Esther 8:9-14

91So the king’sH4428 scribesH5613 were calledH7121 at that timeH6256 in the thirdH7992 monthH2320 (that is, the monthH2320 SivanH5510), on the twenty-thirdH6242H7969 2day; and it was writtenH3789 according to allH3605 that MordecaiH4782 commandedH6680 to the JewsH3064, the satrapsH323, the governorsH6346 and the princesH8269 of the provincesH4082 whichH834 extended 3from IndiaH1912 to 4EthiopiaH3568, 127H7651H6242H3967 provincesH4082, to 5everyH4082 provinceH4082 according to its scriptH3791, and to everyH5971 peopleH5971 according to their languageH3956 as well as to the JewsH3064 according to their scriptH3791 and their languageH3956. 10He wroteH3789 in the nameH8034 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, and sealedH2856 it with the king’sH4428 signetH2885 ringH2885, and sentH7971 lettersH5612 by couriersH7323 on 6horsesH5483, ridingH7392 on steedsH7409 siredH1121 by the royalH7424 studH7424. 117In them the kingH4428 grantedH5414 the JewsH3064 whoH834 were in eachH5892 and everyH3605 cityH5892 the right 8to assembleH6950 and to defendH5975 their livesH5315, 9to destroyH8045, to killH2026 and to annihilateH6 the entireH3605 armyH2428 of any peopleH5971 or provinceH4082 which might attackH6696 them, includingH854 childrenH2945 and womenH802, and 10to plunderH962 their spoilH7998, 12on 11oneH259 dayH3117 in allH3605 the provincesH4082 of KingH4428 AhasuerusH325, the thirteenthH7969H6240 day of the twelfthH8147H6240 monthH2320 (that is, the monthH2320 AdarH143). 1312A copyH6572 of the edictH3791 to be 13issuedH5414 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.