Esther 3:14 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 3:14

12 ^aThen the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province ^baccording to its script, and to every people in their language. ^cIn the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

13 And the letters were ^asent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, ^bin one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and ^cto plunder their possessions.

14 ^aA copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day.

15 The couriers went out, hastened by the king’s command; and the decree was proclaimed in¹ Shushan the citadel. So the king and Haman sat down to drink, but ^athe city of Shushan was perplexed.

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American Standard Version
A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

Amplified® Bible
A copy of the writing was to be published {and} given out as a decree in every province to all the peoples to be ready for that day.

Contemporary English Version
King Xerxes gave orders for these letters to be posted where they could be seen by everyone all over the kingdom. The king's command was obeyed, and one of the letters was read aloud to the people in the walled city of Susa. Then the king and Haman sat down to drink together, but no one in the city could figure out what was going on.

Darby English Version
That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

Good News Bible
The contents of the proclamation were to be made public in every province, so that everyone would be prepared when that day came.

King James Version
The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.

New American Standard Bible
A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day.

New International Version
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so they would be ready for that day.

New King James Version
A copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A copy of the issued edict as law in every province became published to all the peoples so that they should become ready for this day.

Revised Standard Version
A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation to all the peoples to be ready for that day.

Young's Literal Translation
a copy of the writing to be made law in every province and province is revealed to all the peoples, to be ready for this day.

New English Translation
A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants,¹ so that they would be prepared for this day.

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