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1. King Ahasuerus laid tribute on the land and on the islands of the sea.
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1. And the king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 laid H7760 a tribute H4522 upon H5921 the land H776 , and upon the isles H339 of the sea H3220 .
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2. All the acts of his power and valor, as well as a detailed account of the greatness of Mordecai, whom the king promoted, are recorded in the chronicles of the kings of Media and Persia.
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2. And all H3605 the acts H4639 of his power H8633 and of his might H1369 , and the declaration H6575 of the greatness H1420 of Mordecai H4782 , whereunto H834 the king H4428 advanced H1431 him, are they H1992 not H3808 written H3789 in H5921 the book H5612 of the chronicles H1697 H3117 of the kings H4428 of Media H4074 and Persia H6539 ?
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3. The Jew Mordecai was next in rank to King Ahasuerus, in high standing among the Jews, and was regarded with favor by his many brethren, as the promoter of his people's welfare and the herald of peace for his whole race. (F:1) Then Mordecai said: "This is the work of God. (F:2) I recall the dream I had about these very things, and not a single detail has been left unfulfilled- (F:3) the tiny spring that grew into a river, the light of the sun, the many waters. The river is Esther, whom the king married and made queen. (F:4) The two dragons are myself and Haman. (F:5) The nations are those who assembled to destroy the name of the Jews, (F:6) but my people is Israel, who cried to God and was saved. "The LORD saved his people and delivered us from all these evils. God worked signs and great wonders, such as have not occurred among the nations. (F:7) For this purpose he arranged two lots: one for the people of God, the second for all the other nations. (F:8) These two lots were fulfilled in the hour, the time, and the day of judgment before God and among all the nations. (F:9) God remembered his people and rendered justice to his inheritance. (F:10) "Gathering together with joy and happiness before God, they shall celebrate these days on the fourteenth and fifteenth of the month Adar throughout all future generations of his people Israel."
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3. For H3588 Mordecai H4782 the Jew H3064 was next H4932 unto king H4428 Ahasuerus H325 , and great H1419 among the Jews H3064 , and accepted H7521 of the multitude H7230 of his brethren H251 , seeking H1875 the wealth H2896 of his people H5971 , and speaking H1696 peace H7965 to all H3605 his seed H2233 .
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