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


In Context

11 And he said to him: As to the money which thou promisest, keep it for thyself: and as to the people, do with them as seemeth good to thee.

12 And the king's scribes were called in the first month Nisan, on the thirteenth day of the same month: and they wrote, as Aman had commanded, to all the king's lieutenants, and to the judges of the provinces, and of divers nations, as every nation could read, and hear according to their different languages, in the name of king Assuerus: and the letters, sealed with his ring,

13 Were sent by the king's messengers to all provinces, to kill and destroy all the Jews, both young and old, little children, and women, in one day, that is, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month, which is called Adar, and to make a spoil of their goods.

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

15 The couriers that were sent made haste to fulfil the king's commandment. And immediately the edict was hung up in Susan, the king and Aman feasting together, and all the Jews that were in the city weeping.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:14That 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.

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.