- the twelve:
- "Behold,¹ the peopleª shall rise upª° as a great lion,ª and lift up²° himself¹ as a young lion:ª he shall not¹ lie downª° until¹ he eatª° [of] the prey,ª and drinkª° the bloodª of the slain.ª" {Num 23:24} + "Then the kingª Ahasuerusª saidª° unto Estherª the queenª and to Mordecaiª the Jew,ª Behold,¹ I have givenª° Estherª the houseª of Haman,ª and him they have hangedª° upon¹ the gallows,ª because¹¹ he laidª° his handª upon the Jews.ª" {Est 8:7} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° at that¹ timeª in the thirdª month,ª that¹ [is], the monthª Sivan,ª on the threeª and twentiethª [day] thereof; and it was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Mordecaiª commandedª° unto¹ the Jews,ª and to¹ the lieutenants,ª and the deputiesª and rulersª of the provincesª which¹ [are] from Indiaª¹ unto¹ Ethiopia,ª an hundredª twentyª and sevenª provinces,ª unto every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and unto every peopleª after their language,ª and to¹ the Jewsª according to their writing,ª and according to their language.ª" {Est 8:9} + "Wherein¹ the kingª grantedª° the Jewsª which¹ [were] in every¹ cityª to gather themselves together,ª° and to standª° for¹ their life,ª to destroy,ª° to slay,ª° and to cause to perish,ª°¹ all¹ the powerª of the peopleª and provinceª that would assaultª° them, [both] little onesª and women,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey,ª°" {Est 8:11} + "Now in the twelfthªª month,ª that¹ [is], the monthª Adar,ª on the thirteenthªª dayª of the same, when¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª drew nearª° to be put in execution,ª° in the dayª that¹ the enemiesª° of the Jewsª hopedª° to have powerª° over them, (though it¹ was turned²° to the contrary,¹ that¹ the Jewsª had rule²° over¹ them¹ that hatedª° them;) ... For¹ Mordecaiª the Jewª [was] nextª unto kingª Ahasuerus,ª and greatª among the Jews,ª and acceptedª° of the multitudeª of his brethren,ª seekingª° the wealthª of his people,ª and speakingª° peaceª to all¹ his seed.ª" {Est 9:1-10:3} + "Behold,¹ it is come,ª° and it is done,ª° saithª° the Lordª GOD;ª this¹ [is] the dayª whereof¹ I have spoken.ª° ... So that they shall takeª° no¹ woodª out of¹ the field,ª neither¹ cut downª° [any] out of¹ the forests;ª for¹ they shall burnª° the weaponsª with fire:ª and they shall spoilª°¹ those that spoiledª° them, and robª°¹ those that robbedª° them, saithª° the Lordª GOD.ª" {Ezk 39:8-10} + "Behold,¹ the dayª of the LORDª cometh,ª° and thy spoilª shall be dividedª° in the midstª of thee. ... But it shall be¹ oneª dayª which¹ shall be knownª° to the LORD,ª not¹ day,ª nor¹ night:ª but it shall come to pass,¹ [that] at eveningª timeª it shall be¹ light.ª" {Zch 14:1-7}
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