Esther 9
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 9:16-18

16Now 1the restH7605 of the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in the king’sH4428 provincesH4082 2assembledH6950, to defendH5975 their livesH5315 and 3ridH5117 themselvesH5117 of their enemiesH340, and killH2026 75,000H2568H7657H505 of those who hatedH8130 them; but they did not layH7971 their handsH3027 on the plunderH961. 17This was done on 4the thirteenthH7969H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and 5on the fourteenthH702H6240 6day they restedH5117 and madeH6213 it a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057.

18But the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in SusaH7800 7assembledH6950 on the thirteenthH7969H6240 and 8the fourteenthH702H6240 9of the same month, and they restedH5117 on the fifteenthH2568H6240 10day and madeH6213 it a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057.

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Notes

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

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