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- "Moreover I² makeª° a decreeª whatª¹ ye shall doª° toª the eldersª° of theseª Jewsª for the buildingª° of thisª houseª of God:ª that of the king's² goods,ª¹¹ [even] ofª the tributeª beyondª the river,ª forthwithª expensesª beª° givenª° unto theseª men,ª that¹ they be notª hindered.ª° ... And the Godª that¹ hath caused his nameª to dwellª° thereª destroyª° allª kingsª and people,ª that¹ shall putª° to their handª to alterª° [and] to destroyª° thisª houseª of Godª which¹ [is] at Jerusalem.ª Iª Dariusª have madeª° a decree;ª let it be doneª° with speed.ª" {Ezr 6:8-12} + "Then were the king'sª scribesª° calledª° on the thirteenthªª dayª of the firstª month,ª and there was writtenª° according to all¹ that¹ Hamanª had commandedª° unto¹ the king'sª lieutenants,ª and to¹ the governorsª that¹ [were] over¹ every province,ª and to¹ the rulersª of every peopleª of every provinceª according to the writingª thereof, and [to] every peopleª after their language;ª in the nameª of kingª Ahasuerusª was it written,ª° and sealedª° with the king'sª ring.ª ... The postsª° went out,ª° being hastenedª° by the king'sª commandment,ª and the decreeª was givenª° in Shushanª the palace.ª And the kingª and Hamanª sat downª° to drink;ª° but the cityª Shushanª was perplexed.ª°" {Est 3:12-15} + "Writeª° ye¹ also for¹ the Jews,ª as it likethª¹ you,² in the king'sª name,ª and sealª° [it] with the king'sª ring:ª for¹ the writingª which¹ is writtenª° in the king'sª name,ª and sealedª° with the king'sª ring,ª may no¹ man reverse.ª° ... And he wroteª° in the kingª Ahasuerus'ª name,ª and sealedª° [it] with the king'sª ring,ª and sentª° lettersª byª postsª° on horseback,ª [and] ridersª° on mules,ª camels,ª [and] youngª dromedaries:ª" {Est 8:8-10} + "And Mordecaiª wroteª°¹ these¹ things,ª and sentª° lettersª unto¹ all¹ the Jewsª that¹ [were] in all¹ the provincesª of the kingª Ahasuerus,ª [both] nighª and far,ª ... To stablishª° [this] among¹ them, that they should¹ keepª°¹ the fourteenthªª dayª of the monthª Adar,ª and the fifteenthªª dayª of the same, yearly,ª¹" {Est 9:20-21} + "Now,ª O king,ª establishª° the decree,ª and signª° the writing,ª that¹ it be notª changed,ª° according to the lawª of the Medesª and Persians,ª which¹ alterethª° not.ª" {Dan 6:8}
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