Esther 8
King James Version with Strongs Numbers - Esther 8 << | >> 12345678910 8:1 On that day3117 did the king4428 Ahasuerus0325 give5414 the house1004 of Haman2001 the Jews'3064 enemy6887 unto Esther0635 the queen4436. And Mordecai4782 came0935 before6440 the king4428; for Esther0635 had told5046 what he {was} unto her. 8:2 And the king4428 took off5493 his ring2885, which he had taken5674 from Haman2001, and gave5414 it unto Mordecai4782. And Esther0635 set7760 Mordecai4782 over the house1004 of Haman2001. 8:3 And Esther0635 spake1696 yet again3254 before6440 the king4428, and fell down5307 at6440 his feet7272, and besought2603 him with tears1058 to put away5674 the mischief7451 of Haman2001 the Agagite0091, and his device4284 that he had devised2803 against the Jews3064. 8:4 Then the king4428 held out3447 the golden2091 sceptre8275 toward Esther0635. So Esther0635 arose6965, and stood5975 before6440 the king4428, 8:5 And said0559, If it please2896 the king4428, and if I have found4672 favour2580 in his sight6440, and the thing1697 {seem} right3787 before6440 the king4428, and I {be} pleasing2896 in his eyes5869, let it be written3789 to reverse7725 the letters5612 devised4284 by Haman2001 the son1121 of Hammedatha4099 the Agagite0091, which he wrote3789 to destroy0006 the Jews3064 which {are} in all the king's4428 provinces4082: 8:6 For how0349 can I endure3201 to see7200 the evil7451 that shall come4672 unto my people5971? or how0349 can I endure3201 to see7200 the destruction0013 of my kindred4138? 8:7 Then the king4428 Ahasuerus0325 said0559 unto Esther0635 the queen4436 and to Mordecai4782 the Jew3064, Behold, I have given5414 Esther0635 the house1004 of Haman2001, and him they have hanged8518 upon the gallows6086, because he laid7971 his hand3027 upon the Jews3064. 8:8 Write3789 ye also for the Jews3064, as it liketh2896 you5869, in the king's4428 name8034, and seal2856 {it} with the king's4428 ring2885: for the writing3791 which is written3789 in the king's4428 name8034, and sealed2856 with the king's4428 ring2885, may no man reverse7725. 8:9 Then were the king's4428 scribes5608 called7121 at that time6256 in the third7992 month2320, that {is}, the month2320 Sivan5510, on the three7969 and twentieth6242 {day} thereof; and it was written3789 according to all that Mordecai4782 commanded6680 unto the Jews3064, and to the lieutenants0323, and the deputies6346 and rulers8269 of the provinces4082 which {are} from India1912 unto Ethiopia3568, an hundred3967 twenty6242 and seven7651 provinces4082, unto every province4082 according to the writing3791 thereof, and unto every people5971 after their language3956, and to the Jews3064 according to their writing3791, and according to their language3956. 8:10 And he wrote3789 in the king4428 Ahasuerus'0325 name8034, and sealed2856 {it} with the king's4428 ring2885, and sent7971 letters5612 by3027 posts7323 on horseback5483, {and} riders7392 on mules7409, camels0327, {and} young1121 dromedaries7424: 8:11 Wherein the king4428 granted5414 the Jews3064 which {were} in every city5892 to gather themselves together6950, and to stand5975 for their life5315, to destroy8045, to slay2026, and to cause to perish0006, all the power2428 of the people5971 and province4082 that would assault6696 them, {both} little ones2945 and women0802, and {to take} the spoil7998 of them for a prey0962, 8:12 Upon one0259 day3117 in all the provinces4082 of king4428 Ahasuerus0325, {namely}, upon the thirteenth7969-6240 {day} of the twelfth8147-6240 month2320, which {is} the month2320 Adar0143. 8:13 The copy6572 of the writing3791 for a commandment1881 to be given5414 in every province4082 {was} published1540 unto all people5971, and that the Jews3064 should be ready6264-6259 against that day3117 to avenge5358 themselves on their enemies0341. 8:14 {So} the posts7323 that rode7392 upon mules7409 {and} camels0327 went out3318, being hastened0926 and pressed on1765 by the king's4428 commandment1697. And the decree1881 was given5414 at Shushan7800 the palace1002. 8:15 And Mordecai4782 went out3318 from the presence6440 of the king4428 in royal4438 apparel3830 of blue8504 and white2353, and with a great1419 crown5850 of gold2091, and with a garment8509 of fine linen0948 and purple0713: and the city5892 of Shushan7800 rejoiced6670 and was glad8056. 8:16 The Jews3064 had light0219, and gladness8057, and joy8342, and honour3366. 8:17 And in every province4082, and in every city5892, whithersoever4725 the king's4428 commandment1697 and his decree1881 came5060, the Jews3064 had joy8057 and gladness8342, a feast4960 and a good2896 day3117. And many7227 of the people5971 of the land0776 became Jews3054; for the fear6343 of the Jews3064 fell5307 upon them.