²¹ And she said, According to your words, so be it. And she sent them away, and they departed. And she bound the scarlet line in the window.

¹⁷ And in every province, and in every city, wherever the king's commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many among the peoples of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.