Esther 3
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Esther 3:12-13

12Then were the king’sH4428 scribesH5608 calledH7121 on the thirteenthH6240H7969 dayH3117 of the firstH7223 monthH2320, and there was writtenH3789 according to all that HamanH2001 had commandedH6680 unto the king’sH4428 lieutenantsH323, and to the governorsH6346 that were over every provinceH4082, and to the rulersH8269 of every peopleH5971 of every provinceH4082 according to the writingH3791 thereof, and to every peopleH5971 after their languageH3956; in the nameH8034 of kingH4428 AhasuerusH325 was it writtenH3789, and sealedH2856 with the king’sH4428 ringH2885.1

13And the lettersH5612 were sentH7971 byH3027 postsH7323 into all the king’sH4428 provincesH4082, to destroyH8045, to killH2026, and to cause to perishH6, all JewsH3064, both youngH5288 and oldH2205, little childrenH2945 and womenH802, in oneH259 dayH3117, even upon the thirteenthH6240H7969 day of the twelfthH6240H8147 monthH2320, which is the monthH2320 AdarH143, and to take the spoilH7998 of them for a preyH962.

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  1. 1. Esther 3:12 scribes: or, secretaries. ↩

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