14 occurrences in 13 translations

'Away' in the Bible

If to the king it be good, there goeth forth a royal word from before him, and it is written with the laws of Persia and Media, and doth not pass away, that Vashti doth not come in before the king Ahasuerus, and her royalty doth the king give to her companion who is better than she;

Verse ConceptsHuman LawDeposing

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with the captivity which had been carried away with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon had carried away.

Verse ConceptsKings Exiled

They asked him this day after day, and he would not listen to them, so they told Haman to see whether or not Mordecai would get away with his disobedience, since he also had told them that he was Jewish.

Verse ConceptsTelling Of People's Situations

And when he learned of Mordecai’s ethnic identity, Haman decided not to do away with Mordecai alone. He planned to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews, throughout Ahasuerus’s kingdom.

Verse ConceptsVindictivenessJews Under ThreatKilling IsraelitesIdentity

Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces to destroy, to kill and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth [day] of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar (March 7, 473 b.c.), and to seize their belongings as plunder.

Verse ConceptsMonth 12Killing Israelites

So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved; and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him: but he received it not.

Verse ConceptsClothing, Need OfAnxiety, Examples OfPeople Giving Clothes

So Mordecai went away and did just as Esther had commanded him.

Verse ConceptsObeying People

Haman went away that day joyful and in good spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate refusing to stand up or show fear before him, he was filled with rage toward Mordecai.

Verse ConceptsSitting In The GatewayNamed People Angry With OthersRejoicing In Success

On that night hath the sleep of the king fled away, and he saith to bring in the book of memorials of the Chronicles, and they are read before the king,

Verse ConceptsInsomnia, Causes OfWakefulnessReading Other MatterHistorical Booksmums

Then Mordecai again sat at the king's gate, while Haman hurried away to his home, mournful and with a veil over his head.

Verse ConceptsCovering HeadsSitting In The GatewayPeople Mourning CatastropheGod's TimingGods Timing

and the king turneth aside his signet, that he hath caused to pass away from Haman, and giveth it to Mordecai, and Esther setteth Mordecai over the house of Haman.

Verse ConceptsAuthority Delegated To People

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

Verse ConceptsSalutationsJews Under Threat

the Jews have established and received upon them, and upon their seed, and upon all those joined unto them, and it doth not pass away, to be keeping these two days according to their writing, and according to their season, in every year and year;

Verse ConceptsPurim

and these days are remembered and kept in every generation and generation, family and family, province and province, and city and city, and these days of Purim do not pass away from the midst of the Jews, and their memorial is not ended from their seed.

Verse ConceptsMemorial

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