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and are children of the living God, most high, most mighty, who has directed the kingdom both for us and for our ancestors in the most excellent order.
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He thought that by these methods he would catch us undefended and would transfer the kingdom of the Persians to the Macedonians.
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"But we find that the Jews, who were consigned to annihilation by this thrice-accursed man, are not evildoers, but are governed by most righteous laws
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and are children of the living God, most high, most mighty, who has directed the kingdom both for us and for our ancestors in the most excellent order.
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"You will therefore do well not to put in execution the letters sent by Haman son of Hammedatha,
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since he, the one who did these things, has been hanged at the gate of Susa with all his household—for God, who rules over all things, has speedily inflicted on him the punishment that he deserved.
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