Esther 9
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Esther 9:20-23

20And MordecaiH4782 wroteH3789 these thingsH1697, and sentH7971 lettersH5612 to all the JewsH3064 near and farH7350 that were in all the provincesH4082 of kingH4428 AhasuerusH325,

21to establishH6965 [this] among them, that they should keep the fourteenth dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and the fifteenth dayH3117 of the same, yearly,

22as the daysH3117 on which the JewsH3064 restedH5117 from their enemiesH341, and the monthH2320 that was turnedH2015 to them from sorrowH3015 to joyH8057, and from mourningH60 into a goodH2896 dayH3117; that they should makeH6213 them daysH3117 of feastingH4960 and joyH8057, 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 to them.

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