Esther 9
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Esther 9:16-18

16The restH7605 of the JewsH3064 in the royalH4428 provincesH4082 also assembledH6950 to defendH5975H5921 themselvesH5315 and rid themselvesH5118 of their enemiesH341. They killedH2026 75,000H2568H7657H505 who hated themH8130, but they did notH3808 layH7971 a handH3027 on the plunderH961. 17This was done on the thirteenthH7969H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 of AdarH143, and on the fourteenth dayH702H6240 they restedH5117, making itH6213 a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and joyH8057.

18The JewsH3064 in Susa, howeverH7800, had assembledH6950 on the thirteenthH7969H6240 and the fourteenthH702 days of the monthH6240. So they restedH5117 on the fifteenthH2568 dayH6240, makingH6213 itH853 a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and joyH8057.

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