Esther 1 The Westminster Leningrad Codex

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11
- U . G
! . ;
@ - . 8 . ( ." ; . -
12
- . Z .
" . . ( 1
. . . 8' ( ( " ' ! ' ( ' "
2
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13
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3
.- .' . V .8 . (
14
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8 . ( - .

. . " . . . . . . . " . .
(' " Z . . . - ! . . .
4
15
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5
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16
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. ( . . . 8 . . I
6
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17
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7
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' . ;. ! . G ! .
18 8
-.. -@ H ' . . - . . '
". 8 - . ( - . . 5 . "
19 9
' . . \- . . - . 5 ". . .
. " ;.
8 ( . 5 "
10
' @ . ! . ;- . . " ( -
@. .V . E U .
V We read one or more vowels in L differently from 8 . . ( " . H
BHQ.

1 Esther 1
 The Westminster Leningrad Codex Esther 1

'H . 8 ( "' ! H ; ( " - ' .

. . . 8 . ; ( ' ( . ( " . .
". . G . . `! " 8 . ( (. -. B @ . 8 -
20

8
- . 8 ( ( . " . . ( . "
- . Z . ! . . . 8 . ( "
. . \8 ( " 21
. - . ( . ". .
9
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8 - .
] . . ;. . ^ U " .8 ;. ( .
(. . " . ( ( . \8 . ( . . ". . .
. " . b - . . ' " 8 . (

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10
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; . . ( ( .8 (
12 ". .
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" . - . E 'B 2
@ . H . . .-. ' - . .
d B@ . H 8 . . ( . . ! .
3
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8 . ` . ( ` . ( " ' - . ^ .
13
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8 H @
U .
- . . . B . @ " . !
4
' . 8- . ( . ". . H - . ' . . -
- . . .
14 8 ( "
. ( " U' . Z. 8 . ! . G
5
G -! ' .. . " -

" ( - ' . . ` G . !
6
. ! . ; . " - 8 . . ( .
- '
15 '. ( . ". . . - .
7
H . ' . ` E . B \- @ " . . - @

Esther 2 2
Esther 2 The Westminster Leningrad Codex

- . @ H
2
8 ' . ( . ". U
( . ". ' 8 - ' . 8 ' !
` " ' ' . @. . " ' (
16
-- @ ' H !
3
8 H . @ '- .
. ` . ( ( . " ' " (
- . 8 .
4 . '
17
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. ` " - - ( . . ( ." . . ! . . ;. .
V . ".
5
. - ' ". 8 . - (
18
. . ` " ' - . - @ H
. . - . . 8 U( .
6 . ( . " . . . .
. ` " - . ` . . ". 8 . . (
19
! . . G . - .
20
! . ` ' - - .
' ".
7
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( " . ` . 8 . ` ( . .
; . . G @ B H . . . . . ! "'.
21
. ! !' ' . ` ' . . " . -

8 ' . ( .
8
' - . - 8 - . B @. H . .
" . . ;b8 ; '. ( ". ( ( ' " (
22
- . " ' . Z - ' 8 . . . ( . ` "
8 ( ( . . ' . . . G ' !
9 23
"' ' - . . ` - . b 8 . . ( . "
" . . @ . ;H . . !;
( ( ' . ". ; - ; .
10
. - .G !
3 . . B @
. -V . . G . - ! . .
11
8 ' ( ( . . ' -
G . - ! . . . .
H .
-V (. ( " I . .
U We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an
unexpected reading.

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 The Westminster Leningrad Codex Esther 3

- . - U. . qnQ @ 8
4
. ". . . . . I
12
" . . . ( (. - . B'; @ H
` @ . H - . ' ^ . . ] ' . @.
5
. ! . . ' - . B . .E - .. .
( ( d @ .H . 8 - - Z U
` . . - . " ;. . ( . " . . . 8 .
` .
6
- . - . .8 ( . . ". . .
- . " ; @ 8 (' ". .
13
- . ` " .
7 - @ H ;.
. . . . @ . 8 ^ E . . . ]

U ! . ( . @ U ' .
8 . ! . @ . 8 . ( ". .
y - . - .
. ' . . . ' .
. ( . " U . @ 8 . 14
. . - . . 8- . ( .
. @ G -! . . . " . . . - .
15
9
. ;. - . . . - . - . Z . 8 ; (
10 " . . .
" . ` - . '8
11 . . " . 8 . ( .
` - . .
( ". - .
;
- . .
E @ H -
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B . @ H - ' . ". ` . ( . . 4
. " U @ - 8 . ( 8 . ` ( . " . .;
! . . . . 8 ' ( . " ! . \. '.
2
.-. I . ; -
. !
3
@- . . . . (
Q Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS
in reading L. " 8 .( " 8 . (
n Marks an anomalous form.
" .; b
q We have abandoned or added a ketib/qere relative to
BHS. In doing this we agree with L against BHS.
y Yathir readings in L which we have designated as
Qeres when both Dothan and BHS list a Qere.

Esther 4 4
Esther 4 The Westminster Leningrad Codex

4
. - - . ' " . vnQ " ( (
12
" @ . 8 . ( . ; - . ` ". -
5 13
- ' . ' . ` .
". . " ( ; " . .
14
8 . ' ( ( . ". ] . -
6
. - @ ' 8 . . . Z 8 ( .' ^
( " . . - ' " " .
15
. . . ! . " ' - '
7 16
- . ' . ` - . B@
. - .
8
@. H . . - . - . H .
( ( " . ( . " U. ' @ H 8 . (
. . G . . . . ." ' . Z
. ( - d . " . . 8 ( ( - ' " .
9 17
- d - 8 . ( . . . - . -V' . ` . I
. @. - " . B
!' . . . -
( ' . . ` H ' .
` - . . ! . . " 5 8 (
10
-. . ". . 8 ( ( - ' Z "
! . ' . V " ' U Z
11
- @ . . ! . " ' 8 (
2
. ' . . B . @ 8 ( ( - . B @ H
" . . (' ( - . " . .
12
B- ' ] . .^ ' . . @ H 8
@ G . ! . . ( " . "
3
. . . ! . . 8 ' . ( " ' -
13
' - . I . - . . . . ! .
` . @ 8 ' ( .
14
- ' B " Q Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS
in reading L.
. - ] .' @ H . ' - n Marks an anomalous form.
8 ' d ' . ^ v We read one or more vowels in L differently from
BHS.

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 The Westminster Leningrad Codex Esther 5

" .; .
( ( pnQ
' ` ( . " . -
- .
. " - . b8 ( . ! . ; . .
. G
. . " ;. 5 . . . . " ; . -
10
.; . - @ ' H . .
U 8 (
6 . " . . '
. ` " " . - (
. ". ' ' " . ; ( . Z 8
2

11
- . 8 . ( . . ; - . .
` . ( ( " - . B @ . ` H . . . (
. " . . " ;. 5 . . . . " . " ' 8 (
3
12
.; . - . . . ` ". - '
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13 @ ' H 8 ( ( . ". '

; - ' @ . .H V8 ( 4
C
". . . . B 'B . ' . . - . ' .
@ . .H V V E . . . 8 ( ( " .
'8 ;.( . ' . ` Z B @ . ` " . - . " ( '
5
( .
14
" -; . . ;.- - @ ' H 8 ( ( " .
" . ( ( . . . ' . '
6
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- I . I .; .
" Z ' ! 8 ' . ( .
7
7
8 . ' ( ( . ". \. - ' . .
8
-. ' B @ H 8
2 I .; . - .((
( " . ! " - .
. . - . . . ! @ .8 . . ( " !
9
3
- . @ 8 . ( @ . H ' -
@. 8 ( ( "
' . " . 8 ( ( - " Z

; ( .- 8
Q Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS
in reading L.
C We read one or more accents in L differently from n Marks an anomalous form.
BHQ. p We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

Esther 7 6
Esther 7 The Westminster Leningrad Codex

` . ` . G . ! - . 4
. " . . - 8 ( (
.-. ; " U
3
( ; " ' . @ 8 ;. ( ( d "
; . - ( '((
5
! . ' V -
. ( . . - ." . ( - " " ' .
4
( ( 8
- . ( - " .
" . . . . " - ' " 5
6

5
; - U' - ' . . . . . . " ; "
G . . ;. . 8
@ H .
7
- . H 8 . . (
. . Z . . ( ; " . " . . . .
. ;. H . 8 . - - ". . ". 8 ; (
( . . ( ." . . ( . . . .! .- .
6
. - U " - E . B @ .H
8

. 8 . ( - V. " . . . . "'; . ( . ( .
- . 8 . ( - V. " . ' " U G . " .
7
@ ' 8 (' - ! . . . . . . (
". - . ` @ '
9
. ;- " ; . .
' . .H . ( . ; U . @. . H

. ! . . " i . . .h - . ` Z G . .
8
U @ H - ' ( . ". .'
8 - ( " . ' b
10
- .Z . ". . .-. ( .
! - . . ; . ` . .
9
.- . '; - - . U
' . . @' H
^ . - .. . ` ]

Z . 8 ( 8

. - B E ". . . '
. @ H ' ` 5 . ; " - .
2
8 . ( " . .8 @. H -. .
( . . ". . . ' @ 8 - d ( - . ". -V .

7 Esther 8
 The Westminster Leningrad Codex Esther 8

' 8 ( . " ; " (

10
- ' . . . "
.
! G @ " ' '
2
. @ H ' - ' 8 E ;. . B . @ H
` " ". . ( 11
. ( ( - . . " - . . - B
; " ' . - . . . ( @ . H . .
3
- ..@ . -; . . . B @ ' ; . ^ . ] '
H . '8 G .! . @ H .
( " . . 12
'. . . . . - ".
`- . -; . . .
4
8 . ` ( " - - . . ' . ! . ' .
. . - . -. . . 8- . ( .
13

. - ; . ` @ . " . . . .
5
" 8 ( . ' ( " 8
' - . 14
. . Z ' 8 . ( ( \ . ' -
6
- . . 8 ( . - . . " .- ! '. ;
7
" - G . .
! . . -; ; - .
8 15
. . - . . G ! . ` Z . . ; 8 .
. 8 ( . (
9
- . " . 8 . . ( " . (
" . . ". . . .
16
. -. U @ . G . - ! . . '
10
. - . . . . - . I
17
". ' . . . @ . ' \- . . @ . . H .
.-. . G -!
11
@ 8 . ( . (
; . " " 8 . . (
@ ' H
12
-
Z - 8 . (. ( - " -; .
. B @ . E . - -
H G ( -
. ". ! . . . @. H' ' . 9 B
- . ( . - " . . . " @ G
. . (
@.
! . . @ H

Esther 9 8
Esther 9 The Westminster Leningrad Codex

. ". - . 8 ' (
13

". 8 . ( ( . ( ". " . .

23
( - . - . " - . . ! .
! " - 8 ' ( ( - .
14
.
24
. B @. - . ` - . - . ! . " . . .
. H . . - . . ' ( . " . - - V. Z
15

( . U . 8 . . . ( ' " . .
25
b . - - . '. ] ; ". ". @ - ".
^ . "; . Z G
16
' . - . . . E
' . . ! . . B@ H . '
26

- E . . . !' . . (' ' " " ' ; . ( (

- . B@ . . 8 ; ( " ". ' - . . . @
.V ' - . . I . . '
17
.-. .
27
. . - . ". . . 8 . . . ( " . ' "'
. H @ B 18
- .
@ .8 ( ' " . . ( " ( 8 . .
' 8 . ( . " . . . . . . 8 . . . ( "
28 19
. . .- . . U . . . . ' "' - . Z
. @ H . . . . ( . ; . ' ]
. ". . . . Z ' U . 8 . . . ( . ^
" . 8 ' - ( ' " . .
29
U' . ' . - . ; - .
` . @ G . ! . ` " . . '
20

VG '
. ( @ H ;. .
30
' - @ H ;. ! " . (
8 . ( @ . '
21
. \- ] ^
" . . U . 8 . . . ( ' " . !
31
d - E B b @ . H . . . . . .
. `8 B @ H . 8 (
22
. .- . @ .
". ! (
' B @ . 8 ( . "

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 The Westminster Leningrad Codex Esther 9

' . ; .
32
.-. " I
; ;- . . b

. B @ G ! 10
2
. .- . 8 . ( .
; . ( b . ` " . " .
; ( (
3
; - . . `
" . . .
( " .(
" . ' . ' ( "
' . . -

End of Esther

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 The Westminster Leningrad Codex
Version 4.18

Esther

Attributed to:
Shemu'el ben Ya'akov
Aharon ben-Mosheh ben-Asher
ca 1008

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