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Book of Esther, Chapter 8

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Chapter 8 of Esther—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ On that day King A·has·u·eʹrus[a] gave to Esther the queen the house of Haʹman,1 the one showing hostility to the Jews;2 and Morʹde·cai himself came in before the king, because Esther had told what he was to her.3
  2. Then the king removed his signet ring4 that he had taken away from Haʹman and gave it to Morʹde·cai; and Esther went on to place Morʹde·cai over the house of Haʹman.5
  3. ¶ Moreover, Esther spoke again before the king and fell down before his feet and wept and implored6 favor of him to turn away the badness7 of Haʹman the Agʹag·ite and his scheme8 that he had schemed against the Jews.9
  4. Then the king held the golden scepter10 out to Esther, at which Esther rose and stood before the king.
  5. She now said: “If to the king it does seem good, and if I have found favor11 before him and the thing is proper before the king and I am good in his eyes, let it be written to undo the written documents,12 the scheme of Haʹman the son of Ham·me·daʹtha the Agʹag·ite,13 which he wrote to destroy the Jews14 that are in all the king’s jurisdictional districts.15
  6. For how can I [bear it] when I must look upon the calamity that will find my people, and how can I [bear it] when I must look upon the destruction of my relatives?”
  7. ¶ So King A·has·u·eʹrus said to Esther the queen and to Morʹde·cai the Jew: “Look! The house of Haʹman I have given to Esther,16 and him they have hanged on the stake,17 for the reason that he thrust out his hand against the Jews.
  8. And YOU yourselves write in behalf of the Jews according to what is good in YOUR own eyes in the king’s name18 and seal [it] with the king’s signet ring; for a writing that is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s signet ring it is not possible to undo.”19
  9. ¶ Accordingly the secretaries20 of the king were called at that time in the third month, that is, the month of Siʹvan,[b] on the twenty-third [day] of it; and writing went on according to all that Morʹde·cai commanded to the Jews and to the satraps21 and the governors and the princes of the jurisdictional districts that were from Inʹdi·a[c] to E·thi·oʹpi·a,[d] a hundred and twenty-seven jurisdictional districts,22 [to] each jurisdictional district in its own style of writing23 and [to] each people in its own tongue,24 and to the Jews in their own style of writing and in their own tongue.25
  10. ¶ And he proceeded to write in the name of King26 A·has·u·eʹrus and do the sealing27 with the king’s signet ring28 and send written documents by the hand of the couriers on horses,29 riding post horses used in the royal service, sons of speedy mares,
  11. that the king granted to the Jews that were in all the different cities to congregate themselves30 and stand for their souls,[e] to annihilate and kill and destroy all the force of the people31 and jurisdictional district that were showing hostility to them, little ones and women, and to plunder their spoil,32
  12. on the one day33 in all the jurisdictional districts of King A·has·u·eʹrus, on the thirteenth [day]34 of the twelfth month, that is, the month of Aʹdar.[f]35
  13. A copy36 of the writing was to be given as law throughout all the different jurisdictional districts, published to all the peoples, that the Jews should become ready for this day to avenge37 themselves upon their enemies.
  14. The couriers38 themselves, riding post horses used in the royal service, went forth, being urged forward and being moved with speed39 by the king’s word; and the law itself was given out in Shuʹshan40 the castle.
  15. ¶ As for Morʹde·cai, he went forth from before the king in royal apparel41 of blue and linen, with a great crown of gold, and a fine-fabric cloak,42 even of wool dyed reddish purple.43 And the city of Shuʹshan itself cried out shrilly and was joyful.44
  16. For the Jews there occurred light and rejoicing45 and exultation and honor.
  17. And in all the different jurisdictional districts and in all the different cities wherever the word of the king and his law were reaching there were rejoicing and exultation for the Jews, a banquet46 and a good day; and many of the peoples47 of the land were declaring themselves Jews,[g]48 for the dread49 of the Jews had fallen upon them.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Artaxerxes,” LXX.
  2. ^ “Sivan.” The only occurrence in the Bible of this name, which is of Akkadian origin. This third month of the sacred calendar corresponds to the latter half of May and the first half of June. See App 8B.
  3. ^ “From India.” Heb., me·Hodʹdu; Gr., In·di·kesʹ, “Indian [country]”; Syr., Hudh; Lat., Inʹdi·a.
  4. ^ “Ethiopia,” LXXVg; MSy, “Cush.”
  5. ^ “For their souls (lives).” Heb., ʽal-naph·shamʹ; Syr., lenaph·shehun; Lat., a·ni·maʹbus.
  6. ^ See 3:7 ftn, “Adar.”
  7. ^ Or, “were Judaizing.” Heb., mith·Ya·hadhimʹ; LXX, “were getting circumcised and Judaizing”; Vgc, “joined themselves to the sect of their religion [Lat., re·li·gi·oʹni] and ceremonies [Lat., cae·re·moʹni·is].”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Es 5:11
  2. ^ Es 3:8; 9:24
  3. ^ Es 2:5, 7
  4. ^ Ge 41:42; Es 3:10; Da 6:17
  5. ^ Ec 2:18; Da 2:48
  6. ^ Ho 12:4; Lu 11:9
  7. ^ Es 3:9
  8. ^ Es 9:25
  9. ^ Es 7:4; 9:24
  10. ^ Es 4:11
  11. ^ Es 2:17
  12. ^ Es 3:12, 14
  13. ^ Nu 24:7; De 25:19; 1Sa 15:8; Es 9:24
  14. ^ Es 3:9
  15. ^ Es 1:1
  16. ^ Es 8:1; Pr 13:22
  17. ^ Es 7:10; Ga 3:13
  18. ^ 1Ki 21:8; Es 3:12
  19. ^ Da 6:8, 15
  20. ^ Es 3:12
  21. ^ Ezr 8:36; Es 9:3; Da 6:1
  22. ^ Es 1:1
  23. ^ Es 1:22; 3:12
  24. ^ Da 4:1
  25. ^ 1Co 14:9
  26. ^ Ec 8:4
  27. ^ Es 3:12
  28. ^ Es 8:2
  29. ^ Es 3:13
  30. ^ Es 9:2
  31. ^ Ps 37:14; 68:2
  32. ^ Es 3:13; 9:10, 15, 16
  33. ^ Ex 15:9
  34. ^ Es 3:13; 9:1
  35. ^ Es 9:17, 21
  36. ^ Es 3:14
  37. ^ Ps 92:11; 149:7; Lu 18:7
  38. ^ Es 3:13
  39. ^ Es 3:15
  40. ^ Es 1:2; Da 8:2
  41. ^ Ge 41:42; Es 6:8; Lu 16:19
  42. ^ Mt 11:8
  43. ^ Ex 25:4; 28:5
  44. ^ Pr 29:2
  45. ^ Es 9:17; Ps 18:28; 30:5; 97:11; Pr 11:10; Is 30:26; Mc 7:8
  46. ^ Ne 8:10; Es 9:19, 22
  47. ^ Ps 18:43
  48. ^ Zc 8:23
  49. ^ Es 9:2

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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