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Esther 09 Translation Questions
Q? Why could no one stand against the Jews?
A. No one could stand against the Jews, for the fear of them had fallen on all the peoples. [9:2]
Q? What did the Jews do to their enemies?
A. The Jews attacked their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and did as they pleased to those who hated them. [9:5]
Q? Who did the Jews kill?
A. The Jews killed five hundred men in the city of Susa, including the ten sons of Haman. [9:12]
Q? What happened to the bodies of Haman's ten sons?
A. The bodies of Haman's ten sons were hanged on gallows. [9:13]
Q? How many men did the Jews kill on the fourteenth day of the month Adar?
A. On the fourteenth day of the month Adar, the Jews killed three hundred more men in Susa. [9:15]
Q? Why do the Jews of the villages observe the fourteenth day of the month Adar as a day of gladness and feasting?
A. The Jews of the villages observe the fourteenth day of the month Adar as a day of gladness and feasting because stopped killing, and they rested and made that a day of feasting and gladness. [9:17-19]
Q? How often did Mordecai obligate the Jews to keep the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of Adar?
A. Mordecai obligated them to keep the fourteenth and the fifteenth day of Adar every year. [9:20-21]
Q? What does Pur mean?
A. Pur means 'lots'. [9:24]
Q? Why would the Jews and their descendants never cease to faithfully observe these days of Purim?
A. The Jews and their descendants would never cease to faithfully observe these days of Purim, so that they would never forget them. [9:28]