14That 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.


In Context

11 And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as seems good to thee.

12 Then were the king's scribes called, in the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month, and there was written according to all that Haman commanded unto the king's satraps, and to the governors over every province, and to the princes of every people; to every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people according to their language: in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king's ring.

13 And the letters were sent by couriers into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, upon the thirteenth of the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.

14 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.

15 The couriers went out, being hastened by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the fortress. And the king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Shushan was in consternation.

Esther 3:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:14The 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:14A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so they would be ready for that day.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:14And the contents of the letters were to this effect, that all provinces might know and be ready against that day.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:14A 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:14A 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province, was published to all people, that they should be ready against that day.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14A 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14a 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:14The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published to all people, that they should be ready against that day.