Esther 1:1
ଅକ୍ଷଶ୍ବରେଶ ରାଜାଙ୍କ ସମୟରେ ଏପରି ଘଟିଥିଲା ଯେ ସେ ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ଥାନରୁ କୁଶଦେଶ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ 127 ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଉପରେ ରାଜତ୍ବ କଲେ।
| Now it came to pass | וַיְהִ֖י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| days the in | בִּימֵ֣י | bîmê | bee-MAY |
| of Ahasuerus, | אֲחַשְׁוֵר֑וֹשׁ | ʾăḥašwērôš | uh-hahsh-vay-ROHSH |
| (this | ה֣וּא | hûʾ | hoo |
| is Ahasuerus | אֲחַשְׁוֵר֗וֹשׁ | ʾăḥašwērôš | uh-hahsh-vay-ROHSH |
| reigned, which | הַמֹּלֵךְ֙ | hammōlēk | ha-moh-lake |
| from India | מֵהֹ֣דּוּ | mēhōddû | may-HOH-doo |
| even unto | וְעַד | wĕʿad | veh-AD |
| Ethiopia, | כּ֔וּשׁ | kûš | koosh |
| hundred an over | שֶׁ֛בַע | šebaʿ | SHEH-va |
| and seven | וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים | wĕʿeśrîm | veh-es-REEM |
| and twenty | וּמֵאָ֖ה | ûmēʾâ | oo-may-AH |
| provinces:) | מְדִינָֽה׃ | mĕdînâ | meh-dee-NA |