- Adar:
- "In the firstª month,ª that¹ [is], the monthª Nisan,ª in the twelfthªª yearª of kingª Ahasuerus,ª they castª° Pur,ª that¹ [is], the lot,ª beforeª Hamanª from dayª¹ to day,ª and from monthª¹ to month,ª [to] the twelfthªª [month], that¹ [is], the monthª Adar.ª" {Est 3:7} + "And the lettersª were sentª° byª postsª° into¹ all¹ the king'sª provinces,ª to destroy,ª° to kill,ª° and to cause to perish,ª°¹ all¹ Jews,ª both youngª¹ and¹ old,ª little childrenª and women,ª in oneª day,ª [even] upon the thirteenthªª [day] of the twelfthªª month,ª which¹ is the monthª Adar,ª and [to take] the spoilª of them for a prey.ª°" {Est 3:13} + "Upon oneª dayª in all¹ the provincesª of kingª Ahasuerus,ª [namely], upon the thirteenthªª [day] of the twelfthªª month,ª which¹ [is] the monthª Adar.ª" {Est 8:12} + "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;)" {Est 9:1} + "For the Jewsª that¹ [were] in Shushanª gathered themselves togetherª° on the fourteenthªª dayª also¹ of the monthª Adar,ª and slewª° threeª hundredª menª at Shushan;ª but on the preyª they laidª° not¹¹ their hand.ª" {Est 9:15} + "On the thirteenthªª dayª of the monthª Adar;ª and on the fourteenthªª day of the same rested²¹ they, and madeª° it a dayª of feastingª and gladness.ª" {Est 9:17} + "Therefore¹¹ the Jewsª of the villages,ª that dweltª° in the unwalledª towns,ª madeª°¹ the fourteenthªª dayª of the monthª Adarª [a day of] gladnessª and feasting,ª and a goodª day,ª and of sendingª portionsª oneª to another.ª" {Est 9:19} + "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 9:21}
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