Esther 8:9

Staten Vertaling

Toen werden des konings schrijvers geroepen, ter zelfder tijd, in de derde maand (zij is de maand Sivan), op den drie en twintigsten derzelve, en er werd geschreven naar alles, wat Mordechai gebood, aan de Joden, en aan de stadhouders, en landvoogden, en oversten der landschappen, die van Indie af tot aan Morenland strekken, honderd zeven en twintig landschappen, een ieder landschap naar zijn schrift, een ieder volk naar zijn spraak; ook aan de Joden naar hun schrift en naar hun spraak.

Parallel Translations

Gereviseerde Lutherse Vertaling
Toen werden de schrijvers des konings geroepen op dien tijd, in de derde maand Sivan op den drie en twintigsten dag; en er werd geschreven, zoals Mordechai gebood, aan de Joden, en aan de vorsten en landvoogden en hoofdlieden der gewesten, van Indi af tot Morenland toe, namelijk honderd zeven en twintig gewesten, aan elk gewest naar zijn schrift en aan elk volk naar zijne taal, en ook aan de Joden naar hun schrift en hunne taal;

Gereviseerde Leidse Vertaling
Aanstonds werden de schrijvers des konings ontboden, in de derde maand, dat is de maand Siwan, op den drie en twintigsten dag daarvan, en naar alwat Mordochai gelastte schreef men aan de Joden, aan de stadhouders, aan de landvoogden en aan de vorsten der provincien, van Indie tot Ethiopie, honderd zeven en twintig provincien, naar elke provincie in haar eigen schrift en aan elk volk in zijn eigen taal, en aan de Joden in hun geschrift en in hun taal.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the king's: Esther 3:12

and to the lieutenants: Esther 1:1, Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12, Esther 3:13, Daniel 6:1

India: The Hebrew word Hoddo, in Syriac, Hendoo, and in Arabic, Hind, is rendered India by all the versions. India, or Hindostan, is a large country of the south of Asia, extending from north to south about 2,400 miles, and from east to west 1,800, between 8 degrees and 35 degrees n lat. and 68 degrees and 92 degrees e long.; being bounded on the west by the Indus, east by the Birman empire and Thibet, north by the Indian Caucasus, and south by the Indian Ocean. It is probable, however, that all the country east of the Indus was anciently called India.

and according: Esther 1:22, Esther 3:12, 2 Kings 18:26, Daniel 4:1, 1 Corinthians 14:9-11

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:28 - the twelve 2 Chronicles 15:10 - the third month Ezra 2:1 - the children Esther 2:16 - the tenth month Esther 9:3 - the rulers Esther 9:17 - of the same Esther 9:20 - in all the provinces Esther 9:30 - the hundred Esther 10:1 - laid a tribute Daniel 3:4 - O people Daniel 6:25 - king Acts 23:34 - he asked

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then were the king's scribes called at that time,.... As they were to write the former letter, Esther 3:12,

in the third month, that is the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; which answers to part of May, and part of June. This was two months and ten days after the writing of the former letters; so long the Jews had been in distress by reason of them, and was a just rebuke upon them for not returning to their own land when they might, as well as for other sins:

and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews. Mordecai dictated to the scribes, and ordered what they should write; and which were sent to the Jews in the first place, partly to ease them of their present distress, and partly that they might prepare against that time for their defence, for which they had sufficient time, it being now more than nine months to it:

and to the lieutenants, and the deputies, and the rulers of the provinces, which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces. The letters were directed to the same magistrates in the several provinces as the former, giving orders to them, that, notwithstanding them, they were to suffer the Jews to defend themselves, and not punish them for what should be done by them in self-defence; see Esther 1:1,

unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language; some provinces spoke the Persian language, and used the character of it, others Chaldee, others Syriac, c. and wrote in the usual characters, as the Jews did in Hebrew, and in the characters of that language and now these letters were written in the language and character of the people of the several provinces they were sent to, that they might be easily read and understood.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Sivan corresponds nearly to our June; it was the second month from the issue of the first edict Esther 3:12.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Esther 8:9. The month Sivan — This answers to a part of our May and June.