Esther 9:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,”
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“Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Mordecai wrote these things, and sent letters unto all the Jews that were in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, both nigh and far,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Mordecai writeth these things, and sendeth letters unto all the Jews who <FI>are<Fi> in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, who are near and who are far off,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Esther 9:20 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 17:14Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write this on a scroll as a reminder and recite it to Joshua, because I will utterly blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven.”
- Deuteronomy 31:19Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.
- 1 Chronicles 16:12Remember the wonders He has done, His marvels, and the judgments He has pronounced,
- Esther 1:1This is what happened in the days of Xerxes, who reigned over 127 provinces from India to Cush.
- Esther 1:22He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.
- Esther 3:12On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.
- Esther 8:9At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.
- Psalms 124:1If the LORD had not been on our side— let Israel now declare—
- Psalms 145:4One generation will commend Your works to the next, and will proclaim Your mighty acts—
- 2 Corinthians 1:10He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
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