Esther 9
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Esther 9:20-23

20And MordecaiH4782 wroteH3789 these thingsH1697, and sentH7971 lettersH5612 unto all the JewsH3064 that were in all the provincesH4082 of the kingH4428 AhasuerusH325, both nigh and farH7350, 21to enjoin them that they should keep the fourteenth dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and the fifteenth dayH3117 of the same, yearly, 22as the daysH3117 wherein the JewsH3064 had restH5117 from their enemiesH341, and the monthH2320 which was turnedH2015 unto them from sorrowH3015 to gladnessH8057, and from mourningH60 into a goodH2896 dayH3117; that they should makeH6213 them daysH3117 of feastingH4960 and gladnessH8057, and of sendingH4916 portionsH4490 oneH376 to another, and giftsH4979 to the poor. 23And the JewsH3064 undertook to do as they had begunH2490, and as MordecaiH4782 had writtenH3789 unto them;

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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain