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Text -- Esther 8:13-17 (NET)
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8:13 A copy of the edict was to be presented as law throughout each and every province and made known to all peoples , so that the Jews might be prepared on that day to avenge themselves from their enemies .
8:14 The couriers who were riding the royal horses went forth with the king’s edict without delay . And the law was presented in Susa the citadel as well.
8:15 Now Mordecai went out from the king’s presence in purple and white royal attire , with a large golden crown and a purple linen mantle . The city of Susa shouted with joy .
8:16 For the Jews there was radiant happiness and joyous honor .
8:17 Throughout every province and throughout every city where the king’s edict and his law arrived , the Jews experienced happiness and joy , banquets and holidays . Many of the resident peoples pretended to be Jews , because the fear of the Jews had overcome them.
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NET Notes: Est 8:13 Heb “this” (so NASB); most English versions read “that” here for stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Est 8:15 Heb “shouted and rejoiced.” The expression is a hendiadys (see the note on 5:10 for an explanation of this figure).
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NET Notes: Est 8:16 Heb “light and gladness and joy and honor” (so NASB). The present translation understands the four terms to be a double hendiadys.
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