Est 8:17 | ESV | STEP | And in every province and in every city , wherever the king’s command and his edict reached , there was gladness and joy among the Jews , a feast and a holiday . And many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews , for fear of the Jews had fallen on them .

‏ Esther 8:17

17 And in every province and in every city, wherever the king’s command and his edict reached, there was gladness and joy among the Jews, a feast and ^aa holiday. ^bAnd many from the peoples of the country declared themselves Jews, ^cfor fear of the Jews had fallen on them.