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4 and _ Mārə ddə kay he _ knewDOM all that it _ had_ been_ doneand _ tore Mārə ddə kay DOM clothes _ his and _ put _ onsackcloth and _ ashes and _ he/it _ went_ outin _ the_ middle the _ city and _ cried _ outa _ cryloud and _ bitterly .
2 And _ went to to _ (the) _ face_ of/in_ front_ of/beforethe _ gatethe _ king DOM there _ [was]_ notto _ enter into the _ gatethe _ king in/on/at/with _ clothed of _ sackcloth3 And _ on/over _ all province and _ province the _ place(of) _ wherethe _ wordthe _ king and _ decree _ his [was] _ reachingmourning great among _ the_ Jews and _ fasting and _ weeping and _ wailing sackcloth and _ ashes it _ was_ spread_ as_ a_ bedfor _ the_ many .
4 And _ came [fn ] [fn ] [fn ] the _ maidsof _ ʼEşə ttērand _ eunuchs _ her and _ told to/for _ her/it and _ distressed the _ queen exceedingly and _ sent garments to _ clothe DOM Mārə ddə kay and _ to _ take _ offsackcloth _ his from _ for _ him and _ not he _ accepted_ [them]5 And _ she/it _ called/namedʼEşə ttēr for _ Hathach of _ eunuchs the _ king whom he _ had_ made_ standto _ face/front _ her and _ ordered _ him on Mārə ddə kay to _ know what [was] _ thisand _ for what [was] _ this6 And _ he/it _ went_ outHathach to Mārə ddə kay to the _ open_ placethe _ city which to _ (the) _ face_ of/in_ front_ of/beforethe _ gatethe _ king’s .
7 And _ told to _ him/it Mārə ddə kay DOM all that happened _ him and _ DOM the _ exact_ amountthe _ money which he _ had_ saidHaman to _ pay to the _ treasuriesthe _ king in/on/at/with _ Jews [fn ] [fn ] for _ destruction _ them .
8 And _ DOM (the) _ copyof _ the_ writingthe _ decree which it _ had_ been_ givenin/on/at/with _ Susa for _ destruction _ their he _ gaveto _ him/it that _ show DOM ʼEşə ttēr and _ to _ explain to/for _ her/it and _ to _ charge on/upon _ it(f) to _ go to the _ king to _ make _ supplicationto _ him/it and _ to _ plead from _ before _ face/front _ him on people _ her .
9 And _ went Hathach and _ told to _ ʼEşə ttēr DOM the _ wordsof _ Mārə ddə kay10 And _ she/it _ saidʼEşə ttēr to _ Hathach and _ gave _ amessage_ him to Mārə ddə kay .
11 All the _ servantsthe _ king and _ people of _ the_ provincesthe _ king [are] _ knowing(cmp) every man and _ woman who he _ goesto the _ king into the _ court the _ inner who not he _ is_ summoned[is] _ onelaw _ he to _ put _ to_ deathto/for _ except to _ if he _ holds_ outto _ him/it the _ king DOM the _ scepterthe _ gold and _ live and _ I not I _ have_ been_ summoned[fn ] [fn ] [fn ] to _ come to the _ king this thirty day[s] .
12 And _ told to _ Mārə ddə kay DOM the _ wordsof _ ʼEşə ttēr13 and _ he/it _ saidMārə ddə kay to _ reply to ʼEşə ttēr do _ notimagine in/on/at/with _ life _ your that _ escape the _ housethe _ king from _ all the _ Jews .
14 DOM if indeed _ (keep_ quiet)you _ will_ keep_ quietin/on/at/with _ time the _ this relief and _ deliverance it _ will_ arisefor _ the_ Jews from _ place another and _ you and _ family father’s _ your you _ all_ will_ perishand _ who [is] _ knowingif for _ time as _ this you _ have_ reachedto _ the_ royal _ position15 And _ she/it _ saidʼEşə ttēr to _ reply to Mārə ddə kay .
16 Go gather DOM all the _ Jews the _ found in/on/at/with _ Susa and _ fast for _ me and _ not eat and _ not drink three days night and _ day also I and _ maids _ my I _ will_ fastthus and _ in/on/at/with _ then I _ will_ goto the _ king which not according _ to_ the_ law and _ as _ which I _ have_ perishedI _ have_ perished17 And _ went _ awayMārə ddə kay and _ he/it _ madeas _ everything that she _ had_ commandedon/upon/above _ him/it ʼEşə ttēr .
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