Esther 8:9
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Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
In other translations
Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
Hebrew words
וַיִּקָּרְאוּvaiyikare'uand they were summonedH7121סֹפְרֵי־soferei-[the] scribes ofH5613הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428בָּעֵת־ba'et-at the timeH6256הַהִיאhahi'<the> thatH1931בַּחֹדֶשׁbachodeshin the monthH2320הַשְּׁלִישִׁיhashelishi<the> thirdH7992הוּא־hu'-thatH1931חֹדֶשׁchodesh[is] [the] month ofH2320סִיוָןsivanSivanH5510בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁהbishloshahon [day] threeH7969וְעֶשְׂרִיםve'esrimand twentyH6242בּוֹboin <the> itוַיִּכָּתֵבvaiyikatevand it was writtenH3789כְּכָל־kekhol-according to allH3605אֲשֶׁר־'asher-thatH834צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680מָרְדֳּכַיmaredokhaiMordecaiH4782אֶל־'el-toH413הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudimthe JewsH3064וְאֶלve'eland toH413הָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִים־ha'achashdarpenim-the satrapsH323וְהַפַּחוֹתvehapachotand the governorsH6346וְשָׂרֵיvesareiand [the] officials ofH8269הַמְּדִינוֹתhamedinotthe provincesH4082אֲשֶׁר׀'asherwhichH834מֵהֹדּוּmehodu[were] from IndiaH1912וְעַד־ve'ad-and toH5704כּוּשׁkushCushH3568שֶׁבַעsheva'sevenH7651וְעֶשְׂרִיםve'esrimand twentyH6242וּמֵאָהume'ahand a hundredH3967מְדִינָהmedinahprovince[s]H4082מְדִינָהmedinahprovinceH4082וּמְדִינָהumedinahand provinceH4082כִּכְתָבָהּkikhtavahaccording to writing itsH3791וְעַםve'amand peopleH5971וָעָםva'amand peopleH5971כִּלְשֹׁנוֹkilshonoaccording to language itsH3956וְאֶל־ve'el-and toH413הַיְּהוּדִיםhaiyehudimthe JewsH3064כִּכְתָבָםkikhtavamaccording to writing theirH3791וְכִלְשׁוֹנָם׃vekhilshonamand according to language theirH3956
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Related verses
- Esther 1:22For he sent letters into all the king’s provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
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- 1 Corinthians 14:9-119 So likewise ye, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye shall speak into the air. 10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification. 11 Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me.9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air. 10 Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning. 11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
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People and places
People: Mordecai