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Esther 9:18

Susa
Joy

16 But the other Jews that were in the king’s provinces gathered themselves together, and stood for their lives, and had rest from their enemies, and slew of their foes seventy and five thousand, but they laid not their hands on the prey,

17 On the thirteenth day of the month Adar; and on the fourteenth day of the same rested they, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.

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.

19 Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.

20 And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

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BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
But the Jews who were in Susa assembled together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth days of the month; and on the fifteenth day of that month, they rested, and made it a day of feasting and gladness.
ASV
But the Jews that were in 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.
DARBY
But the Jews that were at Shushan gathered themselves together on the thirteenth [day] thereof, and on the fourteenth thereof; and on the fifteenth of the same they rested, and made it a day of feasting and joy.
BLB
And the Jews who [were] in Susa assembled on the three [and] tenth of it, and on the four [and] tenth of it, then they rested on the five [and] tenth of it, and they made it a day of feasting and joy.
ÅB
Men jødene i Susan slo seg sammen både på den trettende dag og på den fjortende dag i måneden, og på den femtende dag hvilte de ut, og de gjorde den til en gjestebuds- og gledesdag.
OTB
Men jødene i Susa hadde samlet seg på den trettende og fjortende dagen, og på den femtende dagen hvilte de og gjorde det til en dag med fest og glede.
B1930
Men jødene i Susan slo sig sammen både på den trettende dag og på den fjortende dag i måneden, og på den femtende dag hvilte de ut, og de gjorde den til en gjestebuds- og gledesdag.

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  • Esther 9:21

    To stablish this among them, that they should keep the fourteenth day of the month Adar, and the fifteenth day of the same, yearly,

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  • Esther 9:15

    For 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.

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  • Esther 9:1

    Now 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;)

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  • Esther 9:13

    Then 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.

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  • Esther 9:11

    On that day the number of those that were slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king.

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