Verse 15
Esther 9:15
New Living Translation
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Then the Jews at Susa gathered together on March 8 and killed 300 more men, and again they took no plunder.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּֽקָּהֲל֞וּ ה/יהודיים הַ/יְּהוּדִ֣ים אֲשֶׁר בְּ/שׁוּשָׁ֗ן גַּ֠ם בְּ/י֣וֹם אַרְבָּעָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ לְ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֔ר וַ/יַּֽהַרְג֣וּ בְ/שׁוּשָׁ֔ן שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵא֖וֹת אִ֑ישׁ וּ/בַ֨/בִּזָּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁלְח֖וּ אֶת יָדָֽ/ם
English Translation
And the Jews who were in Shushan also assembled on the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, and they killed three hundred men in Shushan, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
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Chapter 9 Context
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So on March 7 the two decrees of the king were put into effect. On that day, the enemies of the Jews...
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The Jews gathered in their cities throughout all the king’s provinces to attack anyone who tried to...
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And all the nobles of the provinces, the highest officers, the governors, and the royal officials he...
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For Mordecai had been promoted in the king’s palace, and his fame spread throughout all the province...
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So the Jews went ahead on the appointed day and struck down their enemies with the sword. They kille...
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In the fortress of Susa itself, the Jews killed 500 men.
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They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,
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Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,
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Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai, and Vaizatha —
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the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not take any plunder.
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That very day, when the king was informed of the number of people killed in the fortress of Susa,
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he called for Queen Esther. He said, “The Jews have killed 500 men in the fortress of Susa alone, as...
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Esther responded, “If it please the king, give the Jews in Susa permission to do again tomorrow as t...
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So the king agreed, and the decree was announced in Susa. And they impaled the bodies of Haman’s ten...
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Then the Jews at Susa gathered together on March 8 and killed 300 more men, and again they took no p...
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Meanwhile, the other Jews throughout the king’s provinces had gathered together to defend their live...
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This was done throughout the provinces on March 7, and on March 8 they rested, celebrating their vic...
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(The Jews at Susa killed their enemies on March 7 and again on March 8, then rested on March 9, maki...
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So to this day, rural Jews living in remote villages celebrate an annual festival and holiday on the...
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Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to the Jews near and far, throughout all the provinc...
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calling on them to celebrate an annual festival on these two days.
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He told them to celebrate these days with feasting and gladness and by giving gifts of food to each...
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So the Jews accepted Mordecai’s proposal and adopted this annual custom.
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Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews, had plotted to crush and destroy them on...
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But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman’s evil plot to backfire, and...
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That is why this celebration is called Purim, because it is the ancient word for casting lots. So be...
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the Jews throughout the realm agreed to inaugurate this tradition and to pass it on to their descend...
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These days would be remembered and kept from generation to generation and celebrated by every family...
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Then Queen Esther, the daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote another letter puttin...
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Letters wishing peace and security were sent to the Jews throughout the 127 provinces of the empire...
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These letters established the Festival of Purim — an annual celebration of these days at the appoint...
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So the command of Esther confirmed the practices of Purim, and it was all written down in the record...
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