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Est 8:1 - On^H3117^➔ that^H1931 day^➔^H3117 did^H5414^➔ the king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 give^➔^H5414 the house^H1004 of Haman^H2001 the Jews'^H3064 enemy^H6887 unto Esther^H635 the queen.^H4436 And Mordecai^H4782 came^H935 before^H6440 the king;^H4428 for^H3588 Esther^H635 had told^H5046 what^H4100 he^H1931 was unto her.

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Est 8:2 - And^H5493^➔ the king^H4428 took off^➔^H5493 his ring,^H2885 which^H834 he had taken^H5674 from Haman,^H2001 and gave it^H5414 unto Mordecai.^H4782 And^H7760^➔ Esther^H635 set^➔^H7760 Mordecai^H4782 over^H5921 the house^H1004 of Haman.^H2001

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Est 8:3 - And^H3254^➔ Esther^H635 spake^H1696 yet again^➔^H3254 before^H6440 the king,^H4428 and fell down^H5307 at^H6440 his feet,^H7272 and besought^H2603 him with tears^H1058 to put away^H5674 the mischief^H7451 of Haman^H2001 the Agagite,^H91 and^H853 his device^H4284 that^H834 he had devised^H2803 against^H5921 the Jews.^H3064

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Est 8:4 - Then^H3447^➔ the king^H4428 held out^➔^H3447 the golden^H2091 sceptre^H8275 toward Esther.^H635 So^H6965^➔ Esther^H635 arose,^➔^H6965 and stood^H5975 before^H6440 the king,^H4428

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Est 8:5 - And said,^H559 If^H518 it please^H2896 the king,^H4428 and if^H518 I have found^H4672 favour^H2580 in his sight,^H6440 and^H3787^➔ the thing^H1697 seem right^➔^H3787 before^H6440 the king,^H4428 and^H2896^➔ I^H589 be pleasing^➔^H2896 in his eyes,^H5869 let it be written^H3789 to reverse^H7725 the letters^H5612 devised^H4284 by Haman^H2001 the son^H1121 of Hammedatha^H4099 the Agagite,^H91 which^H834 he wrote^H3789 to destroy^H6 the Jews^H3064 which^H834 are in all^H3605 the king's^H4428 provinces:^H4082

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Est 8:6 - For^H3588 how^H349 can I endure^H3201 to see^H7200 the evil^H7451 that^H834 shall come unto^H4672 my people?^H5971 or how^H349 can I endure^H3201 to see^H7200 the destruction^H13 of my kindred?^H4138

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Est 8:7 - Then^H559^➔ the king^H4428 Ahasuerus^H325 said^➔^H559 unto Esther^H635 the queen^H4436 and to Mordecai^H4782 the Jew,^H3064 Behold,^H2009 I have given^H5414 Esther^H635 the house^H1004 of Haman,^H2001 and him^H853 they have hanged^H8518 upon^H5921 the gallows,^H6086 because^H5921^H834 he laid^H7971 his hand^H3027 upon the Jews.^H3064

The King's Decree Avenges the Jews

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Est 8:8 - Write^H3789 ye also^H859 for^H5921 the Jews,^H3064 as it liketh^H2896 you,^H5869 in^H8034^➔ the king's^H4428 name,^➔^H8034 and seal^H2856 it with^H2885^➔ the king's^H4428 ring:^➔^H2885 for^H3588 the writing^H3791 which^H834 is written^H3789 in^H8034^➔ the king's^H4428 name,^➔^H8034 and sealed^H2856 with^H2885^➔ the king's^H4428 ring,^➔^H2885 may^H7725^➔ no man^H369 reverse.^➔^H7725

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Est 8:9 - Then were^H7121^➔ the king's^H4428 scribes^H5608 called^➔^H7121 at^H6256^➔ that^H1931 time^➔^H6256 in^H2320^➔ the third^H7992 month,^➔^H2320 that^H1931 is, the month^H2320 Sivan,^H5510 on the three^H7969 and twentieth^H6242 day thereof; and it was written^H3789 according to all^H3605 that^H834 Mordecai^H4782 commanded^H6680 unto^H413 the Jews,^H3064 and to^H413 the lieutenants,^H323 and the deputies^H6346 and rulers^H8269 of the provinces^H4082 which^H834 are from India^H1912 unto^H5704 Ethiopia,^H3568 an hundred^H3967^➔ twenty^H6242 and^➔^H3967 seven^H7651 provinces,^H4082^H4082 unto every province^H4082 according to the writing thereof,^H3791 and unto every people^H5971^H5971 after their language,^H3956 and to^H413 the Jews^H3064 according to their writing,^H3789 and according to their language.^H3956

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Est 8:10 - And he wrote^H3789 in^H8034^➔ the king^H4428 Ahasuerus'^H325 name,^➔^H8034 and sealed^H2856 it with^H2885^➔ the king's^H4428 ring,^➔^H2885 and sent^H7971 letters^H5612 by^H3027 posts^H7323 on horseback,^H5483 and riders^H7392 on mules,^H7409 camels,^H327 and young^H1121 dromedaries:^H7424

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Est 8:11 - Wherein^H834 the king^H4428 granted^H5414 the Jews^H3064 which^H834 were in every^H3605 city^H5892 to gather themselves together,^H6950 and to stand^H5975 for^H5921 their life,^H5315 to destroy,^H8045 to slay,^H2026 and to cause to perish,^H6 all^H3605 the power^H2428 of the people^H5971 and province^H4082 that would assault^H6696 them,^H853 both little ones^H2945 and women,^H802 and^H7998^➔ to take the spoil of them^➔^H7998 for a prey,^H962

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Est 8:12 - Upon^H3117^➔ one^H259 day^➔^H3117 in all^H3605 the provinces^H4082 of king^H4428 Ahasuerus,^H325 namely, upon the thirteenth^H7969^H6240 day of the^H2320^➔ twelfth^H8147^H6240 month,^➔^H2320 which^H1931 is the month^H2320 Adar.^H143

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Est 8:13 - The copy^H6572 of the writing^H3791 for a commandment^H1881 to be given^H5414 in every^H3605 province^H4082 was published^H1540 unto all^H3605 people,^H5971 and that^H1961^➔ the Jews^H3064 should be^➔^H1961 ready^H6264 against^H3117^➔ that^H2088 day^➔^H3117 to avenge themselves^H5358 on their enemies.^H341

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Est 8:14 - So the posts^H7323 that rode upon^H7392 mules^H7409 and camels^H327 went out,^H3318 being hastened^H926 and pressed on^H1765 by^H1697^➔ the king's^H4428 commandment.^➔^H1697 And the decree^H1881 was given^H5414 at Shushan^H7800 the palace.^H1002

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Est 8:15 - And Mordecai^H4782 went out^H3318 from the presence^H6440 of the king^H4428 in^H3830^➔ royal^H4438 apparel^➔^H3830 of blue^H8504 and white,^H2353 and with a^H5850^➔ great^H1419 crown^➔^H5850 of gold,^H2091 and with a garment^H8509 of fine linen^H948 and purple:^H713 and the city^H5892 of Shushan^H7800 rejoiced^H6670 and was glad.^H8055

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Est 8:16 - The Jews^H3064 had^H1961 light,^H219 and gladness,^H8057 and joy,^H8342 and honour.^H3366

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Est 8:17 - And in every^H3605 province,^H4082 and in every^H3605 city,^H5892 whithersoever^H4725^H834 the king's^H4428 commandment^H1697 and his decree^H1881 came,^H5060 the Jews had^H3064 joy^H8057 and gladness,^H8342 a feast^H4960 and a^H3117^➔ good^H2896 day.^➔^H3117 And many^H7227 of the people^H5971 of the land^H776 became Jews;^H3054 for^H3588 the fear^H6343 of the Jews^H3064 fell^H5307 upon them.^H5921

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