Esther 8
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New American Standard Bible 1995

Esther 8:10-14

10He wroteH3789 in the nameH8034 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, and sealedH2856 it with the king’sH4428 signetH2885 ringH2885, and sentH7971 lettersH5612 by couriersH7323 on 1horsesH5483, ridingH7392 on steedsH7409 siredH1121 by the royalH7424 studH7424. 112In them the kingH4428 grantedH5414 the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in eachH5892 and everyH3605 cityH5892 the right 3to assembleH6950 and to defendH5975 their livesH5315, 4to destroyH8045, to killH2026 and to annihilateH6 the entireH3605 armyH2428 of any peopleH5971 or provinceH4082 which might attackH6696 them, includingH854 childrenH2945 and womenH802, and 5to plunderH962 their spoilH7998, 12on 6oneH259 dayH3117 in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, the thirteenthH7969H6240 day of the twelfthH8147H6240 monthH2320 (that is, the monthH2320 AdarH143). 137A copyH6572 of the edictH3791 to be 8issuedH5414 as lawH1881 in eachH4082 and everyH3605 provinceH4082 was publishedH1540 to allH3605 the peoplesH5971, so that the JewsH3064 would be readyH6264 for thisH2088 dayH3117 to avengeH5358 themselves on their enemiesH340. 14The couriersH7323, hastenedH926 and impelledH1765 by the king’sH4428 commandH1697, wentH3318 out, ridingH7392 on the royalH327 steedsH7409; and the decreeH1881 was givenH5414 out at the citadelH1002 in SusaH7800.

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 8:10 1 Kin 4:28 ↩
  2. 2. Esther 8:11 Lit Which ↩
  3. 3. Esther 8:11 Esth 9:2 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 8:11 Esth 3:13 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 8:11 Esth 9:10 ↩
  6. 6. Esther 8:12 Esth 3:13; 9:1 ↩
  7. 7. Esther 8:13 Esth 3:14 ↩
  8. 8. Esther 8:13 Lit given ↩

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