Study it in the app“But the Jews who were in Susa assembled on the thirteenth of it and on the fourteenth of it, and rested on the fifteenth of it, and made it a day of banqueting and gladness.”
But the Jewsוְהַיְּהוּדִיםwho wereאֲשֶׁרin Susaבְּשׁוּשָׁןassembledנִקְהֲלוּon the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹשָׁה עָשָׂרof itבּוֹand on the fourteenthוּבְאַרְבָּעָה עָשָׂרof it,בּוֹand restedוְנוֹחַon the fifteenthבַּחֲמִשָּׁה עָשָׂרof it,בּוֹand madeוְעָשֹׂהitאֹתוֹa dayיוֹםof banquetingמִשְׁתֶּהand gladness.וְשִׂמְחָה
Jew, Judean
Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.
Where else “yehudim” appearsSusa
See it on the mapWhere else “shushan” appearsassemble
Assemble people, call them together; gather.
Where else “nikhalu” appearsthree
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “asar” appearsfour
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appearsrest
To stay still and settle in a place.
Where else “noach” appearsfive
Five.
Where else “chamisha” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “aso” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsfeast
A party with food and drink.
Where else “mishte” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appearsSusa
Today: Susa (Shush), southwestern Iran
The winter capital of the Persian kings, in what is now southwest Iran.
Nehemiah served the king at Susa (Neh 1:1), and Esther became queen there and saved her people (Esth 1:2; 4:16).
17This was on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar; and they rested on the fourteenth of it, and made it a day of banqueting and gladness.
18 · This verse (above)
19Therefore the Jews of the open country, who live in the unwalled cities, make the fourteenth day of the month of Adar a day of gladness and banqueting and a good day, and of sending portions each to his companion.
