ಎಸ್ತೇರಳು 6:1
ಆ ರಾತ್ರಿ ಅರಸನಿಗೆ ನಿದ್ರೆ ಬಾರದ್ದದರಿಂದ ವೃತಾಂತಗಳನ್ನು ಬರೆದಿರುವ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬರಲು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
| On that | בַּלַּ֣יְלָה | ballaylâ | ba-LA-la |
| night | הַה֔וּא | hahûʾ | ha-HOO |
| could not | נָֽדְדָ֖ה | nādĕdâ | na-deh-DA |
| the king | שְׁנַ֣ת | šĕnat | sheh-NAHT |
| sleep, | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| and he commanded | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| to bring | לְהָבִ֞יא | lĕhābîʾ | leh-ha-VEE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| book the | סֵ֤פֶר | sēper | SAY-fer |
| of records | הַזִּכְרֹנוֹת֙ | hazzikrōnôt | ha-zeek-roh-NOTE |
| of the chronicles; | דִּבְרֵ֣י | dibrê | deev-RAY |
| הַיָּמִ֔ים | hayyāmîm | ha-ya-MEEM | |
| were they and | וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ | wayyihĕyû | va-yee-heh-YOO |
| read | נִקְרָאִ֖ים | niqrāʾîm | neek-ra-EEM |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| the king. | הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |