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Esther 3:13
New King James Version
Esther 3:13
New King James Version
13 And the letters were (A)sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, (B)in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and (C)to plunder their [a]possessions.
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- Esther 3:13 LXX adds the text of the letter here
Esther 9:1
New King James Version
Esther 9:1
New King James Version
The Jews Destroy Their Tormentors
9 Now (A)in the twelfth month, that is, the month of Adar, on the thirteenth day, (B)the time came for the king’s command and his decree to be executed. On the day that the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, the opposite occurred, in that the Jews themselves (C)overpowered those who hated them.
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