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בַּיָּמִ֣ים those ba-ya-MEEM הָהֵ֔ם days, ha-HAME וּמָרְדֳּכַ֖י while oo-more-doh-HAI יֹשֵׁ֣ב Mordecai yoh-SHAVE בְּשַֽׁעַר sat beh-SHA-ar הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ in ha-MEH-lek קָצַף֩ the ka-TSAHF בִּגְתָ֨ן king's beeɡ-TAHN וָתֶ֜רֶשׁ gate, va-TEH-resh שְׁנֵֽי two sheh-NAY סָרִיסֵ֤י of sa-ree-SAY הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ the ha-MEH-lek מִשֹּֽׁמְרֵ֣י king's mee-shoh-meh-RAY הַסַּ֔ף chamberlains, ha-SAHF וַיְבַקְשׁוּ֙ Bigthan vai-vahk-SHOO לִשְׁלֹ֣חַ and leesh-LOH-ak יָ֔ד Teresh, yahd בַּמֶּ֖לֶךְ of ba-MEH-lek אֲחַשְׁוֵֽרֹשׁ׃ those uh-hahsh-VAY-rohsh