Esther 8:16-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
16 and the Jews celebrated[a] with gladness, joy, and honor.(A) 17 In every province and every city, wherever the king’s command and his law reached, joy and rejoicing took place among the Jews. There was a celebration and a holiday.[b](B) And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews(C) had overcome them.
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- Esther 8:16 Lit had light
- Esther 8:17 Lit good day
Esther 8:16-17
King James Version
16 The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
17 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.
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