Esther 3:12
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.”
צָוָה
To command, to charge, to appoint. Tsavah. He will command His angels concerning you. God gives specific instructions to His angels about your protection.
עַל
were over
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עַל
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
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עַם
people
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עַם
People, nation, folk. Am. You are My people and I am your God. This mutual belonging is the heart of the covenant.
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מְדִינָה
province
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מְדִינָה
properly, a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region
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יוֹם
day
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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כָּתַב
it was written
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כָּתַב
to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
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עָשָׂר
teenth
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עָשָׂר
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
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שַׂר
the officials of
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שַׂר
a head person (of any rank or class)
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סָפֵר
the scribes of
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סָפֵר
a scribe (secular or sacred)
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הָמָן
Haman
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הָמָן
Haman, a Persian vizier
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