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1. On the 13 day of the twelfth month (Adar), the people were supposed to obey the king's command. This was the day the enemies of the Jews hoped to defeat them, but now things had changed. The Jews were stronger than their enemies who hated them.
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1. Now in the twelfth H8147 H6240 month H2320 , that H1931 is , the month H2320 Adar H143 , on the thirteenth H7969 H6240 day H3117 of the same, when H834 the king H4428 's commandment H1697 and his decree H1881 drew near H5060 to be put in execution H6213 , in the day H3117 that H834 the enemies H341 of the Jews H3064 hoped H7663 to have power H7980 over them, (though it H1931 was turned to the contrary H2015 , that H834 the Jews H3064 had rule over H7980 them H1992 that hated H8130 them;)
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2. The Jews met together in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes so that they would be strong enough to attack the people who wanted to destroy them. No one was strong enough to stand against them. They were afraid of the Jews.
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2. The Jews H3064 gathered themselves together H6950 in their cities H5892 throughout all H3605 the provinces H4082 of the king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 , to lay H7971 hand H3027 on such as sought H1245 their hurt H7451 : and no H3808 man H376 could withstand H5975 them; for H3588 the fear H6343 of them fell H5307 upon H5921 all H3605 people H5971 .
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3. And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king's administrators helped the Jews. All the leaders helped them because they were afraid of Mordecai.
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3. And all H3605 the rulers H8269 of the provinces H4082 , and the lieutenants H323 , and the deputies H6346 , and officers H6213 H4399 of H834 the king H4428 , helped H5375 H853 the Jews H3064 ; because H3588 the fear H6343 of Mordecai H4782 fell H5307 upon H5921 them.
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4. Mordecai had become a very important man in the king's palace. Everyone in the provinces knew his name and knew how important he was. And Mordecai became more and more powerful.
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4. For H3588 Mordecai H4782 was great H1419 in the king H4428 's house H1004 , and his fame H8089 went out H1980 throughout all H3605 the provinces H4082 : for H3588 this man H376 Mordecai H4782 waxed H1980 greater and greater H1419 .
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5. The Jews defeated all their enemies. They used swords to kill and destroy them. They did what they wanted to the people who hated them.
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5. Thus the Jews H3064 smote H5221 all H3605 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.
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6. They killed and destroyed 500 men in the capital city of Susa.
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6. And in Shushan H7800 the palace H1002 the Jews H3064 slew H2026 and destroyed H6 five H2568 hundred H3967 men H376 .
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7. They also killed these men: Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
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7. And Parshandatha H6577 , and Dalphon H1813 , and Aspatha H630 ,
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8. Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
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8. And Poratha H6334 , and Adalia H118 , and Aridatha H743 ,
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9. Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha.
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9. And Parmashta H6534 , and Arisai H747 , and Aridai H742 , and Vajezatha H2055 ,
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10. These men were the ten sons of Haman. Haman son of Hammedatha was the enemy of the Jews. The Jews killed all the men, but they didn't take anything that belonged to them.
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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 H3808 H853 their hand H3027 .
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11. That day the king heard how many men had been killed in the capital city of Susa.
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11. On that H1931 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 .
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12. So the king said to Queen Esther, "The Jews have killed 500 men in Susa, including Haman's ten sons. Now, what do you want done in the other provinces of the king? Tell me, and I will have it done. Ask, and I will do it."
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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 H4100 have they done H6213 in the rest H7605 of the king H4428 's provinces H4082 ? now what H4100 is thy petition H7596 ? and it shall be granted H5414 thee : or what H4100 is thy request H1246 further H5750 ? and it shall be done H6213 .
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13. Esther said, "If it pleases the king, please let the Jews in Susa do the same thing again tomorrow. Also, hang the bodies of Haman's ten sons on posts."
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13. Then said H559 Esther H635 , If H518 it please H2895 H5921 the king H4428 , let it be granted H5414 to the Jews H3064 which H834 are in Shushan H7800 to do H6213 tomorrow H4279 also H1571 according unto this day H3117 's decree H1881 , and let Haman H2001 's ten H6235 sons H1121 be hanged H8518 upon H5921 the gallows H6086 .
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14. So the king gave the command that it should be done. So the law was given in Susa, and they hanged Haman's ten sons.
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14. And the king H4428 commanded H559 it so H3651 to be done H6213 : and the decree H1881 was given H5414 at Shushan H7800 ; and they hanged H8518 Haman H2001 's ten H6235 sons H1121 .
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15. The Jews in Susa met together on the 14 day of the month of Adar. They killed 300 men in Susa, but they didn't take the things that belonged to them.
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15. For the Jews H3064 that H834 were in Shushan H7800 gathered themselves together H6950 on the fourteenth H702 H6240 day H3117 also H1571 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 H3808 H853 their hand H3027 .
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16. At the same time, the Jews living in the other provinces also met together. They met together so that they would be strong enough to protect themselves. And so they got rid of their enemies. They killed 75,000 of their enemies. But the Jews didn't take anything that belonged to them.
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16. But the other H7605 Jews H3064 that H834 were in the king H4428 's provinces H4082 gathered themselves together H6950 , and stood H5975 for H5921 their lives H5315 , and had rest H5117 from their enemies H4480 H341 , and slew H2026 of their foes H8130 seventy H7657 and five H2568 thousand H505 , but they laid H7971 not H3808 H853 their hands H3027 on the prey H961 ,
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17. This happened on the 13 day of the month Adar. On the 14 day the Jews rested and made that day a happy day of feasting.
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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 H5117 they , and made H6213 it a day H3117 of feasting H4960 and gladness H8057 .
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18. The Jews in Susa had met together on the 13 and 14 days of the month of Adar. And then on the 15 day they rested. So they made the 15 day a happy day of feasting.
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18. But the Jews H3064 that H834 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 H5117 , and made H6213 it a day H3117 of feasting H4960 and gladness H8057 .
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19. So those who live in the country and small villages celebrate Purim on the 14 day of Adar. They keep the 14 day as a happy day of feasting. On this day they have parties and give presents to each other.
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19. Therefore H5921 H3651 the Jews H3064 of the villages H6521 , that dwelt H3427 in the unwalled H6519 towns H5892 , made H6213 H853 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 .
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20. Mordecai wrote everything down that had happened, and then he sent letters to all the Jews in all of King Xerxes' provinces. He sent letters far and near.
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20. And Mordecai H4782 wrote H3789 H853 these H428 things H1697 , and sent H7971 letters H5612 unto H413 all H3605 the Jews H3064 that H834 were in all H3605 the provinces H4082 of the king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 , both nigh H7138 and far H7350 ,
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21. He did this to tell the Jews to celebrate Purim every year on the 14 and 15 days of the month of Adar.
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21. To establish H6965 this among H5921 them , that they should H1961 keep H6213 H853 the fourteenth H702 H6240 day H3117 of the month H2320 Adar H143 , and the fifteenth H2568 H6240 day H3117 of the same, yearly H3605 H8141 H8141 ,
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22. They were to celebrate those days because on those days the Jews got rid of their enemies. And they were also to celebrate that month as the month when their sadness was turned into joy. It was a month when their crying was changed into a day of celebration. Mordecai wrote letters to all the Jews and told them to celebrate those days as a happy day of feasting. They should have parties, give gifts to each other, and give presents to the poor.
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22. As the days H3117 wherein H834 the Jews H3064 rested H5117 from their enemies H4480 H341 , and the month H2320 which H834 was turned H2015 unto them from sorrow H4480 H3015 to joy H8057 , and from mourning H4480 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 .
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23. So the Jews agreed to do what Mordecai had written to them. And they agreed to continue the celebration they had begun.
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23. And the Jews H3064 undertook H6901 to do H6213 H853 as H834 they had begun H2490 , and as H834 Mordecai H4782 had written H3789 unto H413 them;
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24. Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite was the enemy of all the Jews. He had made an evil plan against the Jews to destroy them. And Haman had thrown the lot to choose a day to ruin and to destroy the Jews. At that time the lot was called a "pur."
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24. Because H3588 Haman H2001 the son H1121 of Hammedatha H4099 , the Agagite H91 , the enemy H6887 of all H3605 the Jews H3064 , had devised H2803 against H5921 the Jews H3064 to destroy H6 them , and had cast H5307 Pur H6332 , that H1931 is , the lot H1486 , to consume H2000 them , and to destroy H6 them;
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25. Haman did this, but Esther went to talk to the king. So he sent out new commands. These commands not only ruined Haman's plans, but these commands caused those bad things to happen to Haman and his family! So Haman and his sons were hanged on the posts.
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25. But when Esther came H935 before H6440 the king H4428 , he commanded H559 by H5973 letters H5612 that his wicked H7451 device H4284 , which H834 he devised H2803 against H5921 the Jews H3064 , should return H7725 upon H5921 his own head H7218 , and that he and his sons H1121 should be hanged H8518 on H5921 the gallows H6086 .
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26. At this time, lots were called "purim." So this festival is called "Purim." Mordecai wrote a letter and told the Jews to celebrate this festival. And so the Jews started the custom of celebrating these two days every year.
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26. Wherefore H5921 H3651 they called H7121 these H428 days H3117 Purim H6332 after H5921 the name H8034 of Pur H6332 . Therefore H5921 H3651 for H5921 all H3605 the words H1697 of this H2063 letter H107 , and of that which H4100 they had seen H7200 concerning H5921 this matter H3602 , and which H4100 had come H5060 unto H413 them,
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27. The Jews H3064 ordained H6965 , and took H6901 upon H5921 them , and upon H5921 their seed H2233 , and upon H5921 all H3605 such as joined themselves H3867 unto H5921 them , so as it should not H3808 fail H5674 , that they would keep H6213 H853 these H428 two H8147 days H3117 according to their writing H3791 , and according to their appointed H2165 every H3605 year H8141 H8141 ;
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28. They do this to help them remember what they had seen happen to them. The Jews and all the people who join them celebrate these two days every year at the right time in just the right way. Every generation and every family remembers these two days. They celebrate this festival in each and every province and in each and every town. And the Jews will never stop celebrating the days of Purim. Their descendants will always remember this festival.
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28. And that these H428 days H3117 should be remembered H2142 and kept H6213 throughout every H3605 generation H1755 H1755 , every family H4940 H4940 , every province H4082 H4082 , and every city H5892 H5892 ; and that these H428 days H3117 of Purim H6332 should not H3808 fail H5674 from among H4480 H8432 the Jews H3064 , nor H3808 the memorial H2143 of them perish H5486 from their seed H4480 H2233 .
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29. So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote an official letter about Purim. They wrote with full authority of the king to prove that the second letter was true.
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29. Then Esther H635 the queen H4436 , the daughter H1323 of Abihail H32 , and Mordecai H4782 the Jew H3064 , wrote H3789 with H854 all H3605 authority H8633 , to confirm H6965 H853 this H2063 second H8145 letter H107 of Purim H6332 .
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30. So Mordecai sent letters to all the Jews in the 127 provinces of King Xerxes' kingdom. He told the people that the festival should bring peace and make people trust each other.
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30. And he sent H7971 the letters H5612 unto H413 all H3605 the Jews H3064 , to H413 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 ,
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31. He wrote these letters to tell the people to start celebrating Purim. And he told them when to celebrate this new festival. Mordecai the Jew and Queen Esther had sent out the command for the Jews to establish this two-day festival for themselves and their descendants. They will remember this festivals just as they remember the other festivals when they fast and cry about the bad things that had happened.
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31. To confirm H6965 H853 these H428 days H3117 of Purim H6332 in their times H2165 appointed , according as H834 Mordecai H4782 the Jew H3064 and Esther H635 the queen H4436 had enjoined H6965 H5921 them , and as H834 they had decreed H6965 for H5921 themselves H5315 and for H5921 their seed H2233 , the matters H1697 of the fastings H6685 and their cry H2201 .
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32. Esther's letter made the rules for Purim official, and these things were written down in a book.
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32. And the decree H3982 of Esther H635 confirmed H6965 these H428 matters H1697 of Purim H6332 ; and it was written H3789 in the book H5612 .
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