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Esther 8:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 8:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 On the twenty-third day of the third month(A) (that is, the month Sivan),[a] the royal scribes were summoned. Everything was written exactly as Mordecai(B) ordered for the Jews, to the satraps,(C) the governors, and the officials of the 127 provinces from India[b] to Cush.(D) The edict was written for each province in its own script, for each ethnic group in its own language,(E) and to the Jews in their own script and language.
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- Esther 8:9 = May–June
- Esther 8:9 = modern Pakistan
Esther 9:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Esther 9:30
Holman Christian Standard Bible
30 He sent letters with messages of peace and faithfulness to all the Jews who were in the 127 provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus,
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