Esther - original personal notes in 43yr old Bible of Ken Murray

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19 1If it please the king, letthere goa royal commandment2 fromhim, and let it bewrittenamong the laws-ofthe Persiansand the bMedes,that it 3be notaltered, That Va'shti come nO-n~---=- ~ ...~~,.- - -~~. before K~ A.~as·i i· e· ~~__y C,"Vl..\,)TTIU> ~

rus; and let the king grve her p~RPQ~Croyal estate 5unto another that "-isbetter than she.20And when the king's decreewhich he shall make shall bepublished throughout all hisempire, (for it is great,) all thewives shall give to their hus-

bands honour, both to great andsmall.21Andthe saying 7pleased theking and the princes; and theking did according to the word

of l\R:lJlA'·~:22FOr resent l et ter s into

1 3 1 1 the kin~I2rovinces, intoeveryprovince according to thewriting thereof, and to everypeopleafter their language, thatevery man should bear rule illhis own house and 9tll li .t it~be publ i~hed accordingto thelanguage ofevery people.

CHAPTER 2 / C M ~ r J . . " ' ; 'AFTER ('these thing~ whenlJ;:;£:.C€"

.t1. the ~th ofk ing A·has-ii ·e·riis was appeased, hi!<em.em·ber~ and what she haddone, ana what was g decreed

against her. ~" -2 T en, said the king- 's ser· (e_~ , ~IZ$ ~

vants. hat ministered unto, K's~·~-\) ~ ,~et ere befair young virgins / z " ' i ' _ _ . ' j C _ 4 J Z _ , - J of'" . J ~~ ~ I

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officers in all the provinces ofhis kingdom, that they maygather together. al l the fair i'IA1-C:~r-r"£ 'J"1.6- ' [ ~l(, MZ

young vlrgms unu)SIlt?·shliii' (;-.IiM;<J- 11 · t..).~d_vl'1

tile paTace,to"the house of the 'Te ~ S-€ -I tu . fVrc~ ,

women, lOuntothe custody of11He.ge the king's chamber-lain, keeper of the women;and let their things for purifi-cation be given them:4 And let the maiden whichpleaseth the king be queen in-

the presence of A-has-ii-e·riis ,Heb

the king, f ! ; ~ ; / : : V i t hII To bring Vashti the queen ; 1 H _ : b : , g ·before the king with theUcrown jm" , be-

royal, to shew the peopleand t':~.1~.";7the princes her beauty: for she & 6 . B .

was 4fair to look on. ~H~~:j,~'s~'12But the Q_ueenX;a$ti re- ; ' l f e b ~ v a y .fused to comeat theKmgs10m: gMd '/

mandment tby his chamber- ~~:::,~:.-lains: therefore was the king 5Heb.

very wroth, and his anger ~ ~ : ~ P ; : ; ; ' o n .

burned in him. 6~i<bh was.. ., __3 ~Then the..kingsaid to the bythe

C!~~O"'-~~e men) dwhich knew the : , ' : ; : , ~ / ; : ; . h i sI\ '"li 't£tl) tmles, (for so was tlle-king's c jer r o 7·

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law and judgment: d ~ t i : : h _ ' ; , .14Andthe next unto him was 3

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E'~0 o<wJkmgdom;)a : - S -YR,£ 1 . . l l < r i t . < 1 J 5 8What shall wedo unto the- . f queenVashti according to law,

because shehath not performedthe commandment of the kingA·has-ii·e"riis by the chamber-

J 1 i i l l s V - -- -: i i ' ,f£:_ e).i" 16 Andfr;y.cap)ans,},ered1~ 7 before th~ ~ an~ princes,f ' 1 Z t ' " c.cl;) Vashti thequeen hath not done

wrong to theking only,butalsoto al l the pr inces, and to al l e ; , ~ . h , , . '9>

the people that are in al l theprovinces of the king A·has·ft·

e·riis.17 For this deedof the queenshall come abroad unto al lwomen, so that they shall de·§£!§e their husbands in their~§, when it shall bereported,Tfie- king A·has·ii·e·riis corn-manded Vashti the queen to bebrought in before him, but shecame not.18 Likewise shall the ladiesof Persia and Me·dl·asay thisday unto all the king's princes,which have heard ofthe deedofthe queen.Thus shall therearisetOOl!!uch~ont~n~ptandwrath. ~

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ESTHER 4 The decreeagainst theJews: Mordecai's chargeL 474-{sC day of thtL."fu§_L.w-ill!!:h,nd ~He:l'?' -many lay in sackcloth and 12 And they told. t o Mor·de· 4 And Esther answered, If it

~,,~ .c." ~ ..;;_ there was wr~tte~according to s"<kelotk ash~s. " ca-r Esther's words. seem goodunto theking,let the~~_~ ~Lv." J'li2~all that Ha 'man had com' ~ : ; ~ e a ! : ' : d 4 '1 So Esther s.maids andher 13ThenMar·de·ca'·1ommand- !singandHa'·mancomethis day3> t', 1 ') ~ manded unto the king's blieu· under 2chamberlains came and told it ed to a nswer Esther, Thinki lci t unto the banquet that l~

, tenants, and to the governors b E ~ 7 . · B .36• her. Then was the queen ex- with thyself t hatThoti.SI'laIfeS- re ared tor mm.that were over every province, 2 , ; ; ; : . ~ ; h S . ceedingly grieved; and she sent ~e in1he king'sJ:iouse;-more 5 hen the king said, Causeandto therulers ofevery people c h . x . 10 raiment to clothe Mar·de-ca'·l, Hlan an ~e Jews. /."': OI1 l l ;~"~iZ- IN( \Ha-man to make haste, t~at heof everyp rovince according to and to t ake away hi s s ackcloth /)-£l" it;? 14For If thou altogeth~liold- ',..1i<i may doasEsther hath said, Sothewriting thereof, and toevery from him: but he received itnot. V'T"£R '" l(is1 "I est thy peace at this time, then ~,..eethe king and Ha-man came topeopleafter their language; <in cch.B.B,lo, 5 Then called Esther for~' I~ H1 I40i . shall there lenlar~ement and t. it ' the banquet tha t Esther hadthe name ofking A·has·u·e'·rUs tacl! . one of the king's chani"~YT€D . ~IIS-L deliveance arise ~"ge .k~ 1~Jt prepared. . .wasitwritten,andsealedwith 3 Hebset ' bmains, whom he had 3ap .'1111S

1 ~ c . . ' J ~ r o mace,liiit thou ach·7·

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the king's ring. oeforher. pointed to attend upon her, and P"',,"lU1 . . 1 - i 2 : l . 2 - ~'1) a:runIiyfa her s 0 se shall be Esther at the banquet of w ine,13And th~ letters were . se~j: gaye ?i~ _a commandme,nt t. o R . " " " " ~ ~ ~ f ~ , : .A~V destroyed: and who knoweth b~er.3. ·Wha t is thy petit ion? and it IW!ft\'C~""VLdby posts, into a ll the king s dch.B.,o. Mor·de·ca·l, to know what It:,tlti'l"l\A,C1H"~ S I>1.lPitI\C<'hether thou art cometo the : k g : ; : . shall begranted thee: andwhat :;;: '€.VA.-N1)',>

provinces, to destroyj to kill, ;0~e6~Ch. was, and why it was. ON;\"~~~," I ~ kingdomfor such.atime asthis? is thy request? evento the half A.,~n<;-Jand tocauseto perish ,aI fTeWS, 6 So Ha ' ·tach went forth to" ': ;: ;"".~~, ;; :( .. ' C J i 1 15~ Then Esther bade them of the kingdom it shall beper-both young and old, litiFeCh1l· Mor.~e.clr·l~to the street of e ;. ,e :w . -' :: ,; ,. .. ~ ~\.IfSS~eturnMor·de·ca·l this answer, formed,dren and women, ' in one day, ,~~:~:. . the City,which was before the " '~ U . 16Go,gather together al l t he 7 Then answered Esther , and .~J.l 'Ib C~" ""~ 'Y~\.

M • ,)d47? D C. even upon the tniJi:,"~ntl!~ king's gate. " > 7 _ ~ . .. ; .. Je:;vsthat are 2present in Shu'· 2 f i ; ; ' ~ : 2 . said, ~y petit ion and my reo t , ~ I,\ . ' .~~,.", ,- , ,

1 "~~CcoA {~ ' ~ ;: :. ~ of the j;~elfth m ! : i i 1 t l ! . which is 7 And Mor·de·m·l told himof .> "~, shan, aug" st e for me and quest IS; Wi~ ~~fi~'" '>;€S"- ~3 .'?Y,~~":'" .the month JA'.di:lr,and o to take {~h~B~;:~' all that hadhappened unto him, 10 iH,II __.D€-i:1:herei[tnorn §, 8 If I have found fav01:lf'1ilP€JCl, \ . \-M's 9f.">-u.J~'~the spoil ofthem fora prey. hch . 3-9. and ofhthe sum ofthe money- , : : : ; : ' T 1 N " N night or day: also an my he s ight of the king, and i f it Si+£ i)~ "".-." '''fEY[' li->Wf:

14'The copy of the writing ich. B'3, that Ha-man had promised to &f " maidens will f ast h kewlse; ana lease the king to grant my s,<.M'-,F·u:, '- e"r'r ,.NFl,,1A£-IJC-C

for a commandmentto begiven '4· pay to theking's treasuries for ~i\"i~. so ;Vill.Igo in unto. the king, tition, and to ~perform mY,-""TIiTlK l ' 6 " ; . ) & . : : TC ,

i n every province was publ ish· the Jews, to dest roy them. ~l--' ' .14- which IS not according to the~, quest, let the king and Ha- ~ 'C~ A ~ ~ M ~' r, . ." J '1 £ > ,' "

ed unto a ll peop le, that they j~~: 3~ 4 8 Also he gave him jthe copy law: and jf I' 's, .~s· • come to the banquet that -;;_':".~ 1 . 4 - > ' l " " i " " m , J 3\1--£

should be ready against that of the writing of the decree 17 So or·de·ca·l wen hi ~e hall p repare for them, andI ' -' " .~ D",t .d><Eb TO

day. that was given at Shu'·shan to way, and did according to al~ \f1:: l Po do t o morrow as the king lcr-ff ,-- r-.15.a.u.£$T

15The posts went out, being destroy them, to shew it unto that Esther had commanded C ' <l ' 7> $ " , ' th said. """"., I I < . . . ~

hastened by the king's com' Esther, and to declare it unto c~,~bim. ,,_ ~ Ilff"flMoU. 'If Then went Ha'·man forth ' I .K '1ZS,f<: , \ : .l~\t4~€S)

mandment , a nd the decreewas her , a nd to c harge her that she : " - A I ' , ' \ : ; ; " , - < r > 1 -' 'fItS ifF-T"'.kU~l''- ~ ± ' that day,Joyfuland ! ' I , ' l ~ a gI a,d ' - n . K : : . . 1it·",J~1 i~Q_\..\.~i""~

given inShu' ·shan the pal ace.§hould go in uri to fhe"king, t o R~".£ CHAPTER 5 heart: .butwhen Ha·man saw ,.".>~l<:i>Ec:n·¥nDN,

And the kin~ and Ha'.man sat make supplication unto him, ').~,~~ N0~ it cametopass don the ch.4o6. Mor·de·ca'·Iin the king's gate, f>t;~

down to drrnk; .hut kthe city k ch.B.IS andto make request beforehim <:.l' , third day, that Esther put ebh.3·5· 'that he stood n~, norShu'·shan was perplexed. for her p eol?le. 2.: t!, ;> ; 7 on her royal apparel, andstood I moved for him, ne was full

9 And Ha ·ta~ came and told in /the inner court of the king's < f h . 4 · zr , Q t" indignation against MOr·de·CHAPTER 4 Esther the words of Mor·de· house, over against the king's /.p. ch .6 .4 · ca- ...

WHEN Mor·de·ca'·! per- ca'·l. house: and the king sat upon 10 Nevertheless Ha-man reo

ceived all that was done, 10~ Again Esther spake unto his royal throne in the royal frained himself: and when hel\'[or:de.c.i(:llrent his clothe§, I Ge.44oI3. Ha'·ta@, and gave him corn- house, over against the gate of 5Heb. came home, he sent and " called .. 'and pu t on " 's ackcloth with m Ki. 20 mandment unto Mor·de·ca'·l; the house. ["""dto for his friends, and gZe'·resh ¥ , ' f K J Ib ~ va=ashcs, and went out into the ,r; Ki. 20 II All the king's servants, PKi;I\ lU: 12 Andit wasso,whenthe king f~~::4· his wife. " ~midst ofthe city, andcriedwith J~b4~:. and the people of the king's ~ iY ~saw Esther the queen standing rho 6.'3· I I And Ha'vman <toldthemJ>f t : = , : , , . l A r ' 2 l' ' '7 ~l 0 ~.

a loudanda bitter cry; Jer. 6.26. provinces, doknow, that who- ~~s inthe C?urt,.tha~hshe obtained tc~9~i"0 the ~loryof~s ri~hes,andithe~) 1 ( ; ~ 'S

2 And came even before the Dan. 9.3· soever ,whether mano rwoman, 1W, ''- c..V;' ~,, ' favour m hlS slg-ht; and 1the 1 'Ch'4'" multitude ofhis children.und all ~€: e- ,£..Pking 's ga te: for none might shall comeunto the king into I \£ @ ' \ (. ) , kmg held out to Esther the &B .4 · the things wherein the king had. _ ,(....\0)

enter into the king's gate 0 ch,5. I «the inner court, who is not ' ~~. golden sceptre that waf in his r ch,3·r , kpromotedhim, andhow he had~, iJ iCJ,IOr '!-C,

clothed with sackcloth. pDan.2·9· called, ithere is one l aw of h is ,~,;; c lfiJ hand. So Esther drew near, a nd I advancedhim above the princes l~ ~~M.~f,"ll> II, l ' > "

3 And in every province, to put him to death, except s uch ~ ~,,~ouched th~ top o f !he sceptre. and s er,,,:an!sof t J:e king. ~Cw~~~!) &- · T lJ -E . . '

whithersoever the king's com' q ch.5.a to whom vthe king shall hold ~'T 3 Then said the king unto her, 12 Ha -rnan said moreover, ~-i4£·1I·1'€.5;'Tf'~, ~mandment andhis decreecame, & B .4 · out the golden sceptre, that he -: r ' JVU'\1;'What wi lt t hou, queenEsther? , Yea, Esther the queen did let fNJ'l-NL'f EJ>l"-£L~..,.J " , - ; ; : . ; ; f Othere was eat mournin Jil6 may live: R~t~ have UQ..t~ CSTIJ '! : :V I$ 0 ii" "and what is ~hy request? iti no mancome in with_th~ ~ 'n;< "fI~ 0<

, mon the ews and'·fa.sting; rc~~~·.~: c_a.:!led!Q.£P~ill unG1~gSlrw~'rw0 \ > o 1 iM - 1i\~~shallbe eve~ gwen thee Ito the' l c1, ~r .6 ~. ~ banquet th~ she had ~'-f ~.-.. ls.~fQ andw eeping, and wailing; and tliese thi~~.s. w " V ' 1 ' 3 I:e.~ I" "GU{YLL1 \1\<;-- NO, ha lf ofthe k ing~om._, " ~,:wIk: 623. prepared but myself; and to

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morrow am I invited unto her / king delight to CiQ_!?:~~also with the king. / Jhf!.ll tfWl~lt1 \4CJL "2~4

"tOTY?t: 13 Yet all this avaUeth __!!1e I '{nd H;a'·ma!l an~wered thenothi,nKd~.~long asl~6r· ; ; ' ; ;~;m k~g, Fo! the man. whom the

ntE: ,- '2:.S':>E:K de.ca.'1 tQ~ Jew sitting at the/ horoter: km!? dellghteth to honour,Wvt4-> \J~~ E.xltc&:€.(z.~ kings gate.._ ~~ 'hek ff 8 "Let the royal apparel be

",,-wu..E Gt~~T 14 ~ Then §ill.d Z-'·resh·'his 2 d ; ; f i ~ ~ I L ' : : ' brought "which the king useth".,, ,.n.,( R == O 'V ? I: > ~ wife and all his~to 'I",,:bn"ff towear,andat,hehorsethatthelvvc:,f-l '..""~ '1" " '- , u"ya • • th dth

him,Let a 4 I?jallowsbemade of " l ' t ' , ; ' ; d . kmg ri de . upC?n,n ecro",,:nClhojfifty cubits h1gh,andto morrow 3 , v ; ' , r ; w , " , royal which 1Sset upon his

1 \' 1 ~ l?l?eak~hou unto the kmg that ' J : , i ; ; i f head: . 1"\ F W" ,, ,LI :> ~ M6r·de·ca.'·1may be hanged himself. 9 And let this appare ann-,l+£ ~VE" C,,'),,~ {l,UDC:.L thereon: then go thou m ~H~~:;;'~~'orse be delive;;reqto the hand&vvr '~. ~ ~ with the king unto the of o ne o f t he kmg smost noble

banquet . And the thing pleased princes, that they mayan:ay the~ $<u_N ~ 'ctT"", Ha-ma n : and he caused the man withal whom the kmg de-fl'V"<i::lC'. l1-t..~~"·~~allOWS to bemade. 5 H e b. lighteth to honour, and 5bring(ol/f·j.i£~er€.. ~e·~ 01)" ~~:~~e~im him on horseback through the

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611 ;;e,b;"g-' s before him, Thus shal l i t beslccpfled doneto theman whom thekingba~h~{ ·.3 deIighteth to honour.&'0 2 10Then the king said to Ha'·

man, Make haste, and take theapparel and the horse, as thouhas t said, and do even so _~M6r·de·ca'·1the few, that sit-tlfn"4it"t11e king's gate: Sletnothing fai l of al l that thouhast spoken.II Then took Ha-man the. _apparel and the horse, and ar·iVI~ 7 ; 1 ' 2

rayed M6r·de·ca'·I,and broughthim onhorseback through thestreet of the ci ty, and pro-claimed before him, Thus shallit bedone unto the man whomthe king delighteth to honour.

12 ~ And M6r·de·ca'·1 cameagain to the king's gate. ButHa-man hasted to his housem""01:lIii'fng,ruiaeIiaVmg ills heaucovered.13AndHa-man told IZe'·reshhis wife and al l his f riendsevery thing that had befallenhim. Then said his wise menand Ze·resh his wife unto him,IfM6r·de·ca.'·1be of the seedofthe Jews, before whom thouhast begun to fall, thou shaltnot prevail against him, butshalt surely fall before him.14 And while they were yettalking with him, came the

ON that night 6couldnot the7 , - . ( . I.I..!~ tT I",C(~A.~ . :king sleeg, and he corn-

1 d N x : , ' E . . . - j " ' f ~ - E J ' Z . . . ~K~ manded to bnng bthe pookf' .<;;s~~ !R, E c:\ u..-€. , ,>'1- ' : t 1 k , ) , ( of records of the chronicles;

: : ' " ~ I - < ' I o i " " " ~~I: and they were read before the~o."r ~ t( It~-E ~,_jking.O~ =il v.,..' -,,~ 1il"r"i"\.K_ 2 And it wall!foung written,CVtR<~"'~~rd~1 that MOr·de·ca'·1had to!cl of19« 1". < 7B1g.th'i".ni'tand Te ·resh,-two

of the king's chamberlains, thekeepers ofthe "door, who sought!2Ja~ hand onthe king A·has·u-e-rus,

~.i C, :.'IQ~,I '3Allii the king said, What~ honour and dignity hath b~en

done to M6r·de·ca·1 for this ?Then said the king's servantsthat ministered unto him, Thereis nothing donefor him.

4 ~ And the king said, Whois inthe court? Now Ha-manwas come into 'the outwardcourt of the kings house, dto

speak unto the king to hangM6r·de·ca.'·1on the gallows thathe had prepared forhim.S And theking's servants saidunto him, Behold, Ha-manstandeth in the court. Allil"1lleking said, Lethim come in.6 So Ha-man came in. Andthe kingsaiCrunto him, Whatshall be done unto the man'whom the king delighteth tohonour? NowHa-man thoughtin his heart,To Wl1<5li'lwouldhe

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Then said the king, Will heforcethe queen also 1efore meinthehouse? Asthe word wentout of the king's mouth, theycovered Ha-man's face.9And bHar·bQ'·nah,one of thechamberlains, said before theking, Behold also, the 3gallowsfifty cubits high, which Ha'·man had made for M6r·de·ca.'·I,'who had spoken good for the

king, standeth in the house ofHa-man, Then the king said,Hang him thereon.

IO So they han~ed Ha'·manonthe gaJIows tha hehad pre-pared for M6r·de·ca'·I. Then<was the king's wrath pacified.

CHAPTER 8

ONthat day did the king,4;.hi'is·ii·e·rUsfi}.fethe house

of H[':"man the ews' enemy-ttnfo Esfher the queen. Andl'if6r·de·Cii':icame before theking; forEsther hadtold vwnathewas unto her.2 And the kinjt took off khislt~,hich1ierad fuken froma -man , andgf),ve it unto M6r.

de·ca.'·I. And'Esffier set Mar.e-ca-t over the house of Ha'man.

3~ And Esther spake l:et againbefore the IUng,and fe n downat his feet, 6and besou'ifit himwith_tears toput away emIS-

chief of Ha'·man the Ag'·a-gite,and his device that he had de.vised against theJews.4 Then ithe king held out theg<~d~ sc_e~ke toward :Esther.So Esther arose, and stood before the king,S And said, I f i t please theking, and if I have foundfavourinhis sight, and the thing seemright before the king, and I bepleasing in his eyes, let i t bewritten to r:~se411€-letter.,s9devised byHa-man the son ofHam-me-ca-tha the Ag'·a·glte,,owhich he wrote to destroythe Jews which are in al l thekings provinces:

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so the r . ~ g and Ha'·mancame 2 0 anguet with Es.

ther the queen. -~2And theking said again untoEsther onthe secondday at the

banquet of wine, dWhat is thy deb56petition, queen Esther? and it &9·r..

shall begranted thee: and whati§. tl}.yrequest? and it shan beperformed, even. to the half ofthe kingdom.

3 Then Esther the queen an- ech 2 I

swered and said, If I havefound favour in thy sight, °king, and if it please the king,let my li~lJegiven me at mypetition, and my people at myrequest:4 For we are Isold, I and mypeople, 4to be destroyed, to beslain, and to perish. But ifwehad been sold forbondmen andbondwomen, I had held mytongue, although the enemycouldnot countervail theking'sdamage.S ~ Then the king A-hag·fl·e'·riis answered and said untoEsther the queen, Who is he,and where is he, 5that durst 5w~;~ ;presume inhis heart to doso? hear hath

6 And Esther said, 7Theadver- {£f~~:um.

sary and enemy is this wicked and she

Ha -man, Then Ha'·man was ' b " e ! O ; ~ ; ; : lafraid sbefore the kmg and ffie 7 h J ' / ~ b .queen. Theman

7 ~ And the king arising from Bat;~~rsarJ.

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ESTHER 9 The former lei ters are reversed: the Jews' joy

6 For how can I 1endureto see' 12 aUpon one day in al l thethe evil tha t shal l come unto provinces ofk ingA-Ms .f!.e"' fi ls ,mypeople? or how can lIen· namely, uponthe thirteenth day

dure to see the destruction of of t he twelfth month, which ismy kindred? the month A".dar.7 ~ Then the king .A-Ms· f!· e'· 13 bThecopyof thewri ti ng forrus said untoE sther the queen a commandment to be given inand to Mor ·dEka'· it he Jew, Be- everyp rovince was 2publishedhold, 01 have given Esther the ever. r, unto a ll people, and that thehouse ofHa'vman, and h im t hey Jews should be ready againsthave hanged upon the ga llows , that day to avenge themselvesbecause he laid his hand upon on t heir enemies.

the Jews. 14So theposts that rode upon8 Write ye a lso for t he Jews, mules and camels went out,as it I iketh you, din the king's dch. 3·N being hastened and pressed onname, andseal itwith t he king's by the king's commandment.ring: for the writing which is And the decree was given atwri tten in the king's name,a nd Shit "· shan the pal ace.sea led with the king' s r ing , IS ~AndMor·de·ca'·!went out=may no man reverse. ech··9 from the presence of the kinggfThenweretheking'sscribes /ch·3·'2. gin royal apparel of 3bIueandcalledat that time in the third zD~~.~2~~ white, and with a great crownl,11onth,hat is, the month h~. 3c~ .r ;~~: lc t. ofgold,and with a garment of~ on the three and tweii- h Bar.>. 8. fine linen and purple: and ithetieth day thereof; and it was ich·3·5· city of Shf(·shan rejoiced and Y r • .v 29.2wrItten accordmg to all that was flaa.lVIor·de·ca'·l commanded unto .16 he Iews had light , andthe Jews, and to the jIien· JEz r. 8 . 36. gladness, and JOY,and honour.t enant s, and the deput ies and 17And in every province, andrulers of the provinces which ineveryc ity,whithersoever theare from kIndia unto E·thl·i)'· keh.,.,. king's commandment and hispi·a, an hundred twenty and decree c ame, the Jews had j oyseven provinces,unto everypro- [eh.g"9, and g ladness, a feas t and lavince according to the writing good day. And man of thethereof , and unto everyp eople eo Ieof the l andbecame ews;after their language, and to the mch. 9 2 for m he fear 0 ne ews eJews accordingto their writing, ;5~Deu.2 uponthem.and according to their Ian- CHAPTER 9

guage, t th t;\IO nAnd hewrote inthe king n ch.3. '2 N0W 0inthetwelf h rgon 'li)A·has·f!·e'·rUs'name, and sealed :~h.. >2 that is, the month A'·dar, If)

itwith the k ing's ring, a nd sent on the thirteenth day of theletters by posts on horseback, pch.3.'3. same, when Pthe king's com-and ri der s on mules, camel s, mandment andh is decreed rewand young dromedaries: near to be put in execution, inII Wherein the king granted the d ay t hat the enemies of t hethe Jews which were in every Jews hoped to have p ower overcity to gather themselves to- them, (though it was turned together, and to stand for their the c ontrary, that the J ews had)ife, to desfrol1 to slay, and t o rule over them that hatedcause to pens , a n the power them ;)of the peopleand province that q chB. n. 2 The Jews qgathered them-would assauItthem, both lIttle selves together in their citiesones andwomen, and r to take r eh.9. >0 throughout all the l'rovrfes ofthe spoil of them for a prey, IS r6. the king' A-Ms-fJ.-e .riis~o lay

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~ V £ a , . Jews slay their enemies, with Haman's sons ESTHER 9~ nand on \such as sough t their a eh.8.u. shan todo ato morrow also ac.

hurt : ~ no man couldw ith- ver- '5· cording unto this day's decree,stand them; for bthe fear of ~~~:.:7t .nd llet Ha ·miin's ten sons Dethem fell upon all people. mo.hanK hanged upon the gallows.3And a ll t he r ulers of t he p ro· 14And the king commandedvinces, al! -dthe li eutenant s, and it so to be done: and the de.the deputies,and 2officersofthe ~}~;~. cree was given at Stnt'-shantking, helpedthe Jews; because w}"chdid andthey hanged Ha"man's te~the fear ofMor'de'ca-'l fellupon ;:';;'~':f,~t sons.

them. '. _, _ te;J,~ged 15_Forthe Jews that were in.4 For. l\!2r·de·ca'1was great kinz. Shu -shanC gathered themselves

lU the kU1Ks house: and his c ver. 2 together onthe fourteenth dayfame went out throughout all also of the monthA-Cm:? andtht;' p~o~~ces: for this man sle",-; t b£ee bnndred-me'n atMor·de·ca·1waxed greater and dver. '0. Shu -shan; but don thepr~

greater. they laid not their hand.5Th?s th~Jews smotealltheir liI6-B"ut the otIlerJ ews thatenemiesWIththe stroke ofthe 'were in the king's provincesswor~, and sla11:gh~er,nd de- Igathered themselves together,struction, and did what they 3 Heb . and stood for their lives andwould unto those that hated ' ! o ' ~ 5 : e 1 : : ; had rest fromtheirenemie~,andthenl.. 7"' ' '. / slew of their foes seventy and6 Andin ShtY·shan the pa lace fivethousand, but they laidnottheJewsslewanddestroyedfive / !heir hands onfhel2reY;:---'hlmdredmen. ! ~n thethirteen th dayofthe

Z ,An~ Par'Sh~.d~:.th~, and / )1IDnthA'·lli!:!:.;nd onthefour:Dal'-phon, .and.As-pa ·tha,_ ,.,Heb. in,/ teenth day 'of the same rested_8 .And ~or~a~t?a, . and A·da- / / they,andmadeit adayoffeas t-If-a, and Ar-t-da -tha, ,/ m and ladness. _

.9 ~And P~r·p:a~"·ta, an'!, :~r:i // 1 U e ews that were at, ~·sal~and Ar ·l·dat. and Va·Jez. Shu"shan assembled together'a·too, lever. n, '5· eon the thirteenth dav thereof

- , • _ 10 JThe ten.sons.of fIa=~m /eh. 5.u and on the fourteenth thereof;I ~ .. V \ ' . 'a1f t-t heon of Ham·me·da - tha, e and on the fi fteenth day ofthe

(:> ~ enemy of theJ~ws,.slew,ey; sametheyrest ed,and made i taf~ xs- I~btrt,g on the_~Roillalli__tb.eY_QQ.teh. B. 'rr dayof feasting andgladness.

fhelr hand. ver. '5, ,6. 19 Therefore the le~s: of the~ IIOii til at day the . n11?Ibero, f vil lages, that dwel t mthe un-Iw,CC','-( th~se that were s slamm Shu· Walled towns, made the four-~·n\f'cM..shan the pa~ace was brought 5 c ' ; ; , ; ~ ' teellth d . e , J 1 of the month A'.dar~" '-, before the kmg. '. a day of gIa~Jeasting,~1 12 ~ And the kmg said unto heh.8"7. and hagood day,and of isend'~ _ Esther the queen, The Jews ' ,~e. 8. zo, ingportions oneto another.R~..,.J1%:..~havelam an.ddes!~oy~dfive vervaa. 20 ~ And ~~ca"l wrote~ hundred men m Shu - shan~ Rev zr, '0. tl.:leSethi.!!g§,·and sent letters

pa!a~e, and t he ten sons ofH~ . unto all the Jews that were inS 1 : : i < : > man, what haye they donem all the provinces of the king~% therestofthekmg 'sp rovmces? A·has ·f!·e' ·rUs both nigh and.~ now what is thy petition? and far '

S ! + - I .S · I W " it sha~ be gran ted thee: or 21 To stablish this amongJwha.t 1S thy r~guest fnrther_? feh. 5·6 . them,that they shouldkeeptheand It shall fit;'done. . ~;.~~ee. ,!?urteenth day of the month

~~ 13 Then ~ald E,sther, If It A -dar,and the fifteenth day of' L ' I .._ please thekmg, l et I tbeg ranted thes ame year ly

'Ol~_the Jews which are in Shu'· 22 As the days wherein the

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ESTHER IOThe two days of Purim are madefestival

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every city; and that these daysot Pu'-rfm shouldnot 'fail fromamong the Jews , nor the memorial of them 2perish from

their seed.29 Then Esther the queen ,

a the daughter ofAb·i·h~, andMor·de·ca'·!the Jew, wrote withall 3authority, to confirm thisc second letter ofPu'·r1m.30And hesent the letters untoall the Jews, to dthe hundredtwenty and seven provinces ofthe kingdom of A·has·u·e·rUs,with words ofpeace and truth,31To confirm these days ofPU"r1min their times appoint-ed,according as Mor·de·ca'·!theJew and Esther the queen hadenjoined them, and as they haddecreed for 6themselves andfor their seed, the matters of/tne fastings and their cry.32 And the decree of Estherconfirmed these matters of pu'·rim; and it was written in the

book.

Jews rested fromtheir enemies,andthe month whichwas turn-ed unto them from sorrow tojoy, and from mourning into agoodday: that theyshouldmakethem days offeasting and joy,and of sending portions one toanother, and bgifts to the poor.23 And the Jews undertook todo as they had begun, and asMor.de·ca'·! had written unto

them;24 Because Ha-man the sonof Ham-rne-da-tha, the Ag'·a·grte,the enemy of all the Jews,ehad devised against the Jewsto destroy them, and had castPur, that is, the lot, to +con-sume them, and to dest roythem;25 But 5when Esther camebeforethe king, he commandedbyletters that hiswickeddevice,which he devised against theJews, should return upon hisown head, and that heand hissons should be hanged on thegallows.

; p .26Whe~efore they called thesedays Pu ·rUn after the nameof"I Pur. I11erefore for all thewords of ythis letter, and ofthat which they had seen con-cerning this matter, and whichhadcomeunto them,27 TheJews ordained, andtookupon them, and upon their seed,and upon all such as joined

themselves unto them, so as itshould not 1fail,that they wouldkeep k these two daysaccordingto their writing, and accordingto their appointed time everyyear;28 And thatthese days should

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CHAPTER IO

AND the king A-h8.s·u·e·rUs.Ll. laid a tribute uponthe land,and upon hthe isl,)!sof the sea.2And all the acts ofhispowerand of his might, and thedeclaration of the greatness ofMor·de-ca'·!, iwhereunto theking 8advanced him, are they I'

not written in j the boek ofthe

chronicles of the-killgs ofMe·dr:li and PersIa '13 F'or76r.de.ca '.1 the lewwas zne unto kmg A·hiis·u·e:

):us a nd great among t he t ews, '\'and accepted of the mulitudeof hi brethren, ~~~~ng the~l4-tlb1!l

of his p~e02e, a~d i l k " ' 1 . , y O !_ _ e ~_ arr .hiS~I'll'~.-' ,

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9 Then Satan answered the C DLORD, and said, Doth Job fear ~God for nought?

aGe. '0. 23 10 Hast not thou made anhedge about him, and about hishouse, and Meut al l that hehath on every side? thou hastblessed the work of his hands,andhis 1substance is increased

in the land.II But put forth thine handnow, and touch all that hehath, 2 and he will curse theeto thy face.12 And the LORD said untoSatan, Behold, all that he hath

3 Or h S- is in thy +power; onlYffijon: ' H " e ' i : .Y' himself put not forth - mehand. hand. So Satan went for th5Heb sons "frOiU the presence of the LORD.

13 ~ And there was a daya v er . s , .s. dwhen his sons and his daugh·

ters were eating and drinkingwine in their eldest brother's

house:14Andthere carnea messengerunto Job, and said, The~were p_lowing,and the assesfeedin2: beside fhem: .15-And nhe 8[1,e ·1108felllipon them, and took themaway; yea , they have slainthe servant s wi th the edgeof the sword; and I only amescaped alone to tell thee.16While hewas yet speaking,

there came also another, andsaid, 7The fire of God is fallen S l ¥ i " 1 ! f . . l Vv~"-).nt.~

from heaven, and hath burned "'. .. . Ch.~

up the sheep, and the servants,and consumed them; and I onlyam escaped alone to tell thee.17While hewas yet speaking,there came also another, andsaid, kThe Chal·de·ans madeout I three bands, an(1Wfellup,Q!lthe camels. and have carriedthem away, yea, and slain theservants with the edge of thesword; and I only am escapedalone to tell thee.18'Whilehewas yet speaking,

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CHAPTER I

THERE was a man in theland of a~ Whose name

was \TOb; an hat man waslee and. upright, and one

f i " , ' ! B ' \ 3 > a :: 5$9GQd;and c~s~~

, 0 2 And there were born unto

c.h\\~ him seven sons and threedautrters.3is 'substance also wasseven thousand sheep , and

\ \ . three thousand camels, and fivec\o.",z?"'f'''bundredyoke of oxen, and fivecv"''''''''' hundred she asses, and a very

great 3household ; so that thisman was the greatest ofall the5men ofthe east.4 And his sons went and

o ;.?o~asted in their houses, eve~!l,\\~!\,'f;, one his day; and sent an

called for their three sistersfo eat-and to drink Withthem.5 And it waS' so, when thedays of their feasting weregone about, that Job sent andsanctified them, and rose upearly in the morning, and eof-feredburnt offerings accordingtothe number ofthem all: forJob said, Itmay be that mysons have sinned, and «cursedGodin their hearts. Thus didJob 6continuaUy.

6"1lNowhtherewas adaywhenithe sons ofGodcameto presentmselves beforethe LORD,nd

me so among em.d the LORD said unto

Satan, Whence comest thou?Then Satan answered theLORD,andsaid, JFrom goingto andfrointhe earth, and from walkingupanddown init.8 And the LORD said untoSatan, Hast .thou llconsideredmy servant lobI that there isnone like him in tfre earth, =a~er1ectand an~fiilai1, one

, I" fiat te~$?,tl!God,andescheweth,,2 evil? .~

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or36.28.Jer. 2520.Lam 4 21

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c Ps. 3414·a Or cattle.

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adversary:tCh.2I,I.ver. 71&eRev. 12 9~XC.

9Hebi,ethe midsta/them.

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