Verse
KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
On
that day did
the
king Ahasuerus
give
the house
of Haman the Jews'
enemy unto
Esther
the queen
. And Mordecai came
before
the king;
for
Esther had told
what
he
was
unto
her.
That same
day King Xerxes
awarded
Queen
Esther
the estate
of Haman ,
the enemy of
the Jews
. And Mordecai entered
the king’s
presence
because
Esther had revealed
his
relation
to
her.
And
the king took
off
his
ring ,
which
he had taken
from Haman ,
and gave
it unto
Mordecai. And Esther set
Mordecai over the house
of Haman.
The king removed
the
signet
ring he had recovered
from Haman and presented
it to
Mordecai. And Esther appointed
Mordecai over the estate
of Haman.
And Esther
spake
yet
again before
the king ,
and
fell down
at his feet ,
and besought
him with
tears
to put
away
the mischief
of Haman the Agagite, and
his
device
that
he had devised against the Jews.
And once
again ,
Esther
addressed
the king .
She
fell at his feet weeping
and begged
him to revoke
the evil
scheme
of Haman the Agagite, which
he had devised against the Jews.
Then
the king held
out
the golden
sceptre
toward Esther .
So
Esther
arose
, and stood before the king ,
The king extended
the gold
scepter
toward Esther, and she
arose
and
stood before the king .
And
said,
If it please
the king, and if I have favour
in his sight, and the thing
seem
right
before
the king, and I be
pleasing in his eyes
, let
it
be written to reverse
the letters devised
by
Haman
the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which
he
wrote to destroy the Jews which
are
in all the king's
provinces :
“
If it pleases
the king, ”
she
said,
“
and if I have found
favor
in his sight, and the matter
seems
proper
to
the king, and I am
pleasing in his sight
, may
an
order
be written to revoke
the letters that
the scheming
Haman
son of Hammedatha ,
the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s
provinces .
For how can
I endure
to see the evil
that shall
come
unto
my people? or
how can
I endure
to see the destruction of my kindred?
For how could
I bear
to see the disaster
that would
befall
my people? How could
I bear
to see the destruction of my kindred? ”
Then
the
king Ahasuerus
said unto
Esther the queen and to
Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the
house
of
Haman
, and him
they
have
hanged upon
the gallows ,
because he laid
his
hand
upon
the Jews.
So
King Xerxes
said to
Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “
Behold, I have given Haman’s
estate
to
Esther, and he
was
hanged on
the gallows because he attacked
the Jews.
Write ye
also
for
the Jews,
as it
liketh
you ,
in
the king's
name
, and seal it with the king's
ring :
for the
writing
which
is written in the king's
name ,
and sealed with the king's
ring ,
may
no
man
reverse
.
Now
you
may
write in
the king’s
name
as you please
regarding
the Jews
, and seal it with the royal
signet
ring .
For a
decree
that
is written in the name of
the
king
and sealed with the royal
signet
ring cannot
be
revoked
. ”
Then
were
the king's
scribes called
at
that
time
in
the third month ,
that
is,
the month Sivan, on
the
three
and
twentieth
day
thereof;
and
it
was
written
according
to
all that
Mordecai
commanded
unto
the Jews ,
and to the lieutenants
, and
the
deputies
and rulers
of the provinces which
are
from India unto
Ethiopia,
an
hundred
twenty
and
seven
provinces,
unto
every
province
according
to the
writing thereof
, and
unto
every people after
their language, and to the Jews according
to
their writing,
and according
to
their
language.
At
once
the royal
scribes were
summoned,
and
on
the twenty-
third day
of
the
third
month (
the month of
Sivan )
, they
recorded
all of
Mordecai’s
orders
to
the Jews and to the satraps
, governors,
and princes
of the 127
provinces from India to Cush
—
writing to
each
province
in
its
own
script
, to
every people in
their own
language, and to the Jews in
their own
script
and language.
And
he
wrote in the king
Ahasuerus'
name ,
and sealed it with the king's
ring ,
and
sent letters
by posts
on
horseback,
and
riders
on mules,
camels,
and
young
dromedaries:
Mordecai
wrote in the name of
King
Xerxes
and sealed it with the royal
signet
ring .
He
sent the
documents
by mounted
couriers
riding
on swift
horses
bred
from
the
royal
mares.
Wherein
the king granted
the Jews which
were
in every city to gather
themselves
together,
and to
stand
for
their
life
, to destroy, to
slay
and
to
cause
to
perish
, all the power
of the
people and
province that
would
assault
them, both
little
ones
and
women, and to take
the
spoil
of
them
for
a
prey,
By
these
letters
the king permitted
the Jews in each
and
every city the
right
to assemble
and defend
themselves
, to destroy, kill
, and
annihilate
all the forces
of any
people or
province hostile
to
them, including
women and
children
, and to plunder
their
possessions.
Upon
one
day in
all the provinces of king Ahasuerus,
namely,
upon
the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which
is
the month Adar.
The
single
day appointed
throughout
all the provinces of King Xerxes
was
the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of
Adar.
The
copy of the writing
for
a
commandment
to be given
in every province was
published unto
all people, and
that the Jews should
be ready against
that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
A
copy of the text
of
the
edict
was
to be issued
in every province and
published to
all the
people, so
that the Jews would
be ready on
that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
So
the posts
that
rode upon
mules
and
camels
went
out, being
hastened
and
pressed on by the king's
commandment
. And the decree
was given
at
Shushan
the palace
.
The couriers
rode out in
haste
on
their
royal
horses
, pressed on by the command
of
the
king
. And the edict
was also
issued
in
the citadel
of
Susa
.
And
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel
of blue and white, and
with a great
crown
of
gold ,
and with
a garment
of fine linen and
purple:
and the city of Shushan
rejoiced
and was
glad
.
Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments
of blue and white, with a large
gold crown
and a purple
robe
of fine linen .
And the city of Susa
shouted
and rejoiced
.
The Jews had
light ,
and gladness, and
joy ,
and honour
.
For
the Jews it
was
a
time
of
light and gladness, of
joy and honor
.
And
in every province ,
and in
every city, whithersoever
the king's
commandment
and his
decree came
, the
Jews
had
joy and gladness, a
feast
and a
good
day
. And many of the people of the land became Jews ;
for
the fear of the Jews fell
upon them.
In every province and every city, wherever
the king’s
edict
and decree reached
, there
was
joy and gladness among
the
Jews
, with
feasting
and celebrating
. And many of the people of the land themselves
became Jews ,
because
the fear of the Jews had
fallen
upon them.
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