Est 9:22 | HCSB | STEP | because during those days the Jews got rid of their enemies . That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday . They were to be days of feasting , rejoicing , and of sending gifts to one another and the poor .

Esther 9:22

22 because during those days the Jews got rid of ^{▼▼Lit Jews gained relief from
,} ^b their enemies. That was the month when their sorrow was turned into rejoicing and their mourning into a holiday. ^c They were to be days of feasting, ^d rejoicing, and of sending gifts to one another and the poor.