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