New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:16-18

16Now 1the rest of the Jews who were in the king’s provinces 2assembled, to defend their lives and 3rid themselves of their enemies, and kill 75,000 of those who hated them; but they did not lay their hands on the plunder. 17This was done on 4the thirteenth day of the month Adar, and 5on the fourteenth 6day they rested and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.

18But the Jews who were in Susa 7assembled on the thirteenth and 8the fourteenth 9of the same month, and they rested on the fifteenth 10day and made it a day of feasting and rejoicing.

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1. Esther 9:16 Esth 9:2 ↩
2. Esther 9:16 Lev 26:7, 8; Esth 8:11 ↩
3. Esther 9:16 Lit have rest from ↩
4. Esther 9:17 Esth 9:1 ↩
5. Esther 9:17 Esth 9:21 ↩
6. Esther 9:17 Lit in it ↩
7. Esther 9:18 Esth 8:11; 9:2 ↩
8. Esther 9:18 Esth 9:21 ↩
9. Esther 9:18 Lit in it ↩
10. Esther 9:18 Lit in it ↩

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