Esther (Greek) · Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Esther (Greek) 1 Brenton's Greek Septuagint
Notes on this text (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
1 “ἜΤΟΥΣ δευτέρου βασιλεύοντος Ἀρταξέρξου τοῦ μεγάλου βασιλέως τῇ μιᾷ τοῦ Νισὰν, ἐνύπνιον εἶδε Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ τοῦ Ἰαΐρου, τοῦ Σεμεΐου, τοῦ Κισαίου, ἐκ φυλῆς Βενιαμὶν,
1 [In the second year of the reign of Ahasuerus the great king, on the first day of Nisan, Mordecai the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Jew dwelling in the city Susa, a great man, serving in the king’s palace, saw a vision. Now he was one of the captives whom Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had carried captive from Jerusalem with Jeconiah the king of Judea. This was his dream: Behold, voices and a noise, thunders and earthquake, tumult upon the earth. And, behold, two great serpents came out, both ready for conflict. A great voice came from them. Every nation was prepared for battle by their voice, even to fight against the nation of the just. Behold, a day of darkness and blackness, suffering and anguish, affection and tumult upon the earth. And all the righteous nation was troubled, fearing their own afflictions. They prepared to die, and cried to God. Something like a great river from a little spring with much water, came from their cry. Light and the sun arose, and the lowly were exalted, and devoured the honorable. Mordecai, who had seen this vision and what God desired to do, having arisen, kept it in his heart, and desired by all means to interpret it, even until night. Mordecai rested quietly in the palace with Gabatha and Tharrha the king’s two chamberlains, eunuchs who guarded the palace. He heard their conversation and searched out their plans. He learned that they were preparing to lay hands on King Ahasuerus; and he informed the king concerning them. The king examined the two chamberlains. They confessed, and were led away and executed. The king wrote these things for a record. Mordecai also wrote concerning these matters. The king commanded Mordecai to serve in the palace, and gave gifts for this service. But Haman the son of Hammedatha the Bougean was honored in the sight of the king, and he endeavored to harm Mordecai and his people, because of the king’s two chamberlains.] And it came to pass after these things in the days of Ahasuerus, —(this Ahasuerus ruled over one hundred twenty-seven provinces from India)—
1b ἄνθρωπος Ἰουδαῖος οἰκῶν ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει, ἄνθρωπος μέγας, θεραπεύων ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ τοῦ βασιλέως.
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1c Ἦν δὲ ἐκ τῆς αἰχμαλωσίας, ἦς ᾐχμαλώτευσε Ναβουχοδονόσορ βασιλεὺς Βαβυλῶνος ἐξ Ἰερουσαλὴμ, μετὰ Ἰεχονίου τοῦ βασιλέως τῆς Ἰουδαίας.
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1d “Καὶ τοῦτο αὐτοῦ τὸ ἐνύπνιον· καὶ ἰδοὺ φωναὶ καὶ θόρυβος, βρονταὶ καὶ σεισμὺς, τάραχος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
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1e Καὶ ἰδοὺ δύο δράκοντες μεγάλοι, ἕτομοι προῆλθον ἀμφότεροι παλαίειν· καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῶν φωνὴ μεγάλη,
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1f καὶ τῇ φωνῇ αὐτῶν ἡτοιμάσθη πᾶν ἔθνος εἰς πόλεμον, ὥστε πολεμῆσαι δικαίων ἔθνος.
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1g Καὶ ἰδοὺ ἡμέρα σκότους καὶ γνόφου, θλιψις καὶ στενοχωρία, κάκωσις καὶ τάραχος μέγας ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
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1h Καὶ ἐταράχθη πᾶν ἔθνος δίκαιον φοβούμενοι τὰ ἑαυτῶν κακὰ, καὶ ἡτοιμάσθησαν ἀπολέσθαι, καὶ ἐβόησαν πρὸς τὸν Θεόν·
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1i ἀπὸ δὲ τῆς βοῆς αὐτῶν ἐγένετο ὡσανεὶ ἀπὸ μικρᾶς πηγῆς ποταμὸς μέγας, ὕδωρ πολύ.
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1k Καὶ φῶς και ὁ ἥλιος ἀνέτειλε, καὶ οἱ ταπεινοὶ ὑψώθησαν, καὶ κατέφαγον τοὺς ἐνδόξους.
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1l “Καὶ διεγερθεὶς Μαρδοχαῖος ὁ ἑωρακὼς τὸ ἐνύπνιον τοῦτο, καὶ τί ὁ Θεὸς βεβούλευται ποιῆσαι, εἶχεν αὐτὸ ἐν τῇ καρδία, καὶ ἐν παντὶ λόγῳ ἤθελεν ἐπιγνῶναι αὐτὸ ἕως τῆς νυκτός.
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1m Καὶ ἡσύχασε Μαρδοχαῖος ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ. μετὰ Γαβαθὰ καὶ Θάῤῥα τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέως, τῶν φυλασσόντων τὴν αὐλήν.
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1n Ἤκουσέ τε αὐτῶν τοὺς λογισμοὺς, καὶ τὰς μερίμνας αὐτῶν ἐξηρεύνησεν· καὶ ἔμαθεν, ὅτι ἑτοιμάζουσι τὰς χεῖρας ἐπιβαλεῖν Ἀρταξέρξῃ τῷ βασιλεῖ· καὶ ὑπέδειξε τῷ βασιλεῖ περὶ αὐτῶ.
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1o Καὶ ἐξήτασεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοὺς δύο εὐνούχους, καὶ ὁμολογήσαντες σαντες ἀπήχθησαν.
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1p Καὶ ἔγραψεν ὁ βασιλεὺς τοὺς λόγους τούτους εἰς μνημόσυνον, καὶ Μαρδοχαῖος ἔγραψε περὶ τῶν λόγων τούτων.
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1q Καὶ ἐπέταξεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Μαρδοχαίῳ θεραπεύειν ἐν τῇ αὐλῇ, καὶ ἔδωκεων αὐτῷ δόματα περὶ τούτων.
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1r Καὶ ἦν Ἀμὰν Ἀμαδάθου Βουγαῖος ἔνδοξος ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ ἐζήτησε κακποιῆσαι τὸν Μαρδοχαῖον καὶ τον λαὸν αὐτοῦ, ὑπὲρ τῶν δύο εὐνούχων τοῦ βασιλέως.”
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1s Καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τοὺς λόγους τούτους ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις Ἀρταξέρξου· οὗτος ὁ Ἀρταξέρξης ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς ἑκατὸν εἰκοσιεπτὰ χωρῶν ἐκράτησεν·
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2 Ἐν αὐταῖς ταῖς ἡμέραις ὅτε ἐθρονίσθη βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης ἐν Σούσοις τῇ πόλει,
2 in those days, when King Ahasuerus was on the throne in the city of Susa,
3 ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἔτει βασιλεύοντος αὐτοῦ, δοχὴν ἐποίησε τοῖς φίλοις καὶ τοῖς λοιποῖς ἔθνεσι, καὶ τοῖς Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων ἐνδόξοις, καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι τῶν σατραπῶν.
3 in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for his friends, for people from the rest of the nations, for the nobles of the Persians and Medes, and for the chief of the local governors.
4 Καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα μετὰ τὸ δεῖξαι αὐτοῖς τὸν πλοῦτον τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν δόξαν τῆς εὐφροσύνης τοῦ πλούτου αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡμέραις ἑκατὸν ὀγδοήκοντα.
4 After this—after he had shown them the wealth of his kingdom and the abundant glory of his wealth during one hundred eighty days—
5 Ὅτε δὲ ἀνεπληρώθησαν αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ γάμου, ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πότον τοῖς ἔθνεσι τοῖς εὑρεθεῖσιν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἐπὶ ἡμέρας ἓξ, ἐν αὐλῇ οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως
5 when the days of the wedding feast were completed, the king made a banquet lasting six days for the people of the nations who were present in the city, in the court of the king’s house,
6 κεκοσμημένῃ βυσσίνοις καὶ καρπασίνοις τεταμένοις ἐπὶ σχοινίοις βυσσίνοις καὶ πορφυροῖς, ἐπὶ κύβοις χρυσοῖς καὶ ἀργυροῖς, ἐπὶ στύλοις Παρίνοις καὶ λιθίνοις· κλίναι χρυσαῖ καὶ ἀργυραῖ ἐπὶ λιθοστρώτου σμαραγδίτου λίθου, καὶ πιννίνου, καὶ Παρίνου λίθου· καὶ στρωμναὶ διαφανεῖς ποικίλως διηνθισμέναι, κύκλῳ ῥόδα πεπασμένα·
6 which was adorned with fine linen and flax on cords of fine linen and purple, fastened to golden and silver studs on pillars of white marble and stone. There were golden and silver couches on a pavement of emerald stone, and of mother-of-pearl, and of white marble, with transparent coverings variously flowered, having roses arranged around it.
7 Ποτήρια χρυσᾶ καὶ ἀργυρᾶ, καὶ ἀνθράκινον κυλίκιον προκείμενον ἀπὸ ταλάντων τρισμυρίων· οἶνος πολὺς καὶ ἡδὺς, ὃν αὐτὸς ὁ βασιλεὺς ἔπινεν.
7 There were gold and silver cups, and a small cup of carbuncle set out, of the value of thirty thousand talents, with abundant and sweet wine, which the king himself drank.
8 Ὁ δὲ πότος οὗτος οὐ κατὰ προκείμενον νόμον ἐγένετο· οὕτως δὲ ἠθέλησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ ἐπέταξε τοῖς οἰκονόμοις ποιῆσαι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ, καὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων.
8 This banquet was not according to the appointed law, but as the king desired to have it. He charged the stewards to perform his will and that of the company.
9 Καὶ Ἀστὶν ἡ βασίλισσα ἐποίησε πότον ταῖς γυναιξὶν ἐν τοῖς βασιλείοις, ὅπου ὁ βασιλεὺς Ἀρταξέρξης.
9 Also Vashti the queen made a banquet for the women in the palace where King Ahasuerus lived.
10 Ἐν δὲ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ ἡδέως γενόμενος ὁ βασιλεὺς, εἶπε τῷ Ἀμὰν, καὶ Βαζὰν, καὶ Θάῤῥα, καὶ Βωραζὶ, καὶ Ζαθολθὰ, καὶ Ἀβαταζὰ, καὶ Θαραβά, τοῖς ἑπτὰ εὐνούχοις τοῖς διακόνοις τοῦ βασιλέως Ἀρταξέρξου,
10 Now on the seventh day, the king, being merry, told Haman, Bazan, Tharrha, Baraze, Zatholtha, Abataza, and Tharaba, the seven chamberlains, servants of King Ahasuerus,
11 εἰσαγαγεῖν τὴν βασίλισσαν πρὸς αὐτὸν, βασιλεύειν αὐτὴν, καὶ περιθεῖναι αὐτῇ τὸ διάδημα, καὶ δεῖξαι αὐτὴν τοῖς ἄρχουσι, καὶ τοῖς ἔθνεσι τὸ κάλλος αὐτῆς, ὅτι καλὴ ἦν.
11 to bring in the queen to him, to enthrone her, and crown her with the diadem, and to show her to the princes, and her beauty to the nations, for she was beautiful.
12 Καὶ οὐκ εἰσήκουσεν αὐτοῦ Ἀστὶν ἡ βασίλισσα ἐλθεῖν μετὰ τῶν εὐνούχων· καὶ ἐλυπήθη ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ ὠργίσθη,
12 But queen Vashti refused to come with the chamberlains; so the king was grieved and angered.
13 Καὶ εἶπε τοῖς φίλοις αὐτοῦ, κατὰ ταῦτα ἐλάλησεν Ἀστίν, ποιήσατε οὖν περὶ τούτου νόμον καὶ κρίσιν.
13 And he said to his friends, “This is what Vashti said. Therefore pronounce your legal judgment on this case.”
14 Καὶ προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ Ἀρκεσαῖος, καὶ Σαρσαθαῖος, καὶ Μαλισεὰρ, οἱ ἄρχοντες Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων, οἱ ἐγγὺς τοῦ βασιλέως, οἱ πρῶτοι παρακαθήμενοι τῷ βασιλεῖ,
14 So Arkesaeus, Sarsathaeus, and Malisear, the princes of the Persians and Medes, who were near the king, who sat chief in rank by the king, drew near to him,
15 καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν αὐτῷ κατὰ τοὺς νόμους, ὡς δεῖ ποιῆσαι Ἀστὶν τῇ βασιλίσσῃ, ὅτι οὐκ ἐποίησε τὰ ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως προσταχθέντα διὰ τῶν εὐνούχων.
15 and reported to him according to the laws what it was proper to do to queen Vashti, because she had not done the things commanded by the king through the chamberlains.
16 καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Μουχαῖος πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα καὶ τοὺς ἄρχοντας, οὐ τὸν βασιλέα μόνον ἠδίκησεν Ἀστὶν ἡ βασίλισσα, ἀλλὰ καὶ πάντας τοὺς ἄρχοντας καὶ τοὺς ἡγουμένους τοῦ βασιλέως·
16 And Memucan said to the king and to the princes, “Queen Vashti has not wronged the king only, but also all the king’s rulers and princes;
17 Καὶ γὰρ διηγήσατο αὐτοῖς τὰ ῥήματα τῆς βασιλίσσης, καὶ ὡς ἀντεῖπε τῷ βασιλεῖ· ὡς οὖν ἀντεῖπε τῷ βασιλεῖ Ἀρταξέρξῃ,
17 for he has told them the words of the queen, and how she disobeyed the king. As she then refused to obey King Ahasuerus,
18 οὕτω σήμερον αἱ τυραννίδες αἱ λοιπαὶ τῶν ἀρχόντων Περσῶν καὶ Μήδων ἀκούσασαι τὰ τῷ βασιλεῖ λεχθέντα ὑπʼ αὐτῆς, τολμήσουσιν ὁμοίως ἀτιμάσαι τοὺς ἄνδρας αὐτῶν.
18 so this day the other wives of the chiefs of the Persians and Medes, having heard what she said to the king, will dare in the same way to dishonor their husbands.
19 Εἶ οὖν δοκεῖ τῷ βασιλεῖ, προσταξάτω βασιλικὸν, καὶ γραφήτω κατὰ τοὺς νόμους Μήδων καὶ Περσῶν, καὶ μὴ ἄλλως χρησάσθω, μηδὲ εἰσελθάτω ἔτι ἡ βασίλισσα πρὸς αὐτὸν, καὶ τὴν βασιλείαν αὐτῆς δότω ὁ βασιλεὺς γυναικὶ κρείττονι αὐτῆς.
19 If then it seems good to the king, let him make a royal decree, and let it be written according to the laws of the Medes and Persians, and let him not alter it: ‘Don’t allow the queen to come in to him any more. Let the king give her royalty to a woman better than she.’
20 Καὶ ἀκουσθήτω ὁ νόμος ὁ ὑπὸ τοῦ βασιλέως, ὃν ἐὰν ποιῇ ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ· καὶ οὕτω πᾶσαι αἱ γυναῖκες περιθήσουσι τιμὴν τοῖς ἀνδράσιν ἑαυτῶν, ἀπὸ πτωχοῦ ἕως πλουσίου.
20 Let the law of the king which he will have made be widely proclaimed in his kingdom. Then all the women will give honor to their husbands, from the poor even to the rich.”
21 Καὶ ἤρεσεν ὁ λόγος τῷ βασιλεῖ καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσι· καὶ ἐποίησεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καθὰ ἐλάλησεν ὁ Μουχαῖος,
21 This advice pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Memucan had said,
22 καὶ ἀπέστειλεν εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν βασιλείαν κατὰ χώραν, κατὰ τὴν λέξιν αὐτῶν, ὥστε εἶναι φόβον αὐτοῖς ἐν ταῖς οἰκίαις αὐτῶν.
22 and sent into all his kingdom through the several provinces, according to their language, so that men might be feared in their own houses.
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People
Abagtha
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10
Admatha
One of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and advised him on Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14
Bigtha
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10
Biztha
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10
Carkas
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10
Carshena
One of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and advised him on Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14
Harbona
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti. A eunuch Harbonah later tells the king of the gallows Haman built for Mordecai, and Haman is…
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10; Esther 7:9
Marsena
One of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and advised him on Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14
Mehuman
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10
Memucan
One of the seven princes who advised the king; he spoke for them in urging that Vashti be banished, and the king followed his counsel.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14; Esther 1:16; Esther 1:21
Meres
One of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and advised him on Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14
Shethar
One of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and advised him on Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14
Tarshish
One of the seven princes of Persia and Media who had personal access to the king and advised him on Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:14
Vashti
Queen who gave a banquet for the women but refused the king’s command to appear before his guests; she was banished from the king’s presence by royal decree and replaced by Esther.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:9; Esther 1:12; Esther 1:19
Xerxes
King who reigned over 127 provinces from Susa; he deposed Vashti, made Esther queen, honored Mordecai, hanged Haman and allowed the Jews to defend themselves. Ezra 4:6 mentions an…
Cited in the guide: Ezra 4:6; Esther 1:1; Esther 2:16
Zethar
One of the seven eunuchs who served the king and were sent to bring Queen Vashti.
Cited in the guide: Esther 1:10
Cross references (39)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 2 Nehemiah 1:1; 2 Samuel 7:1; Daniel 8:2; 1 Kings 1:46; Esther 2:3
- 3 Mark 6:21; Esther 2:18; Daniel 5:1; 1 Kings 3:15; Isaiah 21:2
- 4 Job 40:10; Colossians 1:27; Daniel 4:30; 1 Chronicles 29:25; Psalm 93:1
- 5 Esther 7:7–8; 2 Chronicles 30:21–25; 2 Chronicles 7:8–9
- 6 Amos 6:4; Ezekiel 23:41; Amos 2:8; Esther 7:8; Esther 8:15
- 7 Daniel 5:2–4; 1 Kings 10:21; 2 Chronicles 9:20; Esther 2:18
- 8 Habakkuk 2:15–16; Jeremiah 51:7; Jeremiah 35:8
- 9 Esther 5:4; Esther 5:8
- 10 Esther 7:9; Judges 16:25; 2 Samuel 13:28; Ecclesiastes 7:2–4; Proverbs 20:1
- 11 Proverbs 31:30; Mark 6:21–22; Proverbs 16:9; 2 Samuel 14:25; 1 Samuel 25:3
- 12 Proverbs 19:12; 1 Peter 3:1; Proverbs 20:2; Deuteronomy 29:20; Exodus 32:22
- 13 1 Chronicles 12:32; Daniel 2:2; Jeremiah 10:7; Matthew 16:3; Daniel 2:12
- 14 2 Kings 25:19; Matthew 18:10; Ezra 7:14; Revelation 22:4
- 15 Esther 6:6
- 16 1 Corinthians 6:7–8; Acts 25:10; Acts 18:14
- 17 Ephesians 5:33; 2 Samuel 6:16
- 18 Judges 5:29; 1 Kings 11:3
- 19 1 Samuel 15:28; Esther 8:8; Esther 3:9; Daniel 6:8–15; Daniel 6:17
- 20 Colossians 3:18; Ephesians 5:22; 1 Peter 3:1–7; Ephesians 5:33; Deuteronomy 21:21
- 21 Esther 2:4; Genesis 41:37; Esther 1:19
- 22 Esther 8:9; Esther 3:12; Ephesians 5:22–24; 1 Timothy 2:12; Daniel 4:1
- 1b Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1c Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1d Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1e Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1f Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1g Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1h Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1i Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1k Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1l Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1m Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1n Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1o Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1p Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1q Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1r Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
- 1s Daniel 9:1; Ezra 4:6; Esther 8:9; Esther 9:30; Daniel 6:1
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