ଏଷ୍ଟର ବିବରଣ 4:1
ମର୍ଦ୍ଦଖଯ ଏସବୁ ବିଷଯ ଜାଣିବାପରେ ନିଜର ବସ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ଚିରି ପକାଇଲା ଓ ଚଟ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ପିନ୍ଧି ମୁଣ୍ତ ରେ ଭସ୍ମ ଲପନେ କଲା। ସେ ନଗର ମଧ୍ଯକୁ ଗଲା ଓ ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ବର ରେ ରୋଦନ କଲା।
| When Mordecai | וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י | ûmordŏkay | oo-more-doh-HAI |
| perceived | יָדַע֙ | yādaʿ | ya-DA |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| all | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| was done, | נַֽעֲשָׂ֔ה | naʿăśâ | na-uh-SA |
| Mordecai | וַיִּקְרַ֤ע | wayyiqraʿ | va-yeek-RA |
| rent | מָרְדֳּכַי֙ | mordŏkay | more-doh-HA |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| his clothes, | בְּגָדָ֔יו | bĕgādāyw | beh-ɡa-DAV |
| and put on | וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ | wayyilbaš | va-yeel-BAHSH |
| sackcloth | שַׂ֖ק | śaq | sahk |
| ashes, with | וָאֵ֑פֶר | wāʾēper | va-A-fer |
| and went out | וַיֵּצֵא֙ | wayyēṣēʾ | va-yay-TSAY |
| into the midst | בְּת֣וֹךְ | bĕtôk | beh-TOKE |
| city, the of | הָעִ֔יר | hāʿîr | ha-EER |
| and cried | וַיִּזְעַ֛ק | wayyizʿaq | va-yeez-AK |
| loud a with | זְעָקָ֥ה | zĕʿāqâ | zeh-ah-KA |
| and a bitter | גְדֹלָ֖ה | gĕdōlâ | ɡeh-doh-LA |
| cry; | וּמָרָֽה׃ | ûmārâ | oo-ma-RA |