King James Version
Esther 10:8 in the King James Version says “And the nations were those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews:” — study this verse from Esther chapter 10 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the nations were those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews:”
Esther 10:8 · KJV
A little fountain became a river, and there was light, and the sun, and much water: this river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen:
And the two dragons are I and Aman.
And the nations were those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews:
And my nation is this Israel, which cried to God, and were saved: for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath delivered us from all those evils, and God hath wrought signs and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles.
Therefore hath he made two lots, one for the people of God, and another for all the Gentiles.
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