¹ Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)

² The Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them fell upon all people.

³ And all the rulers of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and officers of the king, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai fell upon them.

⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went out throughout all the provinces: for this man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

⁵ Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.

⁶ And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

⁷ And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

⁸ And Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

⁹ And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

¹⁰ The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they; but on the spoil laid they not their hand.

¹¹ On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

¹² And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

¹³ Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

¹⁴ And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

¹⁵ For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.

¹⁶ But the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

¹⁷ On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁸ But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁹ Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

²⁰ And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

²¹ To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

²² As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

²³ And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

²⁴ Because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

²⁵ But when Esther came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

²⁶ Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,

²⁷ The Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to their writing, and according to their appointed time every year;

²⁸ And that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish from their seed.

²⁹ Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.

³⁰ And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth,

³¹ To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry.

³² And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

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¹ Now in the twelfth ^{H8147 H6240} month, ^H2320 that is, the month ^H2320 Adar, ^H143 on the thirteenth ^{H7969 H6240} day ^H3117 of the same, when the king's ^H4428 commandment ^H1697 and his decree ^H1881 drew near ^H5060 to be put in execution, ^H6213 in the day ^H3117 that the enemies ^H341 of the Jews ^H3064 hoped ^H7663 to have power ^H7980 over them, (though it was turned ^H2015 to the contrary, that the Jews ^H3064 had rule ^H7980 over them that hated ^H8130 them;)

² The Jews ^H3064 gathered themselves together ^H6950 in their cities ^H5892 throughout all the provinces ^H4082 of the king ^H4428 Ahasuerus, ^H325 to lay ^H7971 hand ^H3027 on such as sought ^H1245 their hurt: ^H7451 and no man ^H376 could withstand ^H5975 them; ^H6440 for the fear ^H6343 of them fell ^H5307 upon all people. ^H5971

³ And all the rulers ^H8269 of the provinces, ^H4082 and the lieutenants, ^H323 and the deputies, ^H6346 and officers ^{H6213 H4399} of the king, ^H4428 helped ^H5375 the Jews; ^H3064 because the fear ^H6343 of Mordecai ^H4782 fell ^H5307 upon them.

⁴ For Mordecai ^H4782 was great ^H1419 in the king's ^H4428 house, ^H1004 and his fame ^H8089 went out ^H1980 throughout all the provinces: ^H4082 for this man ^H376 Mordecai ^H4782 waxed ^H1980 greater and greater. ^H1419

⁵ Thus the Jews ^H3064 smote ^H5221 all their enemies ^H341 with the stroke ^H4347 of the sword, ^H2719 and slaughter, ^H2027 and destruction, ^H12 and did ^H6213 what they would ^H7522 unto those that hated ^H8130 them.

⁶ And in Shushan ^H7800 the palace ^H1002 the Jews ^H3064 slew ^H2026 and destroyed ^H6 five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 men. ^H376

⁷ And Parshandatha, ^H6577 and Dalphon, ^H1813 and Aspatha, ^H630

⁸ And Poratha, ^H6334 and Adalia, ^H118 and Aridatha, ^H743

⁹ And Parmashta, ^H6534 and Arisai, ^H747 and Aridai, ^H742 and Vajezatha, ^H2055

¹⁰ The ten ^H6235 sons ^H1121 of Haman ^H2001 the son ^H1121 of Hammedatha, ^H4099 the enemy ^H6887 of the Jews, ^H3064 slew ^H2026 they; but on the spoil ^H961 laid ^H7971 they not their hand. ^H3027

¹¹ On that day ^H3117 the number ^H4557 of those that were slain ^H2026 in Shushan ^H7800 the palace ^H1002 was brought ^H935 before ^H6440 the king. ^H4428

¹² And the king ^H4428 said ^H559 unto Esther ^H635 the queen, ^H4436 The Jews ^H3064 have slain ^H2026 and destroyed ^H6 five ^H2568 hundred ^H3967 men ^H376 in Shushan ^H7800 the palace, ^H1002 and the ten ^H6235 sons ^H1121 of Haman; ^H2001 what have they done ^H6213 in the rest ^H7605 of the king's ^H4428 provinces? ^H4082 now what is thy petition? ^H7596 and it shall be granted ^H5414 thee: or what is thy request ^H1246 further? ^H5750 and it shall be done. ^H6213

¹³ Then said ^H559 Esther, ^H635 If it please ^H2896 the king, ^H4428 let it be granted ^H5414 to the Jews ^H3064 which are in Shushan ^H7800 to do ^H6213 to morrow ^H4279 also according unto this day's ^H3117 decree, ^H1881 and let Haman's ^H2001 ten ^H6235 sons ^H1121 be hanged ^H8518 upon the gallows. ^H6086

¹⁴ And the king ^H4428 commanded ^H559 it so to be done: ^H6213 and the decree ^H1881 was given ^H5414 at Shushan; ^H7800 and they hanged ^H8518 Haman's ^H2001 ten ^H6235 sons. ^H1121

¹⁵ For the Jews ^H3064 that were in Shushan ^H7800 gathered themselves together ^H6950 on the fourteenth ^{H702 H6240} day ^H3117 also of the month ^H2320 Adar, ^H143 and slew ^H2026 three ^H7969 hundred ^H3967 men ^H376 at Shushan; ^H7800 but on the prey ^H961 they laid ^H7971 not their hand. ^H3027

¹⁶ But the other ^H7605 Jews ^H3064 that were in the king's ^H4428 provinces ^H4082 gathered themselves together, ^H6950 and stood ^H5975 for their lives, ^H5315 and had rest ^H5118 from their enemies, ^H341 and slew ^H2026 of their foes ^H8130 seventy ^H7657 and five ^H2568 thousand, ^H505 but they laid ^H7971 not their hands ^H3027 on the prey, ^H961

¹⁷ On the thirteenth ^{H7969 H6240} day ^H3117 of the month ^H2320 Adar; ^H143 and on the fourteenth ^{H702 H6240} day of the same rested ^H5118 they, and made ^H6213 it a day ^H3117 of feasting ^H4960 and gladness. ^H8057

¹⁸ But the Jews ^H3064 that were at Shushan ^H7800 assembled together ^H6950 on the thirteenth ^{H7969 H6240} day thereof, and on the fourteenth ^{H702 H6240} thereof; and on the fifteenth ^{H2568 H6240} day of the same they rested, ^H5118 and made ^H6213 it a day ^H3117 of feasting ^H4960 and gladness. ^H8057

¹⁹ Therefore the Jews ^H3064 of the villages, ^H6521 that dwelt ^H3427 in the unwalled ^H6519 towns, ^H5892 made ^H6213 the fourteenth ^{H702 H6240} day ^H3117 of the month ^H2320 Adar ^H143 a day of gladness ^H8057 and feasting, ^H4960 and a good ^H2896 day, ^H3117 and of sending ^H4916 portions ^H4490 one ^H376 to another. ^H7453

²⁰ And Mordecai ^H4782 wrote ^H3789 these things, ^H1697 and sent ^H7971 letters ^H5612 unto all the Jews ^H3064 that were in all the provinces ^H4082 of the king ^H4428 Ahasuerus, ^H325 both nigh ^H7138 and far, ^H7350

²¹ To stablish ^H6965 this among them, that they should keep ^H6213 the fourteenth ^{H702 H6240} day ^H3117 of the month ^H2320 Adar, ^H143 and the fifteenth ^{H2568 H6240} day ^H3117 of the same, yearly, ^{H8141 H8141}

²² As the days ^H3117 wherein the Jews ^H3064 rested ^H5117 from their enemies, ^H341 and the month ^H2320 which was turned ^H2015 unto them from sorrow ^H3015 to joy, ^H8057 and from mourning ^H60 into a good ^H2896 day: ^H3117 that they should make ^H6213 them days ^H3117 of feasting ^H4960 and joy, ^H8057 and of sending ^H4916 portions ^H4490 one ^H376 to another, ^H7453 and gifts ^H4979 to the poor. ^H34

²³ And the Jews ^H3064 undertook ^H6901 to do ^H6213 as they had begun, ^H2490 and as Mordecai ^H4782 had written ^H3789 unto them;

²⁴ Because Haman ^H2001 the son ^H1121 of Hammedatha, ^H4099 the Agagite, ^H91 the enemy ^H6887 of all the Jews, ^H3064 had devised ^H2803 against the Jews ^H3064 to destroy ^H6 them, and had cast ^H5307 Pur, ^H6332 that is, the lot, ^H1486 to consume ^H2000 them, and to destroy ^H6 them;

²⁵ But when Esther came ^H935 before ^H6440 the king, ^H4428 he commanded ^H559 by letters ^H5612 that his wicked ^H7451 device, ^H4284 which he devised ^H2803 against the Jews, ^H3064 should return ^H7725 upon his own head, ^H7218 and that he and his sons ^H1121 should be hanged ^H8518 on the gallows. ^H6086

²⁶ Wherefore they called ^H7121 these days ^H3117 Purim ^H6332 after the name ^H8034 of Pur. ^H6332 Therefore for all the words ^H1697 of this letter, ^H107 and of that which they had seen ^H7200 concerning this matter, ^H3602 and which had come ^H5060 unto them,

²⁷ The Jews ^H3064 ordained, ^H6965 and took ^H6901 upon them, and upon their seed, ^H2233 and upon all such as joined ^H3867 themselves unto them, so as it should not fail, ^H5674 that they would keep ^H6213 these two ^H8147 days ^H3117 according to their writing, ^H3791 and according to their appointed time ^H2165 every year; ^{H8141 H8141}

²⁸ And that these days ^H3117 should be remembered ^H2142 and kept ^H6213 throughout ^H1755 every generation, ^H1755 every family, ^H4940 every province, ^H4082 and every city; ^H5892 and that these days ^H3117 of Purim ^H6332 should not fail ^H5674 from among ^H8432 the Jews, ^H3064 nor the memorial ^H2143 of them perish ^H5486 from their seed. ^H2233

²⁹ Then Esther ^H635 the queen, ^H4436 the daughter ^H1323 of Abihail, ^H32 and Mordecai ^H4782 the Jew, ^H3064 wrote ^H3789 with all authority, ^H8633 to confirm ^H6965 this second ^H8145 letter ^H107 of Purim. ^H6332

³⁰ And he sent ^H7971 the letters ^H5612 unto all the Jews, ^H3064 to the hundred ^H3967 twenty ^H6242 and seven ^H7651 provinces ^H4082 of the kingdom ^H4438 of Ahasuerus, ^H325 with words ^H1697 of peace ^H7965 and truth, ^H571

³¹ To confirm ^H6965 these days ^H3117 of Purim ^H6332 in their times ^H2165 appointed, according as Mordecai ^H4782 the Jew ^H3064 and Esther ^H635 the queen ^H4436 had enjoined ^H6965 them, and as they had decreed ^H6965 for themselves ^H5315 and for their seed, ^H2233 the matters ^H1697 of the fastings ^H6685 and their cry. ^H2201

³² And the decree ^H3982 of Esther ^H635 confirmed ^H6965 these matters ^H1697 of Purim; ^H6332 and it was written ^H3789 in the book. ^H5612

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¹ Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them, (whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them,)

² the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen upon all the peoples.

³ And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and they that did the king's business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen upon them.

⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai waxed greater and greater.

⁵ And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would unto them that hated them.

⁶ And in Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

⁷ And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

⁸ and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

⁹ and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,

¹⁰ the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, slew they; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

¹¹ On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

¹² And the king said unto Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee: or what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

¹³ Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according unto this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

¹⁴ And the king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

¹⁵ And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men in Shushan; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

¹⁶ And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of them that hated them seventy and five thousand; but on the spoil they laid not their hand.

¹⁷ `This was done' on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁸ But the Jews that were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth `day' thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth `day' of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁹ Therefore do the Jews of the villages, that dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar `a day of' gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

²⁰ And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

²¹ to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

²² as the days wherein the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

²³ And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;

²⁴ because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

²⁵ but when `the matter' came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

²⁶ Wherefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come unto them,

²⁷ the Jews ordained, and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves unto them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing thereof, and according to the appointed time thereof, every year;

²⁸ and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the remembrance of them perish from their seed.

²⁹ Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

³⁰ And he sent letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, `with' words of peace and truth,

³¹ to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.

³² And the commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

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¹ And in the twelfth month -- it `is' the month of Adar -- on the thirteenth day of it, in which the word of the king, even his law, hath come to be done, in the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to rule over them, and it is turned that the Jews rule over those hating them --

² the Jews have been assembled in their cities, in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to put forth a hand on those seeking their evil, and no man hath stood in their presence, for their fear hath fallen on all the peoples.

³ And all heads of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the governors, and those doing the work that the king hath, are lifting up the Jews, for a fear of Mordecai hath fallen upon them;

⁴ for great `is' Mordecai in the house of the king, and his fame is going into all the provinces, for the man Mordecai is going on and becoming great.

⁵ And the Jews smite among all their enemies -- a smiting of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction -- and do with those hating them according to their pleasure,

⁶ and in Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men;

⁷ and Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

⁸ and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

⁹ and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

¹⁰ ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, adversary of the Jews, they have slain, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand.

¹¹ On that day hath come the number of the slain in Shushan the palace before the king,

¹² and the king saith to Esther the queen, `In Shushan the palace have the Jews slain and destroyed five hundred men, and the ten sons of Haman; in the rest of the provinces of the king what have they done? and what `is' thy petition? and it is given to thee; and what thy request again? and it is done.'

¹³ And Esther saith, `If to the king `it be' good, let it be given also to-morrow, to the Jews who `are' in Shushan, to do according to the law of to-day; and the ten sons of Haman they hang on the tree.'

¹⁴ And the king saith -- `to be done so;' and a law is given in Shushan, and the ten sons of Haman they have hanged.

¹⁵ And the Jews who `are' in Shushan are assembled also on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they slay in Shushan three hundred men, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand.

¹⁶ And the rest of the Jews, who `are' in the provinces of the king, have been assembled, even to stand for their life, and to rest from their enemies, and to slay among those hating them five and seventy thousand, and on the prey they have not put forth their hand;

¹⁷ on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, even to rest on the fourteenth of it, and to make it a day of banquet and of joy.

¹⁸ And the Jews who `are' in Shushan have been assembled, on the thirteenth day of it, and on the fourteenth of it, even to rest on the fifteenth of it, and to make it a day of banquet and of joy.

¹⁹ Therefore the Jews of the villages, who are dwelling in cities of the villages, are making the fourteenth day of the month of Adar -- joy and banquet, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

²⁰ And Mordecai writeth these things, and sendeth letters unto all the Jews who `are' in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, who are near and who are far off,

²¹ to establish on them, to be keeping the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and the fifteenth day of it, in every year and year,

²² as days on which the Jews have rested from their enemies, and the month that hath been turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning to a good day, to make them days of banquet and of joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.

²³ And the Jews have received that which they had begun to do, and that which Mordecai hath written unto them,

²⁴ because Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of all the Jews, had devised concerning the Jews to destroy them, and had caused to fall Pur -- that `is' the lot -- to crush them and to destroy them;

²⁵ and in her coming in before the king, he said with the letter, `Let his evil device that he devised against the Jews turn back upon his own head,' and they have hanged him and his sons on the tree,

²⁶ therefore they have called these days Purim -- by the name of the lot -- therefore, because of all the words of this letter, and what they have seen concerning this, and what hath come unto them,

²⁷ the Jews have established and received upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all those joined unto them, and it doth not pass away, to be keeping these two days according to their writing, and according to their season, in every year and year;

²⁸ and these days are remembered and kept in every generation and generation, family and family, province and province, and city and city, and these days of Purim do not pass away from the midst of the Jews, and their memorial is not ended from their seed.

²⁹ And Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, writeth, and Mordecai the Jew, with all might, to establish this second letter of Purim,

³⁰ and he sendeth letters unto all the Jews, unto the seven and twenty and a hundred provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus -- words of peace and truth --

³¹ to establish these days of Purim, in their seasons, as Mordecai the Jew hath established on them, and Esther the queen, and as they had established on themselves, and on their seed -- matters of the fastings, and of their cry.

³² And a saying of Esther hath established these matters of Purim, and it is written in the Book.

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¹ And in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day thereof, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them (but it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had power over them that hated them),

² the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout the provinces of king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt. And no man could withstand them; for the fear of them had fallen upon all the peoples.

³ And all the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors and officers of the king, helped the Jews; for the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout the provinces; for the man Mordecai became continually greater.

⁵ And the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword and slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those that hated them.

⁶ And in Shushan the fortress the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men.

⁷ And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

⁸ and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

⁹ and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vajezatha,

¹⁰ the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the oppressor of the Jews, they slew; but they laid not their hands on the prey.

¹¹ On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the fortress was brought before the king.

¹² And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the fortress, and the ten sons of Haman; what have they done in the rest of the king's provinces? And what is thy petition? and it shall be granted thee; and what is thy request further? and it shall be done.

¹³ And Esther said, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews that are in Shushan to do to-morrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.

¹⁴ And the king commanded it so to be done: and the decree was given at Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

¹⁵ And the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but they laid not their hand on the prey.

¹⁶ And the other Jews that were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their life, and had rest from their enemies; and they slew of them that hated them seventy-five thousand (but they laid not their hand on the prey),

¹⁷ on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

¹⁸ But the Jews that were at Shushan gathered themselves together on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

¹⁹ Therefore the Jews of the villages that dwell in the country towns make the fourteenth of the month Adar a day of joy and feasting, and a good day, and on which they send portions one to another.

²⁰ And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews near and far that were in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus,

²¹ to establish [this] among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

²² as the days on which the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month that was turned to them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.

²³ And the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them.

²⁴ For Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the oppressor of all the Jews, had devised against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is, the lot, to consume them and to destroy them;

²⁵ and when [Esther] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return upon his own head; and they hanged him and his sons on the gallows.

²⁶ Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore, according to all the words of this letter, and for what they had seen concerning this matter and what had happened to them,

²⁷ the Jews ordained and took upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would observe these two days according to their writing and according to their fixed time, every year;

²⁸ and that these days should be remembered and observed throughout every generation, in every family, every province, and every city, and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memorial of them cease from among their seed.

²⁹ And queen Esther the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

³⁰ And he sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred and twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, words of peace and truth,

³¹ to confirm these days of Purim in their fixed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and queen Esther had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, as to the matters of the fastings and their cry.

³² And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

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¹ Now in the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king's commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, on the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have rule over them, (whereas it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over those who hated them),

² the Jews gathered themselves together in their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought their hurt: and no man could withstand them; for the fear of them was fallen on all the peoples.

³ All the princes of the provinces, and the satraps, and the governors, and those who did the king's business, helped the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai was fallen on them.

⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and his fame went forth throughout all the provinces; for the man Mordecai grew greater and greater.

⁵ The Jews struck all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and with slaughter and destruction, and did what they would to those who hated them.

⁶ In Shushan the palace the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

⁷ Parshandatha, and Dalphon, and Aspatha,

⁸ and Poratha, and Adalia, and Aridatha,

⁹ and Parmashta, and Arisai, and Aridai, and Vaizatha,

¹⁰ the ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Jew's enemy, killed they; but they didn't lay their hand on the spoil.

¹¹ On that day the number of those who were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

¹² The king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have slain and destroyed five hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman; what then have they done in the rest of the king's provinces! Now what is your petition? and it shall be granted you: or what is your request further? and it shall be done.

¹³ Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do tomorrow also according to this day's decree, and let Haman's ten sons be hanged on the gallows.

¹⁴ The king commanded it so to be done: and a decree was given out in Shushan; and they hanged Haman's ten sons.

¹⁵ The Jews who were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and killed three hundred men in Shushan; but they didn't lay their hand on the spoil.

¹⁶ The other Jews who were in the king's provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and killed of those who hated them seventy-five thousand; but they didn't lay their hand on the spoil.

¹⁷ [This was done] on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁸ But the Jews who were in Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth [day] of it, and on the fourteenth of it; and on the fifteenth [day] of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

¹⁹ Therefore do the Jews of the villages, who dwell in the unwalled towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar [a day of] gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

²⁰ Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters to all the Jews who were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both near and far,

²¹ to enjoin those who they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

²² as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the needy.

²³ The Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written to them;

²⁴ because Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them, and had cast Pur, that is the lot, to consume them, and to destroy them;

²⁵ but when [the matter] came before the king, he commanded by letters that his wicked device, which he had devised against the Jews, should return on his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.

²⁶ Therefore they called these days Purim, after the name of Pur. Therefore because of all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and that which had come to them,

²⁷ the Jews ordained, and took on them, and on their seed, and on all such as joined themselves to them, so that it should not fail, that they would keep these two days according to the writing of it, and according to the appointed time of it, every year;

²⁸ and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memory of them perish from their seed.

²⁹ Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority to confirm this second letter of Purim.

³⁰ He sent letters to all the Jews, to the hundred twenty-seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, [with] words of peace and truth,

³¹ to confirm these days of Purim in their appointed times, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had ordained for themselves and for their seed, in the matter of the fastings and their cry.

³² The commandment of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book.

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¹ Now on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, when the time came for the king's order to be put into effect, on the very day when the haters of the Jews had been hoping to have rule over them; though the opposite had come about, and the Jews had rule over their haters;

² On that day, the Jews came together in their towns through all the divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, for the purpose of attacking all those who were attempting evil against them: and everyone had to give way before them, for the fear of them had come on all the peoples.

³ And all the chiefs and the captains and the rulers and those who did the king's business gave support to the Jews; because the fear of Mordecai had come on them.

⁴ For Mordecai was great in the king's house, and word of him went out through every part of the kingdom: for the man Mordecai became greater and greater.

⁵ So the Jews overcame all their attackers with the sword and with death and destruction, and did to their haters whatever they had a desire to do.

⁶ And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.

⁷ They put to death Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

⁸ Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

⁹ Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha,

¹⁰ The ten sons of Haman the son of Hammedatha, the hater of the Jews; but they put not a hand on any of their goods.

¹¹ On that day the number of those who had been put to death in the town of Shushan was given to the king.

¹² And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have put five hundred men to death in Shushan, as well as the ten sons of Haman: what then have they done in the rest of the kingdom! Now what is your prayer? for it will be given to you; what other request have you? and it will be done.

¹³ Then Esther said, If it is the king's pleasure, let authority be given to the Jews in Shushan to do tomorrow as has been done today, and let orders be given for the hanging of Haman's ten sons.

¹⁴ And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.

¹⁵ For the Jews who were in Shushan came together again on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and put to death three hundred men in Shushan; but they put not a hand on their goods.

¹⁶ And the other Jews in every division of the kingdom came together, fighting for their lives, and got salvation from their haters and put seventy-five thousand of them to death; but they did not put a hand on their goods.

¹⁷ This they did on the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same month they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

¹⁸ But the Jews in Shushan came together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth day of the month; and on the fifteenth day they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

¹⁹ So the Jews of the country places living in unwalled towns make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of feasting and joy and a good day, a day for sending offerings one to another.

²⁰ And Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in every division of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, near and far,

²¹ Ordering them to keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar and the fifteenth day of the same month, every year,

²² As days on which the Jews had rest from their haters, and the month which for them was turned from sorrow to joy, and from weeping to a good day: and that they were to keep them as days of feasting and joy, of sending offerings to one another and good things to the poor.

²³ And the Jews gave their word to go on as they had been doing and as Mordecai had given them orders in writing;

²⁴ Because Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the hater of all the Jews, had made designs for their destruction, attempting to get a decision by Pur (that is, chance) with a view to putting an end to them and cutting them off;

²⁵ But when the business was put before the king, he gave orders by letters that the evil design which he had made against the Jews was to be turned against himself; and that he and his sons were to be put to death by hanging.

²⁶ So these days were named Purim, after the name of Pur. And so, because of the words of this letter, and of what they had seen in connection with this business, and what had come to them,

²⁷ The Jews made a rule and gave an undertaking, causing their seed and all those who were joined to them to do the same, so that it might be in force for ever, that they would keep those two days, as ordered in the letter, at the fixed time every year;

²⁸ And that those days were to be kept in memory through every generation and every family, in every division of the kingdom and every town, that there might never be a time when these days of Purim would not be kept among the Jews, or when the memory of them would go from the minds of their seed.

²⁹ Then Esther the queen, daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, sent a second letter giving the force of their authority to the order about the Purim.

³⁰ And he sent letters to all the Jews in the hundred and twenty-seven divisions of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with true words of peace,

³¹ Giving the force of law to these days of Purim at their fixed times, as they had been ordered by Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen, and in keeping with the rules they had made for themselves and their seed, in connection with their time of going without food and their cry for help.

³² The order given by Esther gave the force of law to the rules about the Purim; and it was recorded in the book.