Esther 3:12
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Then the king'sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְham·me·lech4428kingfrom an unused word
scribes  5613benumerator, secretary, scribefrom the same as sepher
were summonedוַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩vai·yik·ka·re·'u7121to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
on the thirteenthבִּשְׁלֹושָׁ֨הbish·lo·v·shah7969a three, triadof uncertain derivation
dayיֹום֮yo·vm3117daya prim. root
of the firstהָרִאשֹׁ֗וןha·ri·sho·vn7223former, first, chieffrom rosh
month,בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba·cho·desh2320new moon, a monthfrom chadash
and it was writtenוַיִּכָּתֵ֣בvai·yik·ka·tev3789to writea prim. root
justכְּֽכָל־ke·chol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
as Hamanהָמָ֡ןha·man2001ba Pers. leader serving under Ahasuerusof foreign origin
commandedצִוָּ֣הtziv·vah6680to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
to the king'sהַ֠מֶּלֶךְham·me·lech4428kingfrom an unused word
satraps,אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־a·chash·dar·pe·nei-323satrapsof foreign origin
to the governorsהַפַּחֹ֞ותhap·pa·cho·vt6346a governorof foreign origin
whoאֲשֶׁ֣רa·sher834who, which, thata prim. pronoun
were overעַל־al-5921upon, above, overfrom alah
eachמְדִינָ֣הme·di·nah4082a provincefrom din
provinceוּמְדִינָ֗הu·me·di·nah4082a provincefrom din
and to the princesשָׂ֤רֵיsa·rei8269chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
of eachעַם֙am5971apeoplefrom an unused word
people,וָעָ֔םva·'am,5971apeoplefrom an unused word
eachמְדִינָ֤הme·di·nah4082a provincefrom din
provinceוּמְדִינָה֙u·me·di·nah4082a provincefrom din
according to its script,כִּכְתָבָ֔הּkich·ta·vah,3791a writingfrom kathab
eachוְעַ֥םve·'am5971apeoplefrom an unused word
peopleוָעָ֖םva·'am5971apeoplefrom an unused word
according to its language,כִּלְשֹׁונֹ֑וkil·sho·v·nov;3956tonguefrom an unused word
being writtenנִכְתָּ֔בnich·tav,3789to writea prim. root
in the nameבְּשֵׁ֨םbe·shem8034a nameof uncertain derivation
of Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְham·me·lech4428kingfrom an unused word
Ahasuerusאֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙a·chash·ve·rosh325king of Persiaof foreign origin
and sealedוְנֶחְתָּ֖םve·nech·tam2856to seal, affix a seal, seal upa prim. root
with the king'sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ham·me·lech.4428kingfrom an unused word
signet ring.בְּטַבַּ֥עַתbe·tab·ba·'at2885signet ring, ring, signetfrom taba
KJV Lexicon
Then were the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
scribes
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
on the thirteenth
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
`asar  (aw-sawr')
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth -- (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).
day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of the first
ri'shown  (ree-shone')
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun) -- ancestor, (that were) before(-time), beginning, eldest, first, fore(-father) (-most), former (thing), of old time, past.
month
chodesh  (kho'-desh)
the new moon; by implication, a month -- month(-ly), new moon.
and there was written
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
according to all that Haman
Haman  (haw-mawn')
Haman, a Persian vizier -- Haman.
had commanded
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
unto the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
lieutenants
'achashdarpan  (akh-ash-dar-pan')
a satrap or governor of a main province (of Persia) -- lieutenant.
and to the governors
pechah  (peh-khaw')
a prefect (of a city or small district) -- captain, deputy, governor.
that were over every province
mdiynah  (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
and to the rulers
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of every people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of every province
mdiynah  (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
according to the writing
kathab  (kaw-thawb')
something written, i.e. a writing, record or book -- register, scripture, writing.
thereof and to every people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
after their language
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
in the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
Ahasuerus
'Achashverowsh  (akh-ash-vay-rosh')
of Persian origin; Achashverosh (i.e. Ahasuerus or Artaxerxes, but in this case Xerxes), the title (rather than name) of a Persian king -- Ahasuerus.
was it written
kathab  (kaw-thab')
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten).
and sealed
chatham  (khaw-tham')
to close up; especially to seal -- make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
with the king's
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
ring
tabba`ath  (tab-bah'-ath)
a seal (as sunk into the wax), i.e. signet (for sealing); hence (generally) a ring of any kind -- ring.
New American Standard (©1995)
Then the king's scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and it was written just as Haman commanded to the king's satraps, to the governors who were over each province and to the princes of each people, each province according to its script, each people according to its language, being written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king's signet ring.

King James Bible
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

American King James Version
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

American Standard Version
Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof; and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.

Darby Bible Translation
Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month, and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

English Revised Version
Then were the king's scribes called in the first month, on the thirteenth day thereof, and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and it was sealed with the king's ring.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded to the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province, according to the writing of it, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

World English Bible
Then the king's scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king's satraps, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king's ring.

Young's Literal Translation
And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who are over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,

אסתר 3:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיִּקָּרְאוּ֩ סֹפְרֵ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשֹׁ֗ון בִּשְׁלֹושָׁ֨ה עָשָׂ֣ר יֹום֮ בֹּו֒ וַיִּכָּתֵ֣ב כְּֽכָל־אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה הָמָ֡ן אֶ֣ל אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנֵֽי־הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ וְֽאֶל־הַפַּחֹ֞ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ עַל־מְדִינָ֣ה וּמְדִינָ֗ה וְאֶל־שָׂ֤רֵי עַם֙ וָעָ֔ם מְדִינָ֤ה וּמְדִינָה֙ כִּכְתָבָ֔הּ וְעַ֥ם וָעָ֖ם כִּלְשֹׁונֹ֑ו בְּשֵׁ֨ם הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹשׁ֙ נִכְתָּ֔ב וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

אסתר 3:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויקראו ספרי המלך בחדש הראשון בשלושה עשר יום בו ויכתב ככל־אשר־צוה המן אל אחשדרפני־המלך ואל־הפחות אשר ׀ על־מדינה ומדינה ואל־שרי עם ועם מדינה ומדינה ככתבה ועם ועם כלשונו בשם המלך אחשורש נכתב ונחתם בטבעת המלך׃

אסתר 3:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויקראו ספרי המלך בחדש הראשון בשלושה עשר יום בו ויכתב ככל־אשר־צוה המן אל אחשדרפני־המלך ואל־הפחות אשר ׀ על־מדינה ומדינה ואל־שרי עם ועם מדינה ומדינה ככתבה ועם ועם כלשונו בשם המלך אחשורש נכתב ונחתם בטבעת המלך׃

אסתר 3:12 Hebrew Bible
ויקראו ספרי המלך בחדש הראשון בשלושה עשר יום בו ויכתב ככל אשר צוה המן אל אחשדרפני המלך ואל הפחות אשר על מדינה ומדינה ואל שרי עם ועם מדינה ומדינה ככתבה ועם ועם כלשונו בשם המלך אחשורש נכתב ונחתם בטבעת המלך׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
vocatique sunt scribae regis mense primo nisan tertiadecima die eius et scriptum est ut iusserat Aman ad omnes satrapas regis et iudices provinciarum diversarumque gentium ut quaeque gens legere poterat et audire pro varietate linguarum ex nomine regis Asueri et litterae ipsius signatae anulo

Ahasuerus Ahasu-e'rus Captains Chiefs Commanded Commonly Division Edict Governors Haman Haman's Heads Kingdom King's Language Lieutenants Month Nobles Orders Peoples Princes Province Provinces Ring Royal Rulers Satraps Scribes Script Sealed Secretaries Signed Signet Stamped Summoned Theirs Thereof Thirteenth Tongue Various Writing Written Wrote Xerxes

Ahasuerus Commanded First Governors Haman King's Language Month Princes Province Ring Satraps Scribes Sealed Thirteenth Writing Written

Ahasuerus Commanded First Governors Haman King's Language Month Princes Province Ring Satraps Scribes Sealed Thirteenth Writing Written

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