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Esther 8 :: Brenton's English Septuagint (BES)

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:1 - And in that day king Artaxerxes gave to Esther all that belonged to Aman the slanderer: and Mardochæus was called by the king; for Esther had shewn that he was related to her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:2 - And the king took the ring which he had taken away from Aman, and gave it to Mardochæus: and Esther appointed Mardochæus over all that had been Aman's.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:3 - And she spoke yet again to the king, and fell at his feet, and besought him to do away the mischief of Aman, and all that he had done against the Jews.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:4 - Then the king stretched out to Esther the golden sceptre: and Esther arose to stand near the king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:5 - And Esther said, If it seem good to thee, and I have found favour in thy sight, let an order be sent that the letters sent by Aman may be reversed, that were written for the destruction of the Jews, who are in thy kingdom.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:6 - For how shall I be able to look upon the affliction of my people, and how shall I be able to survive the destruction of my kindred?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:7 - And the king said to Esther, If I have given and freely granted thee all that was Aman's, and hanged him on a gallows, because he laid his hands upon the Jews, what dost thou yet further seek?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:8 - Write ye also in my name, as it seems good to you, and seal it with my ring: for whatever orders are written at the command of the king, and sealed with my ring, it is not lawful to gainsay them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:9 - So the scribes were called in the first month, which is Nisan, on the three and twentieth day of the same year; and orders were written to the Jews, whatever the king had commanded to the local governors and chiefs of the satraps, from India even to Ethiopia, a hundred and twenty-seven satraps, according to the several provinces, according to their dialects.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:10 - And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts:

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:11 - wherein he charged them to use their own laws in every city, and to help each other, and to treat their adversaries, and those who attacked them, as they pleased,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:12 - on one day in all the kingdom of Artaxerxes, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is Adar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:13 - And let the copies be posted in conspicuous places throughout the kingdom, and let all the Jews be ready against this day, to fight against their enemies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:14 - So the horsemen went forth with haste to perform the king's commands; and the ordinance was also published in Susa.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:15 - And Mardochæus went forth robed in the royal apparel, and wearing a golden crown, and a diadem of fine purple linen: and the people in Susa saw it and rejoiced.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:16 - And the Jews had light and gladness,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:17 - in every city and province wherever the ordinance was published: wherever the proclamation took place, the Jews had joy and gladness, feasting and mirth: and many of the Gentiles were circumcised, and became Jews, for fear of the Jews.
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Translation of the Greek Septuagint into English by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton, originally published in 1851 and is now in the Public Domain

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