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Esther 9:20

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

KJV

Scripsit itaque Mardochæus omnia hæc, et litteris comprehensa misit ad Judæos qui in omnibus regis provinciis morabantur, tam in vicino positis, quam procul,

Vulgate

Ἔγραψεν δὲ Μαρδοχαῖος τοὺς λόγους τούτους εἰς βιβλίον, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν τοῖς Ἰουδαίοις ὅσοι ἦσαν ἐν τῇ Ἀρταξέρξου βασιλείᾳ, τοῖς ἐγγὺς καὶ τοῖς μακράν,

LXX

And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,

ASV

וַ/יִּכְתֹּ֣ב מָרְדֳּכַ֔י אֶת הַ/דְּבָרִ֖ים הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֨ח סְפָרִ֜ים אֶל כָּל הַ/יְּהוּדִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֙ בְּ/כָל מְדִינוֹת֙ הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ הַ/קְּרוֹבִ֖ים וְ/הָ/רְחוֹקִֽים

Hebrew

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In this verse

People MordecaiAhasuerus

In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ
'chshvrvsh
proper_noun · 32×
אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֵ֖לֶּה
'lh
pronoun · 744×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יְּהוּדִ֔ים
yhvdym
noun · 79×
כְּתוּבִ֗ים
ktvbym
verb · 225×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מָרְדֳּכַ֖י
mrdky
proper_noun · 60×
מְּדִינ֑וֹת
mdynvt
noun · 53×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
סֵ֛פֶר
spr
noun · 188×
קָר֥וֹב
qrvb
adjective · 75×
רָח֑וֹק
rchvq
adjective · 84×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 9:26 — Wherefore they called these days Purim after the name of Pur. Therefore for all the words of this letter, and of that which they had seen concerning this matter, and which had come unto them,
  • Esth 9:29 — Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to confirm this second letter of Purim.
  • Jer 29:1 — Now these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of the elders which were carried away captives, and to the priests, and to the prophets, and to all