Esther 9:18
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But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
In other translations
But the Jews that were at Shushan assembled together on the thirteenth day thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth day of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and the fourteenth days of the month. So they rested on the fifteenth day, making it a day of feasting and joy.
Hebrew words
וְהַיְּהוּדִיםvehaiyehudiyimand the JewsH3064אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834בְּשׁוּשָׁןbeshushan[were] in SusaH7800נִקְהֲלוּnikhaluthey assembledH6950בִּשְׁלֹשָׁהbishloshahon [day] thir-H7969עָשָׂר'asarteenH6240בּוֹboin itוּבְאַרְבָּעָהuve'arba'ahand on [day] four-H702עָשָׂר'asarteenH6240בּוֹboin itוְנוֹחַvenoachand they restedH5117בַּחֲמִשָּׁהbachamishahon [day] fif-H2568עָשָׂר'asarteenH6240בּוֹboin itוְעָשֹׂהve'asohand they madeH6213אֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> itH853יוֹםyoma day ofH3117מִשְׁתֶּהmishtehfeastH4960וְשִׂמְחָה׃vesimchahand joyH8057
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Related verses
- Esther 9:21To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,to establish among them an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of the month of Adar
- Esther 9:1Now in the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth day of the same, when the king’s commandment and his decree drew near to be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to have power over them, (though it was turned to the contrary, that the Jews had rule over them that hated them;)On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the king’s command and edict were to be executed. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but their plan was overturned and the Jews overpowered those who hated them.
- Esther 9:15For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the fourteenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hundred men at Shushan; but on the prey they laid not their hand.On the fourteenth day of the month of Adar, the Jews in Susa came together again and put to death three hundred men there, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.
- Esther 9:13Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do to morrow also according unto this day’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged upon the gallows.Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”
- Esther 9:11On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.On that day the number of those killed in the citadel of Susa was reported to the king,
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People and places
Places: Susa