12 (A)on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of [a]Adar. 13 (B)A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province and published for all people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 14 The couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s command. And the decree was issued in [b]Shushan the [c]citadel.

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Footnotes

  1. Esther 8:12 LXX adds the text of the letter here
  2. Esther 8:14 Or Susa
  3. Esther 8:14 palace

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