And the letters were sent by posts 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, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
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The verse 13 is found in chapter 3 of Esther. The scribes write letters in the king's name and send them to all the provinces. The decree establishes a specific date to destroy, kill, and annihilate the Jews. Imperial bureaucracy transforms Haman's intention into a legal threat reaching the entire territory simultaneously.
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Und die Briefe wurden gesandt durch die Läufer in alle Länder des Königs, zu vertilgen, zu erwürgen und umzubringen alle Juden, jung und alt, Kinder und Weiber, auf einen Tag, nämlich auf den dreizehnten Tag des zwölften Monats, das ist der Monat Adar, und ihr Gut zu rauben.
Y fueron enviadas letras por mano de los correos a todas las provincias del rey, para destruir, y matar, y exterminar a todos los Judíos, desde el niño hasta el viejo, niños y mujeres en un día, en el trece del mes duodécimo, que es el mes de Adar, y para apoderarse de su despojo.
Se enviaron cartas por medio de mensajeros a todas las provincias del rey, para destruir, matar y exterminar a todos los judíos, desde el joven hasta el anciano, niños y mujeres, en un solo día: el día trece del mes duodécimo, que es el mes de Adar, y para saquear sus bienes.
Les lettres furent envoyées par les courriers dans toutes les provinces du roi, pour qu'on détruisît, qu'on tuât et qu'on fît périr tous les Juifs, jeunes et vieux, petits enfants et femmes, en un seul jour, le treizième du douzième mois, qui est le mois d'Adar, et pour que leurs biens fussent livrés au pillage.
E furono mandate, per man de’ corrieri, a tutte le provincie del re, per far distruggere, uccidere, e sterminare tutti i Giudei, fanciulli, vecchi, piccoli figliuoli, e femmine, in un medesimo giorno, cioè, nel tredicesimo giorno del duodecimo mese, ch’è il mese di Adar, e per predar le loro spoglie.
E enviaram-se as cartas por intermédio dos correios a todas as províncias do rei, para que destruíssem, matassem, e fizessem perecer a todos os judeus, desde o jovem até ao velho, crianças e mulheres, em um mesmo dia, a treze do duodécimo mês (que é o mês de Adar), e que saqueassem os seus bens.
詔書由信差傳到王的各省,限令一日之內,就是在十二月,亞達月十三日,把所有的 猶太 人,無論老少婦女孩子,全然剪除,殺戮滅絕,並搶奪他們的財產。
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