• Esther 8:17
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 17 And in all the provinces* and all the cities, wherever the decree of the king and his law reached, the Jews were rejoicing and exulting, holding banquets and celebrations. Many of the peoples of the land were declaring themselves Jews,+ for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.

  • Esther 8:17
    The Bible in Living English

    • 17 And in each and every province and in each and every city in the place where the king’s word and law arrived there was merrymaking and rejoicing of the Jews, banqueting and festival; and many of the populace turned Jews because dread of the Jews had fallen on them.

  • Esther 8:17
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 17 And in every province and in every city whithersoever the word of the king and his edict did reach joy and gladness had the Jews,—a banquet and a happy day,—and many from among the peoples of the land were becoming Jews, for the dread of the Jews had fallen upon them.

  • Esther 8:17
    King James Version

    • 17 And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.