| Go, | לֵךְ֩ | lēk | lake |
| gather together | כְּנ֨וֹס | kĕnôs | keh-NOSE |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| all | כָּל | kāl | kahl |
| the Jews | הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים | hayyĕhûdîm | ha-yeh-hoo-DEEM |
| present are that | הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֣ים | hannimṣĕʾîm | ha-neem-tseh-EEM |
| in Shushan, | בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן | bĕšûšān | beh-shoo-SHAHN |
| and fast | וְצ֣וּמוּ | wĕṣûmû | veh-TSOO-moo |
| for ye | עָ֠לַי | ʿālay | AH-lai |
| me, and neither | וְאַל | wĕʾal | veh-AL |
| eat | תֹּֽאכְל֨וּ | tōʾkĕlû | toh-heh-LOO |
| nor | וְאַל | wĕʾal | veh-AL |
| drink | תִּשְׁתּ֜וּ | tištû | teesh-TOO |
| three | שְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | šĕlōšet | sheh-LOH-shet |
| days, | יָמִים֙ | yāmîm | ya-MEEM |
| night | לַ֣יְלָה | laylâ | LA-la |
| or day: | וָי֔וֹם | wāyôm | va-YOME |
| I | גַּם | gam | ɡahm |
| also | אֲנִ֥י | ʾănî | uh-NEE |
| and my maidens | וְנַֽעֲרֹתַ֖י | wĕnaʿărōtay | veh-na-uh-roh-TAI |
| will fast | אָצ֣וּם | ʾāṣûm | ah-TSOOM |
| likewise; | כֵּ֑ן | kēn | kane |
| so and | וּבְכֵ֞ן | ûbĕkēn | oo-veh-HANE |
| will I go in | אָב֤וֹא | ʾābôʾ | ah-VOH |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| king, the | הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| is not | לֹֽא | lōʾ | loh |
| law: the to according | כַדָּ֔ת | kaddāt | ha-DAHT |
| and if | וְכַֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר | wĕkaʾăšer | veh-ha-uh-SHER |
| I perish, | אָבַ֖דְתִּי | ʾābadtî | ah-VAHD-tee |
| I perish. | אָבָֽדְתִּי׃ | ʾābādĕttî | ah-VA-deh-tee |