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Esther 3:14

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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פַּתְשֶׁ֣גֶןpatshegencopyפַּרְשֶׁגֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “copy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6572a transcriptcopy.הַכְּתָ֗בhaktavthe writingכָּתָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the writing”, the ordinary formH3791something written, i.e. a writing, record or bookregister, scripture, writing.לְהִנָּ֤תֵֽןlehinatento giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…דָּת֙datcommandmentדָּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “commandment”, the ordinary formH1881a royal edict or statutecommandment, commission, decree, law, manner.בְּכָלbekhalin allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מְדִינָ֣הmedinahprovinceמְדִינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “province”, the ordinary formH4082properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region([idiom] every) province.וּמְדִינָ֔הumedinahand provinceמְדִינָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and province”, the ordinary formH4082properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region([idiom] every) province.גָּל֖וּיgaluyexileגָּלָהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “exile”, a verb used as a describing wordH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.לְכָלlekhalto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הָֽעַמִּ֑יםhaamimthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לִהְי֥וֹתlihyotto beהָיָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to be”, the to-form of the verbH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עֲתִדִ֖יםatidimthings that shall comeעָתִידadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “things that shall come”, the ordinary formH6264prepared; by implication, skilful; feminine plural the future; also treasurethings that shall come, ready, treasures.לַיּ֥וֹםlayomto as long asיוֹםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to as long as”, the ordinary formH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…הַזֶּֽהhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The copy of the writing, to be given out for a decree in every province, was to be published unto all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published unto all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

Young’s Literal Translation

a copy of the writing to be made law in every province and province is revealed to all the peoples, to be ready for this day.

World English Bible

A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

Darby Translation

That the decree might be given in every province, a copy of the writing was published to all peoples, that they should be ready against that day.

Douay-Rheims

And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)