H7323The posts[H8801] H3318went out[H8804] H1765, being hastened[H8803] H4428by the king'sH1697commandmentH1881, and the decreeH5414was given[H8738] H7800in ShushanH1002the palaceH4428. And the kingH2001and HamanH3427sat down[H8804] H8354to drink[H8800] H5892; but the cityH7800ShushanH943was perplexed[H8737] .
H582Then all the menH3063of JudahH1144and BenjaminH6908gathered themselves together[H8735] H3389unto JerusalemH7969within threeH3117daysH8671. It was the ninthH2320monthH6242, on the twentiethH2320day of the monthH5971; and all the peopleH3427sat[H8799] H7339in the streetH1004of the houseH430of GodH7460, trembling[H8688] H1697because of this matterH1653, and for the great rain.
H3117Moreover from the timeH6680that I was appointed[H8765] H6346to be their governorH776in the landH3063of JudahH6242, from the twentiethH8141yearH8147even unto the twoH7970and thirtiethH8141yearH783of ArtaxerxesH4428the kingH8147, that is, twelveH6240 H8141yearsH251, I and my brethrenH398have not eaten[H8804] H3899the breadH6346of the governor.