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Esther 9

The Jews Destroy Their Enemies

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Now  ain the twelfthh8147h6240 monthh2320 (that is, the monthh2320 Adarh143), on  bthe thirteenthh7969h6240  1dayh3117  cwhenh834 the king'sh4428 commandh1697 and edicth1881  2were about to be executedh6213a, on the dayh3117 whenh834 the enemiesh340 of the Jewsh3064 hopedh7663b to gainh7980 the masteryh7980 overh7980 them, it was turnedh2015 to the contrary so that the Jewsh3064 themselvesh1992a gainedh7980 the masteryh7980 overh7980 those who hatedh8130 them.

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 aThe Jewsh3064 assembledh6950 in their citiesh5892b throughout allh3605 the provincesh4082 of Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325 to layh7971 handsh3027 on those who soughth1245 their harmh7463a; and noh3808 oneh376 could standh5975 beforeh6440 them,  bfor the dreadh6343 of them had fallenh5307 on allh3605 the peoplesh5971a.

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Even allh3605 the princesh8269 of the provincesh4082,  athe satrapsh323, the governorsh6346 and those who were doingh6213a the king'sh4428 businessh4399  1assistedh5375 the Jewsh3064, becauseh3588 the dreadh6343 of Mordecaih4782 had fallenh5307 on them.

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Indeedh3588, Mordecaih4782 was greath1419 in the king'sh4428 househ1004, and his fameh8089 spreadh1980 throughout allh3605 the provincesh4082; for the manh376 Mordecaih4782  abecameh1980 greaterh1980 and greaterh1419.

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Thus  athe Jewsh3064 struckh5221 allh3605 their enemiesh340 with  1the swordh2719, killingh2027 and destroyingh12; and they didh6213a whath7522 they pleasedh7522 to those who hatedh8130 them.

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At the citadelh1002 in Susah7800 the Jewsh3064 killedh2026 and destroyedh6 fiveh2568 hundredh3967 menh376,

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and Parshandathah6577, Dalphonh1813, Aspathah630,

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Porathah6334, Adaliah118, Aridathah743a,

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Parmashtah6534, Arisaih747b, Aridaih742 and Vaizathah2055,

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 athe tenh6235 sonsh1121 of Hamanh2001b the sonh1121 of Hammedathah1992b, the Jews'h3064 enemyh6887c; but  bthey did not layh7971 their handsh3027 on the plunderh961.

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On that dayh3117 the numberh4557 of those who were killedh2026 at the citadelh1002 in Susah7800  1was reportedh935 to the kingh4428.

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The kingh4428 saidh559 to Queenh4436 Estherh635, "The Jewsh3064 have killedh2026 and destroyedh6 fiveh2568 hundredh3967 menh376 and the tenh6235 sonsh1121 of Hamanh2001b at the citadelh1002 in Susah7800. Whath4100 then have they doneh6213a in the resth7605 of the king'sh4428 provincesh4082!  aNow whath4100 is your petitionh7596? It shall even be grantedh5414 you. And whath4100 is your furtherh5750 requesth1246? It shall also be doneh6213a."

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Then saidh559 Estherh635, "Ifh518 it pleasesh5921h2895 the kingh4428,  alet tomorrowh4279 alsoh1571 be grantedh5414 to the Jewsh3064 whoh834 are in Susah7800 to doh6213a according to the edicth1881 of todayh3117; and let Haman'sh2001b tenh6235 sonsh1121 be hangedh8518 on the gallowsh6086."

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So the kingh4428 commandedh559 that it should be doneh6213a soh3651; and an edicth1881 was issuedh5414 in Susah7800, and Haman'sh2001b tenh6235 sonsh1121 were hangedh8518.

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The Jewsh3064 whoh834 were in Susah7800 assembledh6950 alsoh1571 on the fourteenthh702h6240 dayh3117 of the monthh2320 Adarh143 and killedh2026  athreeh7969 hundredh3967 menh376 in Susah7800, but  bthey did not layh7971 their handsh3027 on the plunderh961.

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Now  athe resth7605 of the Jewsh3064 whoh834 were in the king'sh4428 provincesh4082  bassembledh6950, to defendh5975 their livesh5315 and  1ridh5117 themselvesh5117 of their enemiesh340, and killh2026 75,000h2568h7657h505 of those who hatedh8130 them; but they did not layh7971 their handsh3027 on the plunderh961.

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This was done on  athe thirteenthh7969h6240 dayh3117 of the monthh2320 Adarh143, and  bon the fourteenthh702h6240  1day they restedh5117 and madeh6213a it a dayh3117 of feastingh4960 and rejoicingh8057.

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But the Jewsh3064 whoh834 were in Susah7800  aassembledh6950 on the thirteenthh7969h6240 and  bthe fourteenthh702h6240  1of the same month, and they restedh5117 on the fifteenthh2568h6240  1day and madeh6213a it a dayh3117 of feastingh4960 and rejoicingh8057.

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Thereforeh5921h3651 the Jewsh3064 of the ruralh6521 areash6521, who liveh3427 in  athe ruralh6519 townsh5892b, makeh6213a the fourteenthh702h6240 dayh3117 of the monthh2320 Adarh143 a  1 bholidayh2896ah3117 for rejoicingh8057 and feastingh4960 and  csendingh4916 portionsh4490 of food to oneh376 anotherh7453.

The Feast of Purim Instituted

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Then Mordecaih4782 recordedh3789 theseh428 eventsh1697, and he senth7971 lettersh5612 to allh3605 the Jewsh3064 whoh834 were in allh3605 the provincesh4082 of Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325, both nearh7138 and farh7350,

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obligingh6965h5921 them to celebrateh6213a the fourteenthh702h6240 dayh3117 of the monthh2320 Adarh143, and the fifteenthh2568h6240 dayh3117  1of the same month, annuallyh3605h8141,

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because on those daysh3117 the Jewsh3064  1ridh5117 themselvesh5117 of their enemiesh340, and it was a monthh2320 whichh834 was  aturnedh2015 for them from sorrowh3015 into gladnessh8057 and from mourningh60 into a  2holidayh2896ah3117; that they should makeh6213a them daysh3117 of feastingh4960 and rejoicingh8057 and  bsendingh4916 portionsh4490 of food to oneh376 anotherh7453 and giftsh4979 to the poorh34.

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Thus the Jewsh3064 undertookh6901 whath834 they had startedh2490c to doh6213a, and whath834 Mordecaih4782 had writtenh3789 to them.

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For Hamanh2001b the sonh1121 of Hammedathah1992b, the Agagiteh91, the adversaryh6887c of allh3605 the Jewsh3064, had schemedh2803 againsth5921 the Jewsh3064 to destroyh6 them and  ahad casth5307 Purh6332, that is the loth1486, to disturbh2000 them and destroyh6 them.

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But  awhen it cameh935  1to the king'sh4428 attentionh6440, he commandedh559 by letterh5612  bthat his wickedh7451a schemeh4284 whichh834 he had  2devisedh2803 againsth5921 the Jewsh3064,  cshould returnh7725 on his own headh7218 and that he and his sonsh1121 should be hangedh8518 on the  3gallowsh6086.

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Thereforeh5921h3651 they calledh7121 theseh428 daysh3117 Purimh6332 afterh5921 the nameh8034 of Purh6332.  1And  abecauseh5921 of the instructionsh1697 in thish384 letterh107, both whath4100 they had seenh7200 in thish3602 regardh3602 and whath4100 had happenedh5060 to them,

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the Jewsh3064 establishedh6965 and  1madeh6901 a customh6901 for themselves and for their  2descendantsh2233 and for  aallh3605 those who alliedh3867a themselves with them, so that  3they would not failh5674a  bto celebrateh6213a theseh428 twoh8147 daysh3117 according to their  4regulationh3791 and according to their appointedh2163 timeh2165 annuallyh3605h8141.

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So theseh428 daysh3117 were to be rememberedh2142 and celebratedh6213a throughout everyh1755 generationh1755, everyh4940 familyh4940, everyh4082 provinceh4082 and everyh5892b cityh5892b; and theseh428 daysh3117 of Purimh6332 were not to  1failh5674a from amongh8432 the Jewsh3064, or their memoryh2143  2fadeh5486 from their  3descendantsh2233.

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Then Queenh4436 Estherh635,  adaughterh1323 of Abihailh32, with Mordecaih4782 the Jewh3064, wroteh3789 with fullh3605 authorityh8633 to confirmh6965  bthish384 secondh8145 letterh107 about Purimh6332.

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He senth7971 lettersh5612 to allh3605 the Jewsh3064,  ato the 127h7651h6242h3967 provincesh4082 of the kingdomh4438 of Ahasuerush325, namely, wordsh1697 of peaceh7965 and truthh571,

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to establishh6965 theseh428 daysh3117 of Purimh6332 at their appointedh2163 timesh2165, justh3512c as Mordecaih4782 the Jewh3064 and Queenh4436 Estherh635 had establishedh6965 for them, and justh3512c as they had establishedh6965 for themselvesh5315 and for their  1descendantsh2233 with  2instructionsh1697  afor their timesh6685 of fastingh6685 and their lamentationsh2201.

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The commandh3982 of Estherh635 establishedh6965 theseh428  1customsh1697 for  aPurimh6332, and it was writtenh3789 in the bookh5612.



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