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Esther 3:14

12 On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.

13 And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.

A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.

15 The couriers left, spurred on by the king’s command, and the edict was issued in the citadel of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink, but the city of Susa was in confusion.

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BSB
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that they would be ready on that day.
KJV
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
WEB
A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
ASV
A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
DARBY
That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
BLB
A copy of the writing [was] to be given as law in every province and province, being revealed to all the peoples, to be ready for this day.
ÅB
For at befalingen skulle bli kjent i hvert landskap, ble en avskrift av skrivelsen kunngjort for alle folkene, så de kunne holde seg rede til den nevnte dag.
OTB
En kopi av dekretet skulle utstedes som lov i hver provins og gjøres kjent for alle folkene slik at de ville være klare for den dagen.
B1930
Forat befalingen skulde bli kjent i hvert landskap, blev en avskrift av skrivelsen kunngjort for alle folkene, så de kunde holde sig rede til den nevnte dag.

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Cross references

  • Esther 8:13–14

    A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

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