Verse 13
Esther 3:13
Young's Literal Translation
13
and letters to be sent by the hand of the runners unto all provinces of the king, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy all the Jews, from young even unto old, infant and women, on one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month -- it [is] the month of Adar -- and their spoil to seize,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/נִשְׁל֨וֹחַ סְפָרִ֜ים בְּ/יַ֣ד הָ/רָצִים֮ אֶל כָּל מְדִינ֣וֹת הַ/מֶּלֶךְ֒ לְ/הַשְׁמִ֡יד לַ/הֲרֹ֣ג וּ/לְ/אַבֵּ֣ד אֶת כָּל הַ֠/יְּהוּדִים מִ/נַּ֨עַר וְ/עַד זָקֵ֜ן טַ֤ף וְ/נָשִׁים֙ בְּ/י֣וֹם אֶחָ֔ד בִּ/שְׁלוֹשָׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר לְ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ שְׁנֵים עָשָׂ֖ר הוּא חֹ֣דֶשׁ אֲדָ֑ר וּ/שְׁלָלָ֖/ם לָ/בֽוֹז
English Translation
And letters were sent by the hand of the runners to all the provinces of the king to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews from young to old, children and women, in one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and their plunder to seize.
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