And the king’sוַ הַמֶּלֶךְscribesסֹפְרֵיwere summonedיִּקָּרְאוּat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime,עֵתin the thirdבַּ הַשְּׁלִישִׁיmonth,חֹדֶשׁwhichהוּאisthe monthחֹדֶשׁof Sivan,סִיוָןon the twenty-thirdבִּשְׁלוֹשָׁה וְעֶשְׂרִיםdayof it;בּוֹand it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵבaccording to allכְּכָלthatאֲשֶׁרMordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיcommanded,צִוָּהtoאֶלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםand toוְאֶלthe satrapsהָאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִיםand the governorsוְהַפַּחוֹתand the officialsוְשָׂרֵיof the provincesהַמְּדִינוֹתthat areאֲשֶׁרfrom IndiaמֵהֹדּוּtoוְעַדCush,כּוּשׁa hundredמֵאָהandוּtwenty-sevenשֶׁבַע וְעֶשְׂרִיםprovinces,מְדִינָהto each provinceמְדִינָה וּמְדִינָהaccording to its scriptכִּכְתָבָהּand each peopleוְעַם וָעָםaccording to its language,כִּלְשֹׁנוֹand toוְאֶלthe Jewsהַיְּהוּדִיםaccording to their scriptכִּכְתָבָםand according to their language.וְכִלְשׁוֹנָם
Esther 8:9
Study it in the app“And the king’s scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day of it; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews and to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces that are from India to Cush, a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, to each province according to its script and each people according to its language, and to the Jews according to their script and according to their language.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Esther 8:9, word by word
- And the king’sמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- scribesסֹפְרֵיsofre
scribe
An official who writes and reads the documents of the king or the temple.
Where else “sofre” appears- were summonedיִּקָּרְאוּyikaru
name
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikaru” appears- timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- in the thirdשְּׁלִישִׁיshelishi
third
The one that comes after the second; in time, the day or month that follows it.
Where else “shelishi” appears- monthחֹדֶשׁchodesh
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodesh” appears- of Sivanסִיוָןsivan
Sivan
Sivan: the third month of the calendar, between May and June. The name comes from Babylon.
Where else “sivan” appears- on the twenty-thirdשְׁלוֹשָׁהshelosha
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosha” appears- on the twenty-thirdעֶשְׂרִיםesrim
twenty
Twenty; also "twentieth".
Where else “esrim” appears- and it was writtenיִּכָּתֵבyikatev
write
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “yikatev” appears- Mordecaiמָרְדֳּכַיmardochay
Mordecai
Mordecai: the name of one of those who returned with Zerubbabel; in the book of Esther, the relative who raised Esther.
Where else “mardochay” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- the Jewsיְּהוּדִיםyehudim
Jew, Judean
Jew: a person of Judah, first of the kingdom of Judah and then, in general, of the people descended from it. Its first appearance is 2 Kings 16:6, where it names the men of Judah who lived in Elath. It is frequent in Jeremiah, Nehemiah and Esther.
Where else “yehudim” appears- the satrapsאֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנִיםachashdarpnim
satrap
Satrap (a word of Persian origin): governor of one of the great regions of the Persian empire, above the governors of provinces.
Where else “achashdarpnim” appears- and the governorsפַּחוֹתpachot
governor
Governor: one who rules a province or district in the name of the king. A frequent word in the books of the Persian period.
Where else “pachot” appears- and the officialsשָׂרֵיsare
chief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sare” appears- of the provincesמְּדִינוֹתmedinot
province, district
Province, district: a territory governed by a ruler or judge.
Where else “medinot” appears- from Indiaהֹדּוּhodu
India
India: in the book of Esther, the eastern limit of the Persian empire.
Where else “hodu” appears- Cushכּוּשׁkush
Cush
Cush, the name of a son of Ham and of the region of his descendants, south of Egypt (Nubia; many Bibles put "Ethiopia"). This translation keeps the Hebrew name. Also an Israelite.
Where else “kush” appears- a hundredמֵאָהmea
hundred
The amount of one hundred; with other numbers it forms two hundred, three hundred and the rest.
Where else “mea” appears- twenty-sevenשֶׁבַעsheva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “sheva” appears- according to its scriptכְתָבָchetava
script
The way each people writes: its script and letters.
Where else “chetava” appears- and each peopleעַםam
people
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “am” appears- according to its languageלְשֹׁנleshon
language
The way a people speaks, by which its members understand each other.
Where else “leshon” appears
Translation note
Sivan is the third month, between May and June.
The context
8And you, write concerning the Jews as seems good in your eyes, in the name of the king, and seal it with the king’s ring; for a writing that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s ring cannot be turned back.”
9 · This verse (above)
10And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by the hand of the couriers on horses, riding the royal steeds, sons of the mares,