Esther 8:13

¹¹ By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.

¹² The single day appointed throughout all the provinces of King Xerxes was the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar.

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.

¹⁴ The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.

¹⁵ Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

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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 the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
KJV: The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
WEB: A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that the Jews should be ready for that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
ASV: A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
DARBY: That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all the peoples, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
BLB: A copy of the writing, to be given as law in every province and province, [was] revealed to all the peoples, and for the Jews to be ready for this day to avenge themselves from their enemies.

ÅB: For at befalingen skulle bli kjent i hvert landskap, ble en avskrift av skrivelsen kunngjort for alle folkene, så jødene kunne holde seg rede til den dag og hevne seg på sine fiender.
OTB: En kopi av teksten til ediktet skulle utstedes som lov i hver provins og gjøres kjent for alle folk, slik at jødene ville være klare den dagen til å hevne seg på sine fiender.
B1930: Forat befalingen skulde bli kjent i hvert landskap, blev en avskrift av skrivelsen kunngjort for alle folkene, så jødene kunde holde sig rede til den dag og hevne sig på sine fiender.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Esther 3:14
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.
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Revelation 6:10
And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You avenge our blood and judge those who dwell upon the earth?”
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Psalms 37:14–15
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.
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Psalms 68:23
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
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Luke 18:7
Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help?
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Psalms 149:6–9
May the high praises of God be in their mouths, and a double-edged sword in their hands,
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Judges 16:28
Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”
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Psalms 92:10–11
But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
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