Esther 8
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Revised Version 1895

Esther 8:8-11

8WriteH3789 ye also to the JewsH3064, as it liketh youH859, in the king’sH4428 nameH8034, and sealH2856 it with the king’sH4428 ringH2885: for the writingH3789 whichH834 is writtenH3789 in the king’sH4428 nameH8034, and sealedH2856 with the king’sH4428 ringH2885, may noH369 manH369 reverseH7725.

9Then were the king’sH4428 scribesH5608 calledH7121 at that time, in the thirdH7992 monthH2320, whichH834 is the monthH2320, SivanH5510, on the threeH7969 and twentiethH6242 dayH2320 thereof; and it was writtenH3789 accordingH413 to allH3605 that MordecaiH4782 commandedH6680 unto the JewsH3064, and to the satrapsH323, and the governorsH6346 and princesH8269 of the provincesH4082 whichH834 are from IndiaH1912 unto EthiopiaH3568, an hundredH3967 twentyH6242 and sevenH7651 provincesH4082, unto everyH3605 provinceH4082 accordingH413 to the writingH3789 thereof, and unto everyH3605 peopleH5971 afterH413 their languageH3956, and to the JewsH3064 accordingH413 to their writingH3789, and accordingH413 to their languageH3956.

10And he wroteH3789 in the nameH8034 of kingH4428 AhasuerusH325, and sealedH2856 it with the king’sH4428 ringH2885, and sentH7971 lettersH5612 by posts on horsebackH5483, ridingH7392 on swiftH7409 steedsH7409 that were used in the king’sH4428 serviceH3027, bred of the studH7424:

11whereinH834 the kingH4428 grantedH5414 the JewsH3064 whichH834 were in everyH3605 cityH5892 to gatherH6950 themselvesH5315 togetherH5921, and to standH5975 for their lifeH5315, to destroyH8045, to slayH2026, and to causeH5414 to perishH6, allH3605 the power of the peopleH5971 and provinceH4082 that would assault them, their littleH2945 onesH2945 and womenH802, and to takeH962 the spoilH7998 of them for a preyH962,

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain