8:1 On that day 3117 did the king 4428 Ahasuerus 325 give 5414 8804 the house 1004 of Haman 2001 the Jews' 3064 enemy 6887 8802 unto Esther 635 the queen 4436. And Mordecai 4782 came 935 8804 before 6440 the king 4428; for Esther 635 had told 5046 8689 what he [was] unto her.

8:2 And the king 4428 took off 5493 8686 his ring 2885, which he had taken 5674 8689 from Haman 2001, and gave 5414 8799 it unto Mordecai 4782. And Esther 635 set 7760 8799 Mordecai 4782 over the house 1004 of Haman 2001.

8:3 And Esther 635 spake 1696 8762 yet again 3254 8686 before 6440 the king 4428, and fell down 5307 8799 at 6440 his feet 7272, and besought 2603 8691 him with tears 1058 8799 to put away 5674 8687 the mischief 7451 of Haman 2001 the Agagite 91, and his device 4284 that he had devised 2803 8804 against the Jews 3064.(and besought…: Heb. and she wept, and besought him)

8:4 Then the king 4428 held out 3447 8686 the golden 2091 sceptre 8275 toward Esther 635. So Esther 635 arose 6965 8799, and stood 5975 8799 before 6440 the king 4428,

8:5 And said 559 8799, If it please 2896 the king 4428, and if I have found 4672 8804 favour 2580 in his sight 6440, and the thing 1697 [seem] right 3787 8804 before 6440 the king 4428, and I [be] pleasing 2896 in his eyes 5869, let it be written 3789 8735 to reverse 7725 8687 the letters 5612 devised 4284 by Haman 2001 the son 1121 of Hammedatha 4099 the Agagite 91, which he wrote 3789 8804 to destroy 6 8763 the Jews 3064 which [are] in all the king's 4428 provinces 4082:(devised: Heb. the device)(which he…: or, who wrote)

8:6 For how 349 can I endure 3201 8799 to see 7200 8804 the evil 7451 that shall come 4672 8799 unto my people 5971? or how 349 can I endure 3201 8799 to see 7200 8804 the destruction 13 of my kindred 4138?(endure…: Heb. be able that I may see)

8:7 Then the king 4428 Ahasuerus 325 said 559 8799 unto Esther 635 the queen 4436 and to Mordecai 4782 the Jew 3064, Behold, I have given 5414 8804 Esther 635 the house 1004 of Haman 2001, and him they have hanged 8518 8804 upon the gallows 6086, because he laid 7971 8804 his hand 3027 upon the Jews 3064.

8:8 Write 3789 8798 ye also for the Jews 3064, as it liketh 2896 you 5869, in the king's 4428 name 8034, and seal 2856 8798 [it] with the king's 4428 ring 2885: for the writing 3791 which is written 3789 8737 in the king's 4428 name 8034, and sealed 2856 8737 with the king's 4428 ring 2885, may no man reverse 7725 8687.

8:9 Then were the king's 4428 scribes 5608 8802 called 7121 8735 at that time 6256 in the third 7992 month 2320, that [is], the month 2320 Sivan 5510, on the three 7969 and twentieth 6242 [day] thereof; and it was written 3789 8735 according to all that Mordecai 4782 commanded 6680 8765 unto the Jews 3064, and to the lieutenants 323, and the deputies 6346 and rulers 8269 of the provinces 4082 which [are] from India 1912 unto Ethiopia 3568, an hundred 3967 twenty 6242 and seven 7651 provinces 4082, unto every province 4082 according to the writing 3791 thereof, and unto every people 5971 after their language 3956, and to the Jews 3064 according to their writing 3791, and according to their language 3956.

8:10 And he wrote 3789 8799 in the king 4428 Ahasuerus' 325 name 8034, and sealed 2856 8799 [it] with the king's 4428 ring 2885, and sent 7971 8799 letters 5612 by 3027 posts 7323 8801 on horseback 5483, [and] riders 7392 8802 on mules 7409, camels 327, [and] young 1121 dromedaries 7424:

8:11 Wherein the king 4428 granted 5414 8804 the Jews 3064 which [were] in every city 5892 to gather themselves together 6950 8736, and to stand 5975 8800 for their life 5315, to destroy 8045 8687, to slay 2026 8800, and to cause to perish 6 8763, all the power 2428 of the people 5971 and province 4082 that would assault 6696 8802 them, [both] little ones 2945 and women 802, and [to take] the spoil 7998 of them for a prey 962 8800,

8:12 Upon one 259 day 3117 in all the provinces 4082 of king 4428 Ahasuerus 325, [namely], upon the thirteenth 7969 6240 [day] of the twelfth 8147 6240 month 2320, which [is] the month 2320 Adar 143.

8:13 The copy 6572 of the writing 3791 for a commandment 1881 to be given 5414 8736 in every province 4082 [was] published 1540 8803 unto all people 5971, and that the Jews 3064 should be ready 6264 8675 6259 against that day 3117 to avenge 5358 8736 themselves on their enemies 341 8802.(published: Heb. revealed)

8:14 [So] the posts 7323 8801 that rode 7392 8802 upon mules 7409 [and] camels 327 went out 3318 8804, being hastened 926 8794 and pressed on 1765 8803 by the king's 4428 commandment 1697. And the decree 1881 was given 5414 8738 at Shushan 7800 the palace 1002.

8:15 And Mordecai 4782 went out 3318 8804 from the presence 6440 of the king 4428 in royal 4438 apparel 3830 of blue 8504 and white 2353, and with a great 1419 crown 5850 of gold 2091, and with a garment 8509 of fine linen 948 and purple 713: and the city 5892 of Shushan 7800 rejoiced 6670 8804 and was glad 8056.(blue: or, violet)

8:16 The Jews 3064 had light 219, and gladness 8057, and joy 8342, and honour 3366.

8:17 And in every province 4082, and in every city 5892, whithersoever 4725 the king's 4428 commandment 1697 and his decree 1881 came 5060 8688, the Jews 3064 had joy 8057 and gladness 8342, a feast 4960 and a good 2896 day 3117. And many 7227 of the people 5971 of the land 776 became Jews 3054 8693; for the fear 6343 of the Jews 3064 fell 5307 8804 upon them.

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