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  8:1 ¶
On that°
day°
did the king°
´Áçašwërôš
אֲחַשׁוֵרוֹשׁ°
give°°°
the house°
of
Hämän
הָמָן°
the
Yæhûđîm's
יְהוּדִים°
enemy°°
unto
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
the queen.°
And
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי°
came°°
before°
the king;°
for°
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
had told°°
what°
he°
[was] unto her. |
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8:1 ¶
On that day did the king Achashwerosh give the house of Haman the Yehudim's enemy unto Ester the queen. And Mordokhay came before the king; for Ester had told what he [was] unto her. |
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8:2
And the king°
took off°°°
his ring,°
which°
he had taken°°
from
Hämän
הָמָן,°°
and gave°°
it unto
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי.°
And
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
set°°°
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי°
over°
the house°
of
Hämän
הָמָן.° |
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8:2
And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordokhay. And Ester set Mordokhay over the house of Haman. |
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8:3 ¶
And
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
spake°°
yet again°°
before°
the king,°
and fell down°°
at°
his feet,°
and besought°°
him with tears°°
to put away°°°
the mischief°
of
Hämän
הָמָן°
the
´Áqäqî
אֲגָגִי,°
and his device°
that°
he had devised°°
against°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים.° |
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8:3 ¶
And Ester spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagi, and his device that he had devised against the Yehudim. |
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8:4
Then the king°
held out°°°
the golden°
sceptre°
toward
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר.°
So
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
arose,°°
and stood°°
before°
the king,° |
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8:4
Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Ester. So Ester arose, and stood before the king, |
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8:5
And said,°°
If°
it please°°°
the king,°
and if°
I have found°°
favour°
in his sight,°
and the thing°
[seem] right°°
before°
the king,°
and I°
[be] pleasing°°
in his eyes,°
let it be written°°
to reverse°°°
the letters°
devised°
by
Hämän
הָמָן°
the son°
of
Hammæđäŧä´
הַמְּדָתָא°
the
´Áqäqî
אֲגָגִי,°
which°
he wrote°°
to destroy°°°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
which°
[are] in all°
the king's°
provinces:° |
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8:5
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king, and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagi, which he wrote to destroy the Yehudim which [are] in all the king's provinces: |
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8:6
For°
how°
can I endure°°
to see°°
the evil°
that°
shall come°°
unto°°
my people?°
or how°
can I endure°°
to see°°
the destruction°
of my kindred?° |
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8:6
For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred? |
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8:7 ¶
Then the king°
´Áçašwërôš
אֲחַשׁוֵרוֹשׁ°
said°°
unto
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
the queen°
and to
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי°
the
Yæhûđî
יְהוּדִי,°
Behold,°
I have given°°
´Estër
אֶסתֵּר°
the house°
of
Hämän
הָמָן,°
and him they have hanged°°
upon°
the gallows,°
because°°
he laid°°
his hand°
upon the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים.° |
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8:7 ¶
Then the king Achashwerosh said unto Ester the queen and to Mordokhay the Yehudi, Behold, I have given Ester the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Yehudim. |
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8:8
Write°°
ye°
also for°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים,°
as it liketh°°
you,°
in the king's°
name,°
and seal°°
[it] with the king's°
ring:°
for°
the writing°
which°
is written°°
in the king's°
name,°
and sealed°°
with the king's°
ring,°
may no°
man reverse.°° |
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8:8
Write ye also for the Yehudim, as it liketh you, in the king's name, and seal [it] with the king's ring: for the writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no man reverse. |
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8:9
Then were the king's°
scribes°°
called°°
at that°
time°
in the third°
month,°
that°
[is], the month°
Sîwän
סִיוָן,°
on the three°
and twentieth°
[day] thereof; and it was written°°
according to all°
that°
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי°
commanded°°
unto°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים,°
and to°
the lieutenants,°
and the deputies°
and rulers°
of the provinces°
which°
[are] from
Höddû
הֹדּוּ°°
unto°
Cûš
כּוּשׁ,°
an hundred°
twenty°
and seven°
provinces,°
unto every province°
according to the writing°
thereof, and unto every people°
after their language,°
and to°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
according to their writing,°
and according to their language.° |
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8:9
Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the third month, that [is], the month Siwan, on the three and twentieth [day] thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordokhay commanded unto the Yehudim, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which [are] from Hoddu unto Kush, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Yehudim according to their writing, and according to their language. |
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8:10
And he wrote°°
in the king°
´Áçašwërôš's
אֲחַשׁוֵרוֹשׁ°
name,°
and sealed°°
[it] with the king's°
ring,°
and sent°°
letters°
by°
posts°°
on horseback,°
[and] riders°°
on mules,°
camels,°
[and] young°
dromedaries:° |
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8:10
And he wrote in the king Achashwerosh's name, and sealed [it] with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, [and] riders on mules, camels, [and] young dromedaries: |
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8:11
Wherein°
the king°
granted°°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
which°
[were] in every°
city°
to gather themselves together,°°
and to stand°°
for°
their life,°
to destroy,°°
to slay,°°
and to cause to perish,°°°
all°
the power°
of the people°
and province°
that would assault°°
them, [both] little ones°
and women,°
and [to take] the spoil°
of them for a prey,°° |
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8:11
Wherein the king granted the Yehudim which [were] in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, [both] little ones and women, and [to take] the spoil of them for a prey, |
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8:12
Upon one°
day°
in all°
the provinces°
of king°
´Áçašwërôš
אֲחַשׁוֵרוֹשׁ,°
[namely], upon the thirteenth°°
[day] of the twelfth°°
month,°
which°
[is] the month°
´Áđär
אֲדָר.° |
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8:12
Upon one day in all the provinces of king Achashwerosh, [namely], upon the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which [is] the month Adar. |
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8:13
The copy°
of the writing°
for a commandment°
to be given°°
in every°
province°
[was] published°°
unto all°
people,°
and that the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
should be°
ready°°°
against that°
day°
to avenge°°
themselves°
on their enemies.°°° |
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8:13
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province [was] published unto all people, and that the Yehudim should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. |
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8:14
[So] the posts°°
that rode°°
upon°
mules°
[and] camels°
went out,°°
being hastened°°
and pressed on°°
by the king's°
commandment.°
And the decree°
was given°°
at
Šûšan
שׁוּשַׁן°
the palace.° |
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8:14
[So] the posts that rode upon mules [and] camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace. |
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8:15 ¶
And
Mordóȼay
מָרדֳּכַי°
went out°°
from the presence°°
of the king°
in royal°
apparel°
of blue°
and white,°
and with a great°
crown°
of gold,°
and with a garment°
of fine linen°
and purple:°
and the city°
of
Šûšan
שׁוּשַׁן°
rejoiced°°
and was glad.°° |
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8:15 ¶
And Mordokhay went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. |
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8:16
The
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
had°
light,°
and gladness,°
and joy,°
and honour.° |
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8:16
The Yehudim had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour. |
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8:17
And in every°
province,°
and in every°
city,°
whithersoever°°
the king's°
commandment°
and his decree°
came,°°
the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
had joy°
and gladness,°
a feast°
and a good°
day.°
And many°
of the people°°
of the land°
became
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים;°°
for°
the fear°
of the
Yæhûđîm
יְהוּדִים°
fell°°
upon°
them. |
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8:17
And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Yehudim had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Yehudim; for the fear of the Yehudim fell upon them. |
