12 Then the king’s scribes were summoned on the thirteenth day of the first month, and an edict, according to all that Haman commanded, was written to the king’s satraps and to the governors over all the provinces and to the officials of all the peoples, ^zto every province in its own script and every people in its own language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s signet ring. 13 Letters were sent by ^acouriers to all the king’s provinces with instruction to ^bdestroy, to kill, and to annihilate all Jews, young and old, women and children, in one day, the ^cthirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and to plunder their goods. 14 ^dA 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. 15 The couriers went out hurriedly by order of the king, and ^ethe decree was issued in Susa the citadel. And the king and Haman sat down to drink, but ^fthe city of Susa was thrown into confusion.

8 But you may write as you please with regard to the Jews, in the name of the king, and ^qseal it with the king’s ring, for an edict written in the name of the king and sealed with the king’s ring ^rcannot be revoked.”

9 The king’s scribes were summoned at that time, in the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day. And an edict was written, according to all that Mordecai commanded concerning the Jews, to the satraps and the governors and the officials of the provinces from India to Ethiopia, ^s127 provinces, ^tto each province in its own script and to each people in its own language, and also to the Jews in their script and their language. 10 And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring. Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king’s service, bred from the royal stud, 11 saying that the king allowed the Jews who were in every city to gather and defend their lives, to ^udestroy, to kill, and to annihilate any armed force of any people or province that might attack them, children and women included, and to ^vplunder their goods, 12 on one day throughout all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the ^wthirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar. 13 ^xA copy of what was written was to be issued as a decree in every province, being publicly displayed to all peoples, and the Jews were to be ready on that day to take vengeance on their enemies. 14 So the couriers, mounted on their swift horses that were used in the king’s service, rode out hurriedly, urged by the king’s command. And ^ythe decree was issued in Susa the citadel.