H7800–שׁוּשַׁן–shu.shan

The history of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. Now it came about, in the month Chislev, in the twentieth year, when I was in Shushan, the king's town,

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (שׁוּשַׁ֥ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

That in those days, when King Ahasuerus was ruling in Shushan, his strong town,

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (שׁוּשַׁ֥ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

And at the end of that time, the king gave a feast for all the people who were present in Shushan, the king's town, small as well as great, for seven days, in the outer square of the garden of the king's house.

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֨ן (שׁוּשַׁ֨ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

Let the king give authority to certain men in all the divisions of his kingdom, to get together all the fair young virgins and send them to Shushan, the king's town, to the women's house, under the care of Hegai, the king's servant, the keeper of the wom

שׁוּשַׁ֤ן shu.Shan “Susa”

Now there was a certain Jew in Shushan named Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite;

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (שׁוּשַׁ֣ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

So when the order made by the king was publicly given out, and a number of girls had been placed in the care of Hegai in the king's house in Shushan, Esther was taken into the king's house and put in the care of Hegai, the keeper of the women.

שׁוּשַׁ֥ן shu.Shan “Susa”

The runners went out quickly by the king's order, and a public statement was made in Shushan: and the king and Haman took wine together: but the town of Shushan was troubled.

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (שׁוּשַׁ֣ן) shu.Shan “Susa”שׁוּשָׁ֖ן shu.Shan “Susa”

And he gave him the copy of the order which had been given out in Shushan for their destruction, ordering him to let Esther see it, and to make it clear to her; and to say to her that she was to go in to the king, requesting his mercy, and making prayer

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֤ן (שׁוּשָׁ֤ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

Go, get together all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and go without food for me, taking no food or drink night or day for three days: and I and my women will do the same; and so I will go in to the king, which is against the law: and if death is to

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן (שׁוּשָׁ֗ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

So the men went out on the quick-running horses used on the king's business, wasting no time and forced on by the king's order; and the order was given out in Shushan, the king's town.

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (שׁוּשַׁ֥ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

And Mordecai went out from before the king, dressed in king-like robes of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold and clothing of purple and the best linen: and all the town of Shushan gave loud cries of joy.

שׁוּשָׁ֔ן shu.Shan “Susa”

And in Shushan the Jews put to death five hundred men.

וּבְשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (שׁוּשַׁ֣ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

On that day the number of those who had been put to death in the town of Shushan was given to the king.

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֥ן (שׁוּשַׁ֥ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

And the king said to Esther the queen, The Jews have put five hundred men to death in Shushan, as well as the ten sons of Haman: what then have they done in the rest of the kingdom! Now what is your prayer? for it will be given to you; what other request

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (שׁוּשַׁ֣ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

Then Esther said, If it is the king's pleasure, let authority be given to the Jews in Shushan to do tomorrow as has been done today, and let orders be given for the hanging of Haman's ten sons.

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֔ן (שׁוּשָׁ֔ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

And the king said that this was to be done, and the order was given out in Shushan, and the hanging of Haman's ten sons was effected.

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֑ן (שׁוּשָׁ֑ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

For the Jews who were in Shushan came together again on the fourteenth day of the month Adar and put to death three hundred men in Shushan; but they put not a hand on their goods.

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן (שׁוּשָׁ֗ן) shu.Shan “Susa”בְשׁוּשָׁ֔ן (שׁוּשָׁ֔ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

But the Jews in Shushan came together on the thirteenth and on the fourteenth day of the month; and on the fifteenth day they took their rest, and made it a day of feasting and joy.

בְּשׁוּשָׁ֗ן (שׁוּשָׁ֗ן) shu.Shan “Susa”

And I saw in the vision; and when I saw it, I was in the strong town Shushan, which is in the country of Elam; and in the vision I was by the water-door of the Ulai.

בְּשׁוּשַׁ֣ן (שׁוּשַׁ֣ן) shu.Shan “Susa”