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Esther 8:16-17
Holman Christian Standard Bible
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
New International Version
Esther 8:16-17
New International Version
16 For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy,(A) gladness and honor.(B) 17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy(C) and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many people of other nationalities became Jews because fear(D) of the Jews had seized them.(E)
Esther 8:16-17
King James Version
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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