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 וַיַּזְעֵ֗ק וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בְּנִֽינְוֵ֔ה מִטַּ֧עַם הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וּגְדֹלָ֖יו לֵאמֹ֑ר הָאָדָ֨ם וְהַבְּהֵמָ֜ה הַבָּקָ֣ר וְהַצֹּ֗אן אַֽל־יִטְעֲמוּ֙ מְא֔וּמָה אַ֨ל־יִרְע֔וּ  וּמַ֖יִם אַל־יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃WLC (Consonants Only)
 
 
 ויזעק ויאמר בנינוה מטעם המלך וגדליו לאמר האדם והבהמה הבקר והצאן אל־יטעמו מאומה אל־ירעו  ומים אל־ישתו׃Strong's ConcordanceHolman Christian Standard Bible Then  he issued a decree  in  Nineveh: By  order  of the  king  and  his  nobles: No  man  or  beast, herd  or  flock, is to taste  anything  at all. They must not  eat  or  drink  water.
 
 New American Standard Bible
 He issued a [-] proclamation and it said, "In Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles: Do not let man, beast, herd, or flock taste a thing. Do not let them eat or drink water.
 
 King James Bible
 And he caused [it] to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water:
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