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10 And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and he sealed it with the signet ring of the king, and he sent letters by the hand of the runners on the horses, riders of the royal steeds, sons of the mares, 11 that the king gave to the Jews who were in every city and city, to gather together and to stand for their soul, to destroy, and to kill, and to exterminate all of the strength of the people and province that would assault them, little children and women, and to plunder their spoil, 12 on a single day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the three and tenth day of the two and tenth month, it is, the month of Adar. 13 A copy of the writing, to be given as law in every province and province, was revealed to all the peoples, and for the Jews to be ready for this day to avenge themselves from their enemies. 14 The runners, riding the royal steeds, went forth, being hurried and driven by the word of the king, and the law was given in Susa the citadel. Esther 8:10-14, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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