather leh-hahsh-MEED וְלַֽהֲרֹ֨ג themselves veh-la-huh-ROɡE וּלְאַבֵּ֜ד together, oo-leh-ah-BADE אֶת and et כָּל to kahl חֵ֨יל stand hale עַ֧ם for am וּמְדִינָ֛ה their oo-meh-dee-NA הַצָּרִ֥ים life, ha-tsa-REEM אֹתָ֖ם to oh-TAHM טַ֣ף destroy, tahf וְנָשִׁ֑ים to veh-na-SHEEM וּשְׁלָלָ֖ם slay, oo-sheh-la-LAHM לָבֽוֹז׃ and la-VOZE