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KJV Lexicon And in every provincemdiynah (med-ee-naw') a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province. and in every city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. whithersoever maqowm (maw-kome') a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) the king's melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. commandment dabar (daw-baw') a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause and his decree dath (dawth) a royal edict or statute -- commandment, commission, decree, law, manner. came naga` (naw-gah') beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch. the Jews Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee') a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew. had joy simchah (sim-khaw') blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival) -- exceeding(-ly), gladness, joy(-fulness), mirth, pleasure, rejoice(-ing). and gladness sasown (saw-sone') cheerfulness; specifically, welcome -- gladness, joy, mirth, rejoicing. a feast mishteh (mish-teh') drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast -- banquet, drank, drink, feast(-ed), -ing). and a good towb (tobe) good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun day yowm (yome) a day (as the warm hours), And many rab (rab) abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) of the people `am (am) a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people. of the land 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. became Jews yahad (yaw-had') to Judaize, i.e. become Jewish -- become Jews. for the fear pachad (pakh'-ad) a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling) -- dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror. of the Jews Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee') a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew. fell naphal (naw-fal') to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative) upon them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree arrived, there was gladness and joy for the Jews, a feast and a holiday. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen on them. King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible 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. And many of the ethnic groups of the land professed themselves to be Jews because fear of the Jews had overcome them. International Standard Version In each and every province, and in each and every city, in the places where the king's order and edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jewish people, along with a festival and a holiday. Many of the people of the land became Jews, because they had come to fear the Jewish people. NET Bible 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation In every province and every city where the king's message and decree arrived, the Jews were happy and joyful, feasting and enjoying a holiday. Then many common people pretended to be Jews because they were terrified of the Jews. King James 2000 Bible And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's command 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. Links Esther 8:17Esther 8:17 NIV Esther 8:17 NLT Esther 8:17 ESV Esther 8:17 NASB Esther 8:17 KJV |
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