| Then Mordecai | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| commanded | מָרְדֳּכַ֖י | mordŏkay | more-doh-HAI |
| to answer | לְהָשִׁ֣יב | lĕhāšîb | leh-ha-SHEEV |
| אֶל | ʾel | el | |
| Esther, | אֶסְתֵּ֑ר | ʾestēr | es-TARE |
| Think | אַל | ʾal | al |
| not | תְּדַמִּ֣י | tĕdammî | teh-da-MEE |
| with thyself | בְנַפְשֵׁ֔ךְ | bĕnapšēk | veh-nahf-SHAKE |
| escape shalt thou that | לְהִמָּלֵ֥ט | lĕhimmālēṭ | leh-hee-ma-LATE |
| in the king's | בֵּית | bêt | bate |
| house, | הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| more than all | מִכָּל | mikkāl | mee-KAHL |
| the Jews. | הַיְּהוּדִֽים׃ | hayyĕhûdîm | ha-yeh-hoo-DEEM |