Esther · אֶסְתֵּר

Esther 4:1

וּמָרְדֳּכַ֗י יָדַע֙ אֶת כָּל אֲשֶׁ֣ר נַעֲשָׂ֔ה וַיִּקְרַ֤ע מָרְדֳּכַי֙ אֶת בְּגָדָ֔יו וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ שַׂ֖ק וָאֵ֑פֶר וַיֵּצֵ֣א בְת֣וֹךְ הָעִ֗יר וַיִּזְעַ֛ק זְעָקָ֥ה גְדֹלָ֖ה וּמָרָֽה׃
vmardokay yadaʿ ʾet kal ʾasher naʿashah vayiqraʿ mardokay ʾet bgadayv vayilbash shaq vaʾeper vayeṣeʾ btvok haʿiyr vayizʿaq zʿaqah gdolah vmarah
King James Version (KJV)

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and bitter cry;

Modern English

When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, crying out with a loud and bitter cry.

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