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Esther 8

Mordecai Promoted

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On that dayh3117 Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325 gaveh5414 the househ1004 of Hamanh2001b,  athe enemyh6887c of the Jewsh3064, to Queenh4436 Estherh635; and Mordecaih4782 cameh935 beforeh6440 the kingh4428, for Estherh635 had disclosedh5046  bwhath4100 he was to her.

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 aThe kingh4428 tookh5493 offh5493 his signeth2885 ringh2885 whichh834 he had takenh5674a awayh5674a from Hamanh2001b, and gaveh5414 it to Mordecaih4782. And Estherh635 seth7760 Mordecaih4782 overh5921 the househ1004 of Hamanh2001b.

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Then Estherh635 spokeh1696 againh3254 to the kingh4428, fellh5307 at his feeth7272, wepth1058 and imploredh2603a him to averth5674a the evilh7463a scheme of Hamanh2001b the Agagiteh91 and his ploth4284 whichh834 he had devisedh2803 againsth5921 the Jewsh3064.

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 aThe kingh4428 extendedh3447 the goldenh2091 scepterh8275 to Estherh635. So Estherh635 aroseh6965 and stoodh5975 beforeh6440 the kingh4428.

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Then she saidh559, " aIfh518 it pleasesh5921h2895 the kingh4428 and ifh518 I have foundh4672 favorh2580 beforeh6440 him and the matterh1697 seems properh3787 to the kingh4428 and I am pleasingh2896a in his sighth5869, let it be writtenh3789 to revokeh7725 the  blettersh5612 devisedh4284 by Hamanh2001b, the sonh1121 of Hammedathah1992b the Agagiteh91, whichh834 he wroteh3789 to destroyh6 the Jewsh3064 whoh834 are in allh3605 the king'sh4428 provincesh4082.

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"For  ahowh351c canh3201 I endureh3201 to seeh7200 the calamityh7463a whichh834 will befallh4672 my peopleh5971a, and howh351c canh3201 I endureh3201 to seeh7200 the destructionh12 of my kindredh4138?"

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So Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325 saidh559 to Queenh4436 Estherh635 and to Mordecaih4782 the Jewh3064, "Beholdh2009,  aI have givenh5414 the househ1004 of Hamanh2001b to Estherh635, and him they have hangedh8518 on the gallowsh6086 becauseh5921h834 he had stretchedh7971 out his handsh3027 against the Jewsh3064.

The King's Decree Avenges the Jews

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"Now you writeh3789 to the Jewsh3064  1as you seeh5869 fith2896a, in the king'sh4428 nameh8034, and  asealh2856 it with the king'sh4428 signeth2885 ringh2885; for a decreeh3791 whichh834 is writtenh3789 in the nameh8034 of the kingh4428 and sealedh2856 with the king'sh4428 signeth2885 ringh2885  bmay not be revokedh7725."

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 aSo the king'sh4428 scribesh5613b were calledh7121 at that timeh6256 in the thirdh7992 monthh2320 (that is, the monthh2320 Sivanh5510), on the twenty-thirdh6242h7969  1day; and it was writtenh3789 according to allh3605 that Mordecaih4782 commandedh6680 to the Jewsh3064, the satrapsh323, the governorsh6346 and the princesh8269 of the provincesh4082 whichh834 extended  bfrom Indiah1912 to  2Ethiopiah3568a, 127h7651h6242h3967 provincesh4082, to  ceveryh4082 provinceh4082 according to its scripth3791, and to everyh5971a peopleh5971a according to their languageh3956 as well as to the Jewsh3064 according to their scripth3791 and their languageh3956.

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He wroteh3789 in the nameh8034 of Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325, and sealedh2856 it with the king'sh4428 signeth2885 ringh2885, and senth7971 lettersh5612 by couriersh7323 on  ahorsesh5483b, ridingh7392 on steedsh7409 siredh1121 by the royalh7424 studh7424.

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 1In them the kingh4428 grantedh5414 the Jewsh3064 whoh834 were in eachh5892b and everyh3605 cityh5892b the right  ato assembleh6950 and to defendh5975 their livesh5315,  bto destroyh8045, to killh2026 and to annihilateh6 the entireh3605 armyh2428 of any peopleh5971a or provinceh4082 which might attackh6696b them, includingh854 childrenh2945 and womenh802, and  cto plunderh962 their spoilh7998,

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on  aoneh259 dayh3117 in allh3605 the provincesh4082 of Kingh4428 Ahasuerush325, the thirteenthh7969h6240 day of the twelfthh8147h6240 monthh2320 (that is, the monthh2320 Adarh143).

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 aA copyh6572 of the edicth3791 to be  1issuedh5414 as lawh1881 in eachh4082 and everyh3605 provinceh4082 was publishedh1540 to allh3605 the peoplesh5971a, so that the Jewsh3064 would be readyh6264 for thish2088 dayh3117 to avengeh5358 themselves on their enemiesh340.

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The couriersh7323, hastenedh926 and impelledh1765 by the king'sh4428 commandh1697, wenth3318 out, ridingh7392 on the royalh327 steedsh7409; and the decreeh1881 was givenh5414 out at the citadelh1002 in Susah7800.

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Then Mordecaih4782 wenth3318 out from the presenceh6440 of the kingh4428  ain royalh4438 robesh3830 of  1blueh8504 and whiteh2353, with a largeh1419 crownh5850 of goldh2091 and  ba garmenth8509 of fineh948 linenh948 and purpleh713; and  cthe cityh5892b of Susah7800 shoutedh6670a and rejoicedh8055.

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For the Jewsh3064 there was  alighth219a and gladnessh8057 and joyh8342 and honorh3366.

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In eachh4082 and everyh3605 provinceh4082 and in eachh5892b and everyh3605 cityh5892b, whereverh4725h834 the king'sh4428 commandmenth1697 and his decreeh1881 arrivedh5060, there was gladnessh8057 and joyh8342 for the Jewsh3064, a feasth4960 and a  1 aholidayh2896ah3117. And  bmanyh7227a amongh4480 the peoplesh5971a of the landh776 becameh3054 Jewsh3054, for the dreadh6343 of the Jewsh3064 had fallenh5307 on them.



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