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וַיְהִ֣י׀ it vai-HEE בְּחֹ֣דֶשׁ came beh-HOH-desh נִיסָ֗ן to nee-SAHN שְׁנַ֥ת pass sheh-NAHT עֶשְׂרִ֛ים in es-REEM לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֥סְתְּא the leh-ar-tahk-SHAHS-teh הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ month ha-MEH-lek יַ֣יִן Nisan, YA-yeen לְפָנָ֑יו in leh-fa-NAV וָֽאֶשָּׂ֤א the va-eh-SA אֶת twentieth et הַיַּ֙יִן֙ year ha-YA-YEEN וָֽאֶתְּנָ֣ה of va-eh-teh-NA לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ Artaxerxes la-MEH-lek וְלֹֽא the veh-LOH הָיִ֥יתִי king, ha-YEE-tee רַ֖ע that ra לְפָנָֽיו׃ wine leh-fa-NAIV