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1That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. 2The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from

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Esther 以斯帖记09

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Perhaps I was over sensitive to such impressions at the time, but I could not help staring at this gallows with a vague misgiving. 我当时这种想法也许是过于敏感些,可是,我仍不禁心神微感不安地瞪眼望着这只绞架。 A sor

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