^3:13Letters were sent by the runners to all the king’s provinces stating that²⁹ they should destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews, from youth to elderly, both women and children,³⁰ on a particular day, namely the thirteenth day³¹ of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar), and to loot and plunder their possessions. ^3:14A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants,³² so that they would be prepared for this day.

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Footnotes

29 The words “stating that” are not in the Hebrew text but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.
30 Heb “children and women.” The translation follows contemporary English idiom, which reverses the order.
31 The does not include the words “on the thirteenth day.”
32 Heb “peoples” (so , ).

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Letters were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with instruction to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. 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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Dispatches were sent by couriers to all the king’s provinces with the order to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—on a single day, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces telling the officials to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jewish people—young and old, women and children—and plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.

A copy of the text, issued as law throughout every province, was distributed to all the peoples so that they might get ready for that day.

NLTNew Living Translation

Dispatches were sent by swift messengers into all the provinces of the empire, giving the order that all Jews—young and old, including women and children—must be killed, slaughtered, and annihilated on a single day. This was scheduled to happen on March 7 of the next year. The property of the Jews would be given to those who killed them.

A copy of this decree was to be issued as law in every province and proclaimed to all peoples, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Letters were sent by couriers to all the provinces of the king to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, women and children, on one day, the thirteenth day of the month, that is Adar, and to plunder their goods. A copy of the edict was presented as law in every province making it known to all the people to be ready for that day.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey. 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.

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