New American Standard Bible 2020

Esther 9:1-19

1Now 1in the twelfthH8147 H6240 monthH2320 (that is, the monthH2320 AdarH143), on 2the thirteenthH7969 H6240 3dayH3117, 4whenH834 the king’sH4428 commandH1697 and edictH1881 were to be putH6213 intoH6213 effectH6213, on the dayH3117 whenH834 the enemiesH340 of the JewsH3064 hopedH7663 to gainH7980 the masteryH7980 overH7980 them, it turnedH2015 outH2015 to the contraryH2015 soH834 thatH834 the JewsH3064 themselvesH1992 gainedH7980 masteryH7980 overH7980 those who hatedH8130 them. 2 5The JewsH3064 assembledH6950 in their citiesH5892 throughoutH3605 the provincesH4082 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325 to 6attackH7971 H3027 those who soughtH1245 7to harmH7463 them; and noH3808 oneH376 could standH5975 againstH6440 them, 8becauseH3588 the dreadH6343 of them had fallenH5307 on allH3605 the peoplesH5971. 3Even allH3605 the officialsH8269 of the provincesH4082, 9the satrapsH323, the governorsH6346, and those who were doingH6213 the king’sH4428 businessH4399 were supportingH5375 the JewsH3064, becauseH3588 the dreadH6343 of MordecaiH4782 had fallenH5307 on them. 4For MordecaiH4782 was greatH1419 in the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and the newsH8089 about him spreadH1980 throughoutH3605 the provincesH4082; for the manH376 MordecaiH4782 10becameH1980 greaterH1980 and greaterH1419. 5So 11the JewsH3064 struckH5221 allH3605 their enemiesH340 with 12the swordH2719, killingH2027 and destroyingH12; and they didH6213 as they pleasedH7522 to those who hatedH8130 them. 6At the citadelH1002 in SusaH7800 the JewsH3064 killedH2026 and eliminatedH6 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 menH376, 7and they killedH2026 ParshandathaH6577, DalphonH1813, AspathaH630, 8PorathaH6334, AdaliaH118, AridathaH743, 9ParmashtaH6534, ArisaiH747, AridaiH742, and VaizathaH2055, 10 13the tenH6235 sonsH1121 of HamanH2001 the sonH1121 of HammedathaH1992, the Jews’H3064 enemyH6887; but 14they did not layH7971 their handsH3027 on the plunderH961.

11On that dayH3117 the numberH4557 of those who were killedH2026 at the citadelH1002 in SusaH7800 15was reportedH935 to the kingH4428. 12And the kingH4428 saidH559 to QueenH4436 EstherH635, “The JewsH3064 have killedH2026 and eliminatedH6 fiveH2568 hundredH3967 menH376 and the tenH6235 sonsH1121 of HamanH2001 at the citadelH1002 in SusaH7800. WhatH4100 have they doneH6213 in the restH7605 of the king’sH4428 provincesH4082! 16Now whatH4100 is your requestH7596? It shall also be grantedH5414 you. And whatH4100 is your furtherH5750 wishH1246? It shall also be doneH6213.” 13Then EstherH635 saidH559, “IfH518 it pleasesH5921 H2895 the kingH4428, 17let tomorrowH4279 alsoH1571 be grantedH5414 to the JewsH3064 whoH834 are in SusaH7800 to doH6213 according to the edictH1881 of todayH3117; and let Haman’sH2001 tenH6235 sonsH1121 be hangedH8518 on the woodenH6086 gallows.” 14So the kingH4428 commandedH559 that it was to be doneH6213 soH3651; and an edictH1881 was issuedH5414 in SusaH7800, and Haman’sH2001 tenH6235 sonsH1121 were hangedH8518. 15The JewsH3064 whoH834 were in SusaH7800 assembledH6950 alsoH1571 on the fourteenthH702 H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143 and killedH2026 18threeH7969 hundredH3967 menH376 in SusaH7800, but 19they did not layH7971 their handsH3027 on the plunderH961.

16Now 20the restH7605 of the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in the king’sH4428 provincesH4082 21assembledH6950, to defendH5975 their livesH5315 and 22ridH5117 themselvesH5117 of their enemiesH340, and to killH2026 seventy-fiveH2568 H7657 thousandH505 of those who hatedH8130 them; but they did not layH7971 their handsH3027 on the plunderH961. 17This was done on 23the thirteenthH7969 H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143, and 24on the fourteenthH702 H6240 25day they restedH5117 and madeH6213 it a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057.

18But the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in SusaH7800 26assembledH6950 on the thirteenthH7969 H6240 and 27the fourteenthH702 H6240 28of the same month, and they restedH5117 on the fifteenthH2568 H6240 29day and madeH6213 it a dayH3117 of feastingH4960 and rejoicingH8057. 19ThereforeH5921 H3651 the JewsH3064 of the ruralH6521 areasH6521, who liveH3427 in 30the ruralH6519 townsH5892, makeH6213 the fourteenthH702 H6240 dayH3117 of the monthH2320 AdarH143 a 31 32holidayH2896 H3117 for rejoicingH8057 and feastingH4960 and 33sendingH4916 portionsH4490 of food to oneH376 anotherH7453.

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Notes

1. Esther 9:1 Esth 8:12 ↩
2. Esther 9:1 Esth 9:17 ↩
3. Esther 9:1 Lit day in it ↩
4. Esther 9:1 Esth 3:13 ↩
5. Esther 9:2 Esth 8:11; 9:15-18 ↩
6. Esther 9:2 Lit put out a hand against ↩
7. Esther 9:2 Lit their harm ↩
8. Esther 9:2 Esth 8:17 ↩
9. Esther 9:3 Ezra 8:36 ↩
10. Esther 9:4 2 Sam 3:1; 1 Chr 11:9 ↩
11. Esther 9:5 Esth 3:13 ↩
12. Esther 9:5 Lit the stroke of the ↩
13. Esther 9:10 Esth 5:11 ↩
14. Esther 9:10 Esth 8:11 ↩
15. Esther 9:11 Lit came before ↩
16. Esther 9:12 Esth 5:6; 7:2 ↩
17. Esther 9:13 Esth 8:11; 9:15 ↩
18. Esther 9:15 Esth 9:12 ↩
19. Esther 9:15 Esth 9:10 ↩
20. Esther 9:16 Esth 9:2 ↩
21. Esther 9:16 Lev 26:7, 8; Esth 8:11 ↩
22. Esther 9:16 Lit have rest from ↩
23. Esther 9:17 Esth 9:1 ↩
24. Esther 9:17 Esth 9:21 ↩
25. Esther 9:17 Lit in it ↩
26. Esther 9:18 Esth 8:11; 9:2 ↩
27. Esther 9:18 Esth 9:21 ↩
28. Esther 9:18 Lit in it ↩
29. Esther 9:18 Lit in it ↩
30. Esther 9:19 Deut 3:5; Zech 2:4 ↩
31. Esther 9:19 Lit rejoicing and feasting and a good day and sending ↩
32. Esther 9:19 Esth 9:22 ↩
33. Esther 9:19 Neh 8:10 ↩

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