Esther 8:9
Then the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the twenty-third day of the month; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the local governors, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing, and in their language.This verse in the real world
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- סִיוָןÇîyvânSivan, the third Hebrew month
- הֹדוּHôdûwHodu (i.e. Hindustan)
- אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפַּןʼăchashdarpana satrap or governorof amain province (of Persia)
- כָּתָבkâthâbsomething written, i.e. a writing, record or book
- כּוּשׁKûwshCush (or Ethiopia), the name of a son of Ham, and of his territory; also of an Israelite
- פֶּחָהpechâha prefect (of a city or small district)
- מְדִינָהmᵉdîynâhproperly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge)
- מׇרְדְּכַיMordᵉkayMordecai, an Israelite
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Est 1:22, Est 1:1, Dan 6:1, 2Ki 18:26, Est 3:12–13, Dan 4:1, 1Co 14:9–11

