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Esther 9:22-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
Esther 9:22-24
New American Standard Bible 1995
22 because on those days the Jews [a]rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was (A)turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a [b]holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and (B)sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.
23 Thus the Jews undertook what they had started to do, and what Mordecai had written to them. 24 For Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the adversary of all the Jews, had schemed against the Jews to destroy them and (C)had cast Pur, that is the lot, to disturb them and destroy them.
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- Esther 9:22 Lit had rest from
- Esther 9:22 Lit good day
Esther 9:22-24
New International Version
Esther 9:22-24
New International Version
22 as the time when the Jews got relief(A) from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration.(B) He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food(C) to one another and gifts to the poor.(D)
23 So the Jews agreed to continue the celebration they had begun, doing what Mordecai had written to them. 24 For Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite,(E) the enemy of all the Jews, had plotted against the Jews to destroy them and had cast the pur(F) (that is, the lot(G)) for their ruin and destruction.(H)
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