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Esther 8:17

In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

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ASV

And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness and joy, a feast and a good day. And many from among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews was fallen upon them.

KJV

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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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and in everyH3605 →
מְדִינָ֨הme.di.NahprovinceH4082 →
וּמְדִינָ֜הu.me.di.Nahand provinceH4082 →
וּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-and in everyH3605 →
עִ֣יר'ircityH5892 →
וָעִ֗ירva.'Irand cityH5892 →
מְקוֹם֙me.kOm[the] placeH4725 →
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher<of> whereH834 →
דְּבַר־de.var-[the] word ofH1697 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְדָתוֹ֙ve.da.Toand law hisH1881 →
מַגִּ֔יעַma.Gi.a'[was] reachingH5060 →
שִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahgladnessH8057 →
וְשָׂשׂוֹן֙ve.sa.sOnand joyH8342 →
לַיְּהוּדִ֔יםlai.ye.hu.Dim[belonged] to the JewsH3064 →
מִשְׁתֶּ֖הmish.Teha feastH4960 →
וְי֣וֹםve.Yomand a dayH3117 →
ט֑וֹבTovgoodH2896 →
וְרַבִּ֞יםve.ra.Bimand manyH7227 →
מֵֽעַמֵּ֤יme.'a.Meiof [the] peoples ofH5971 →
הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzthe landH776 →
מִֽתְיַהֲדִ֔יםmit.ya.ha.Dim[were] becoming JewsH3054 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
נָפַ֥לna.Falit had fallenH5307 →
פַּֽחַד־pa.chad-dread ofH6343 →
הַיְּהוּדִ֖יםhai.ye.hu.Dimthe JewsH3064 →
עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →

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Deuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.Esther 9:19This is why the rural Jews, who live in the villages, observe the fourteenth day of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting. It is a holiday for sending gifts to one another.1 Samuel 25:8Ask your young men, and they will tell you. So let my young men find favor with you, for we have come on the day of a feast. Please give whatever you can afford to your servants and to your son David.’”Zechariah 8:20–23This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Peoples will yet come—the residents of many cities—Psalms 18:43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.Esther 9:2In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.Joshua 9:11So the elders and inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for your journey; go to meet them and say to them: We are your servants. Please make a treaty with us.’Zechariah 10:9Though I sow them among the nations, they will remember Me in distant lands; they and their children will live and return.Esther 9:27the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.Deuteronomy 2:25This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”Exodus 15:16and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.Esther 9:22as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.Genesis 35:5As they set out, a terror from God fell over the surrounding cities, so that they did not pursue Jacob’s sons.Acts 2:43A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.Isaiah 45:14This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.Proverbs 28:28When the wicked come to power, people hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous flourish.Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

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