New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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1 King Ahasuerus imposed forced labour on the land and the coasts
and islands.
2 All the king's acts of authority and power, and the dignities
which he conferred on Mordecai, are written in the annals of the kings
of Media and Persia.
3 For Mordecai the Jew was second only to King
Ahasuerus; he was a great man among the Jews and was popular with
the mass of his countrymen, for he sought the good of his people and
promoted the welfare of all their descendants. note
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New English [1970], THE NEW ENGLISH BIBLE (OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS; CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE) [word count] [B16000].
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