- gladness:
- "As the daysª wherein¹ the Jewsª restedª° from their enemies,ª°¹ and the monthª which¹ was turnedª° unto them from sorrowª¹ to joy,ª and from mourningª¹ into a goodª day:ª that they should makeª° them daysª of feastingª and joy,ª and of sendingª portionsª oneª to another,ª and giftsª to the poor.ª" {Est 9:22} + "And in every¹ province,ª and in every¹ city,ª whithersoeverª¹ the king'sª commandmentª and his decreeª came,ª° the Jewsª had joyª and gladness,ª a feastª and a goodª day.ª And manyª of the peopleª¹ of the landª became Jews;ª° for¹ the fearª of the Jewsª fellª° upon¹ them." {Est 8:17} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° beforeª the LORDª thy God,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Leviteª that¹ [is] within thy gates,ª and the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] amongª you, in the placeª which¹ the LORDª thy Godª hath chosenª° to placeª° his nameª there.¹" {Deu 16:11} + "And thou shalt rejoiceª° in thy feast,ª thou,¹ and thy son,ª and thy daughter,ª and thy manservant,ª and thy maidservant,ª and the Levite,ª the stranger,ª and the fatherless,ª and the widow,ª that¹ [are] within thy gates.ª" {Deu 16:14} + "Then he saidª° unto them, Go¹ your way,²° eatª° the fat,ª and drinkª° the sweet,ª and sendª° portionsª unto them for whom nothing¹ is prepared:ª° for¹ [this] dayª [is] holyª unto our Lord:ª neither¹ be ye sorry;ª° for¹ the joyª of the LORDª is your strength.ª ... And all¹ the peopleª went¹ their way²° to eat,ª° and to drink,ª° and to sendª° portions,ª and to makeª° greatª mirth,ª because¹ they had understoodª° the wordsª that¹ were declaredª° unto them." {Neh 8:10-12} + "They compassed me about;ª° yea,¹ they compassed me about:ª° but in the nameª of the LORDª I will destroyª° them. ... The right handª of the LORDª is exalted:²°¹ the right handª of the LORDª doethª° valiantly.ª" {Psa 118:11-16} + "But¹ rather² giveª° almsª of such things as ye have;ª° and,ª behold,ª° all thingsª areª° cleanª unto you.ª" {Lke 11:41} + "Andª they that dwellª° uponª the¹ earthª shall rejoiceª° overª them,ª andª make merry,ª° andª shall sendª° giftsª one to another;ª becauseª theseª twoª prophetsª tormentedª° them that dweltª° onª the¹ earth.ª" {Rev 11:10}
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