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Therefore the Jews of the villages, that dwelt in the unwalled towns, made the fourteenth day of the month Adar a day of gladness and feasting, and a good day, and of sending portions one to another.
He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:
And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a twoedged sword in their hand;
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
That saith, I will build me a wide house and large chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is cieled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.
If thou sinnest, what doest thou against him? or if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto him?
A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.
Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate.
Seek the LORD, and his strength: seek his face evermore.
No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there:
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.
But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him?
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright.
And Jesse begat his firstborn Eliab, and Abinadab the second, and Shimma the third,
Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.
They shall leave none of it unto the morning, nor break any bone of it: according to all the ordinances of the passover they shall keep it.
Azmaveth the Baharumite, Eliahba the Shaalbonite,
