16 Despise not the portion, which thou hast delivered out of Egypt for thine own self. (KJV) 17 Hear my prayer, and be merciful unto thine inheritance: turn our sorrow into joy, that we may live, O Lord, and praise thy name: and destroy not the mouths of them that praise thee, O Lord. (KJV) 18 All Israel in like manner cried most earnestly unto the Lord, because their death was before their eyes. (KJV)
Greek Esther 13:16–18
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