Category Archives: Esther

1 And so the king and Haman entered to drink with the queen. 2 And the king said to her again on the second day, after he was warmed with wine, “What is your request, Esther, so that it may be given to you? And what do you want done? Even if you ask for […]

1 On that day king, Artaxerxes gave the house of Haman, the adversary of the Jews, to queen Esther, and Mordecai entered before the king. For Esther had confessed to him that he was her paternal uncle. 2 And the king took the ring, which he had ordered to be taken from Haman, and he […]

1 “Artaxerxes, the great king from India all the way to Ethiopia, to the generals and leaders of the one hundred twenty-seven provinces that obey our command: greetings, he says. 2 In arrogance, many have abused the goodness of leaders and the honor that has been bestowed on them, 3 and they strive, not only […]

1 Therefore, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which as we have said before is called Adar, when all the Jews were prepared to be executed and their enemies were greedy for their blood, the situation turned around, and the Jews began to have the upper hand and to vindicate themselves of their […]

1 Truly, king Artaxerxes made all the land, and all the islands of the sea, tributaries. 2 And his strength and his authority, and the dignity and supremacy with which he exalted Mordecai, have been written in the books of the Medes and the Persians, 3 and how Mordecai of Jewish birth, was second after […]