15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king (A)in a royal robe of violet and white, with a large crown of gold and (B)a garment of fine linen and purple; and (C)the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced. 16 For the Jews there was (D)light, joy, jubilation, and honor. 17 In each and every province and in each and every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree arrived, there was joy and jubilation for the Jews, a feast and a [a](E)holiday. And (F)many among the peoples of the land [b]became Jews, because the dread of the Jews had fallen on them.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:17 Lit good day
  2. Esther 8:17 Or posed as Jews

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