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Esther 8:10

Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.

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ASV

And he wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king’s service, bred of the stud:

KJV

And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּכְתֹּ֗בvai.yikh.Toand he wroteH3789 →
בְּשֵׁם֙be.Shemin [the] name ofH8034 →
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ'a.chash.ve.RoshAhasuerusH325 →
וַיַּחְתֹּ֖םvai.yach.Tomand he sealed [it]H2856 →
בְּטַבַּ֣עַתbe.ta.Ba.'atwith [the] signet-ring ofH2885 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971 →
סְפָרִ֡יםse.fa.RimlettersH5612 →
בְּיַד֩be.Yadby [the] hand ofH3027 →
הָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.Tzim<the> couriersH7323 →
בַּסּוּסִ֜יםba.su.Simon <the> horsesH5483 →
רֹכְבֵ֤יro.khe.Vei[the] riders ofH7392 →
הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ha.Re.kheshthe steed[s]H7409 →
הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔יםha.'a.chash.te.ra.Nim<the> royalH327 →
בְּנֵ֖יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121 →
הָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃Ha.ra.ma.Khimthe maresH7424 →

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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.Jeremiah 2:23“How can you say, ‘I am not defiled; I have not run after the Baals’? Look at your behavior in the valley; acknowledge what you have done. You are a swift young she-camel galloping here and there,Isaiah 60:6Caravans of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah, and all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and frankincense and proclaiming the praises of the LORD.Daniel 4:1King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.Jeremiah 51:21With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver.Ecclesiastes 8:4For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”Isaiah 66:20And they will bring all your brothers from all the nations as a gift to the LORD on horses and chariots and wagons, on mules and camels, to My holy mountain Jerusalem,” says the LORD, “just as the Israelites bring an offering in a clean vessel to the house of the LORD.”Esther 9:29So Queen Esther daughter of Abihail, along with Mordecai the Jew, wrote with full authority to confirm this second letter concerning Purim.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.”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.2 Chronicles 30:6So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria.Esther 3:12–13On 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.1 Kings 4:28Each one also brought to the required place their quotas of barley and straw for the chariot horses and other horses.Job 9:25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.Jeremiah 51:31One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.2 Chronicles 30:10And the couriers traveled from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun; but the people scorned and mocked them.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 10:25Year after year, each visitor would bring his tribute: articles of silver and gold, clothing, weapons, spices, horses, and mules.

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