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Esther 3:12

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.

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ASV

Then were the king’s scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king’s satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king’s ring.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩vai.yi.ka.re.'Uand they were summonedH7121 →
סֹפְרֵ֨יso.fe.Rei[the] scribes ofH5613 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshin the monthH2320 →
הָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> firstH7223 →
בִּשְׁלוֹשָׁ֨הbish.lo.Shahon thir-H7969 →
עָשָׂ֣ר'a.SarteenthH6240 →
יוֹם֮yOmdayH3117 →
בּוֹ֒boin <the> it
וַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai.yi.ka.Tevand it was writtenH3789 →
כְּֽכָל־ke.khol-according to allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
צִוָּ֣הtzi.Vahhe commandedH6680 →
הָמָ֡ןha.ManHamanH2001 →
אֶ֣ל'eltoH413 →
אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־'a.chash.dar.pe.nei-[the] satraps ofH323 →
הַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וְֽאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
הַפַּח֞וֹתha.pa.Chotthe governorsH6346 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherwhoH834 →
עַל־'al-[were] overH5921 →
מְדִינָ֣הme.di.NahprovinceH4082 →
וּמְדִינָ֗הu.me.di.Nahand provinceH4082 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and toH413 →
שָׂ֤רֵיSa.rei[the] officials ofH8269 →
עַם֙'ampeopleH5971 →
וָעָ֔םva.'Amand peopleH5971 →
מְדִינָ֤הme.di.NahprovinceH4082 →
וּמְדִינָה֙u.me.di.Nahand provinceH4082 →
כִּכְתָבָ֔הּkikh.ta.Vahaccording to writing itsH3791 →
וְעַ֥םve.'Amand peopleH5971 →
וָעָ֖םva.'Amand peopleH5971 →
כִּלְשׁוֹנ֑וֹkil.sho.Noaccording to language itsH3956 →
בְּשֵׁ֨םbe.Shemin [the] name ofH8034 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙'a.chash.ve.RoshAhasuerusH325 →
נִכְתָּ֔בnikh.Tav[it was] writtenH3789 →
וְנֶחְתָּ֖םve.nech.Tamand [it was] sealedH2856 →
בְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atwith [the] signet-ring ofH2885 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →

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Esther 8:8Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”1 Kings 21:8Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.Colossians 2:14having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!Esther 1:22He 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.Esther 4:3In every province to which the king’s command and edict came, there was great mourning among the Jews. They fasted, wept, and lamented, and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.Genesis 41:42Then Pharaoh removed the signet ring from his finger, put it on Joseph’s finger, clothed him in garments of fine linen, and placed a gold chain around his neck.Daniel 6:25Then King Darius wrote to the people of every nation and language throughout the land: “May your prosperity abound.Daniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”Esther 8:2The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.Daniel 6:15Then the men approached the king together and said to him, “Remember, O king, that by the law of the Medes and Persians no decree or ordinance established by the king can be changed.”Esther 9:27the Jews bound themselves to establish the custom that they and their descendants and all who join them should not fail to celebrate these two days at the appointed time each and every year, according to their regulation.Ezra 8:36They also delivered the king’s edicts to the royal satraps and governors of the region west of the Euphrates, who proceeded to assist the people and the house of God.Esther 8:8–17Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”Daniel 6:12So they approached the king and asked about his royal decree: “Did you not sign a decree that for thirty days any man who petitions any god or man except you, O king, will be thrown into the den of lions?” The king replied, “According to the law of the Medes and Persians the order stands, and it cannot be repealed.”Esther 9:17This was done on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, and on the fourteenth day they rested, making it a day of feasting and joy.Esther 9:20Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,Esther 9:3And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.

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