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A copy of the writing, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
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A Public Proclamation of Evil
Commentators explain that the decree was not a secret order but a public proclamation. A copy was published for all people in every province to see. The goal was to ensure the general population would be ready and willing to participate in the massacre on the appointed day, highlighting the widespread and official nature of the threat.
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Esther
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19th Century
Anglican
Copy. —Hebrew, pathshegen. A Persian word, only occurring here and in Esther 4:8; Esther 8:13.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The copy of the writing, for a commandment to be given in every province, was published unto all people<…
Presbyterian
Without some acquaintance with the human heart and the history of mankind, we would not think that any prince could consent to a dreadful proposal,…
