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Afterwards they prepared for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were offering the burnt offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

Therefore He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans who killed their choice men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on choice man or virgin, old man or infirm; He gave them all into his hand.

These searched in their genealogical records, but they could not be found; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

Now because we are in the service of the palace, and it is not fitting for us to see the king's dishonor, therefore we have sent and made known to the king,

that a search be made in the record books of your fathers. And you will find in the record books and come to know that that city is a rebellious city and damaging to kings and provinces, and that they have incited revolt within it in past days; therefore that city was laid waste.

with this money, therefore, you shall with all diligence buy bulls, rams, and lambs, with their grain offerings and their drink offerings, and bring them near to the altar of the house of your God which is in Jerusalem.

So I responded to them with a word and said to them, "The God of heaven will give us success; therefore we His slaves will arise and build, but you have no portion, right, or remembrance in Jerusalem."

Now there were those who were saying, "We, with our sons and our daughters, are many; therefore let us get grain that we may eat and live."

I consulted within my own heart and contended with the nobles and the officials and said to them, "You are exacting usury, each from his brother!" Therefore, I held a great assembly against them.

In it was written, "It is heard among the nations, and Gashmu says, that you and the Jews are planning to rebel; therefore you are rebuilding the wall. And you are to be their king, according to these words.

These searched in their genealogical records, but it could not be found; therefore they were considered unclean and excluded from the priesthood.

Therefore You gave them into the hand of the ones who distressed them, and they afflicted them with distress,But at the time of their distress they cried to You,And You listened from heaven, and according to Your abundant compassionYou gave them saviors and they saved them from the hand of the ones that distressed them.

But as soon as they had rest, they returned to do evil before You;Therefore You forsook them in the hand of their enemies, so they had dominion over them.Then they returned and cried to You. And You listened from heaven,And many times You delivered them according to Your compassion,

But he despised in his eyes to send forth his hand against Mordecai alone, for they had told him who the people of Mordecai were; therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews, the people of Mordecai, who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus.

Therefore the Jews of the rural areas, who live in the rural towns, make the fourteenth day of the month Adar a holiday for gladness and feasting and sending portions of food to one another.

Therefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore, because of the words in this letter, both what they had seen in this regard and what had reached them,

For then it would be heavier than the sand of the seas;Therefore my words have been rash.

It is all one; therefore I say,‘He consumes the blameless and the wicked.'

For You have hidden their heart from insight,Therefore You will not exalt them.

"Therefore my disquieting thoughts make me respond,Even because of my haste within me.