Esther 3:12
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Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
In other translations
Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקָּרְאוּvaiyikare'uand they were summonedH7121סֹפְרֵיsoferei[the] scribes ofH5613הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428בַּחֹדֶשׁbachodeshin the monthH2320הָרִאשׁוֹןharishon<the> firstH7223בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁהbishloshahon thir-H7969עָשָׂר'asarteenthH6240יוֹםyomdayH3117בּוֹboin <the> itוַיִּכָּתֵבvaiyikatevand it was writtenH3789כְּכָל־kekhol-according to allH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680הָמָןhamanHamanH2001אֶל'eltoH413אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵי־'achashdarpenei-[the] satraps ofH323הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הַפַּחוֹתhapachotthe governorsH6346אֲשֶׁר׀'asherwhoH834עַל־'al-[were] overH5921מְדִינָהmedinahprovinceH4082וּמְדִינָהumedinahand provinceH4082וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413שָׂרֵיsarei[the] officials ofH8269עַם'ampeopleH5971וָעָםva'amand peopleH5971מְדִינָהmedinahprovinceH4082וּמְדִינָהumedinahand provinceH4082כִּכְתָבָהּkikhtavahaccording to writing itsH3791וְעַםve'amand peopleH5971וָעָםva'amand peopleH5971כִּלְשׁוֹנוֹkilshonoaccording to language itsH3956בְּשֵׁםbeshemin [the] name ofH8034הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ'achashveroshAhasuerusH325נִכְתָּבnikhtav[it was] writtenH3789וְנֶחְתָּםvenechtamand [it was] sealedH2856בְּטַבַּעַתbetaba'atwith [the] signet-ring ofH2885הַמֶּלֶךְ׃hamelekhthe kingH4428
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