Verse 12
Esther 3:12
World English Bible, British Edition
12
Then the king’s scribes were called in on the first month, on
the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king’s local governors,
and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province
according to its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus,
and it was sealed with the king’s ring.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּקָּרְאוּ֩ סֹפְרֵ֨י הַ/מֶּ֜לֶךְ בַּ/חֹ֣דֶשׁ הָ/רִאשׁ֗וֹן בִּ/שְׁלוֹשָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣ר יוֹם֮ בּ/וֹ֒ וַ/יִּכָּתֵ֣ב כְּֽ/כָל אֲשֶׁר צִוָּ֣ה הָמָ֡ן אֶ֣ל אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי הַ֠/מֶּלֶךְ וְֽ/אֶל הַ/פַּח֞וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל מְדִינָ֣ה וּ/מְדִינָ֗ה וְ/אֶל שָׂ֤רֵי עַם֙ וָ/עָ֔ם מְדִינָ֤ה וּ/מְדִינָה֙ כִּ/כְתָבָ֔/הּ וְ/עַ֥ם וָ/עָ֖ם כִּ/לְשׁוֹנ֑/וֹ בְּ/שֵׁ֨ם הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ נִכְתָּ֔ב וְ/נֶחְתָּ֖ם בְּ/טַבַּ֥עַת הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ
English Translation
And the scribes of the king were called in the first month on the thirteenth day of the month, and it was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's governors and to the officials that were over each province and province, and to the rulers of the people and people, province and province, in their script and to each people in their language; it was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet.
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4
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5
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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the thirteenth day of the month; and a...
13
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14
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15
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