Esther 8:13 meaning and explanation

A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued in every province and published to all the people, so that the Jews would be ready on that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Esther 8:13, Berean Standard Bible

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King Xerxes has just granted Esther and Mordecai the right to write a counter-edict, since a Persian royal decree sealed with the signet ring could not be revoked. This verse describes the public distribution of that new decree: copies go to every province and are published to all the people.

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