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Mordecai sent the dispatches by swift messengers, who rode fast horses especially bred for the king’s service. <a href="/esv/esther/8.htm">English Standard Version</a> And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring. Then he sent the letters by mounted couriers riding on swift horses that were used in the king’s service, bred from the royal stud, <a href="/bsb/esther/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares. <a href="/kjv/esther/8.htm">King James Bible</a> And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: <a href="/nkjv/esther/8.htm">New King James Version</a> And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on royal horses bred from swift steeds. <a href="/nasb_/esther/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on royal relay horses, offspring of racing mares. <a href="/nasb/esther/8.htm">NASB 1995</a> He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king&#8217s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud. <a href="/nasb77/esther/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s signet ring, and sent letters by couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud. <a href="/lsb/esther/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king’s signet ring and sent letters by the hand of couriers on horses, riding on steeds sired by the royal stud. <a href="/amp/esther/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He wrote [a decree] in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by couriers on horseback, riding on the royal [mail] relay horses, the offspring of the racing mares. <a href="/csb/esther/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Mordecai wrote in King Ahasuerus’s name and sealed the edicts with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses bred in the royal stables. <a href="/hcsb/esther/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Mordecai wrote in King Ahasuerus&#8217s name and sealed the edicts with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers, who rode fast horses bred from the royal racing mares. <a href="/asv/esther/8.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by post on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud: <a href="/cev/esther/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> They were written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with his ring. Then they were taken by messengers who rode the king's finest and fastest horses. <a href="/erv/esther/8.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud: <a href="/gwt/esther/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Mordecai wrote in King Xerxes' name and sealed the official documents with the king's signet ring. Then he sent them by messengers who rode special horses bred for speed. [He wrote] <a href="/gnt/esther/8.htm">Good News Translation</a> Mordecai had the letters written in the name of King Xerxes, and he stamped them with the royal seal. They were delivered by riders mounted on fast horses from the royal stables. <a href="/isv/esther/8.htm">International Standard Version</a> He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He sent the letters by couriers on horseback, riding steeds especially bred for the king. <a href="/msb/esther/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares. <a href="/net/esther/8.htm">NET Bible</a> Mordecai wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed it with the king's signet ring. He then sent letters by couriers on horses, who rode royal horses that were very swift. <a href="/nheb/esther/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He wrote in the name of King Achshayarsh, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bread from swift steeds. <a href="/wbt/esther/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus's name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries: <a href="/web/esther/8.htm">World English Bible</a> He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bred from swift steeds. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/esther/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he writes in the name of King Ahasuerus, and seals with the signet of the king, and sends letters by the hand of the runners with horses, riders of the dromedary, the mules, the young mares, <a href="/ylt/esther/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he writeth in the name of the king Ahasuerus, and sealeth with the signet of the king, and sendeth letters by the hand of the runners with horses, riders of the dromedary, the mules, the young mares, <a href="/slt/esther/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will write in the name of the king Ahasuerus, and seal with the king's signet ring; and he will send letters by the hand of runners on horses riding the courser, the mules, sons of mares:<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/esther/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And these letters which were sent in the king's name, were sealed with his ring, and sent by posts: who were to run through all the provinces, to prevent the former letters with new messages. <a href="/cpdv/esther/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> <V 12:10>And these letters, which were sent in the king’s name, had been signed with his ring, and were sent by swift couriers who were to rush in every direction, through all the provinces, so as to prevent the former letters with new messages. <a href="/nabre/esther/8.htm">New American Bible</a> These letters, which he wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the royal signet ring, he sent by mounted couriers riding thoroughbred royal steeds. <a href="/nrsvce/esther/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He wrote letters in the name of King Ahasuerus, sealed them with the king’s ring, and sent them by mounted couriers riding on fast steeds bred from the royal herd.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/esther/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the letters were written in the name of King Akhshirash and sealed with the king's ring, and they were sent by runners and by riders of horses and by dromedaries. <a href="/hpbt/esther/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And they were written in the name of King Akhashiresh, and they were sealed with the signet ring of the King, and he sent the letters by Runners and by Post Messengers, Horse Riders on young male mules.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/esther/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And they wrote in the name of king Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, riding on swift steeds that were used in the king's service, bred of the stud; <a href="/sep/esther/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they were written by order of the king, and sealed with his ring, and they sent the letters by the posts: <a href="/parallel/esther/8-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TRosJDhNG-8?start=1607" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/esther/8.htm">The Decree of Xerxes</a> …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. 10<a href="/hebrew/3789.htm" title="3789: way·yiḵ·tōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To write. A primitive root; to grave, by implication, to write.">Mordecai wrote</a> <a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="8034: bə·šêm (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A primitive word; an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.">in the name</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">of King</a> <a href="/hebrew/325.htm" title="325: ’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš (N-proper-ms) -- King of Persia. Or pachashrosh; of Persian origin; Achashverosh, the title of a Persian king.">Xerxes</a> <a href="/hebrew/2856.htm" title="2856: way·yaḥ·tōm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To seal, affix a seal, seal up. A primitive root; to close up; especially to seal.">and sealed it</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">with the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/2885.htm" title="2885: bə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Signet ring, ring, signet. From taba'; properly, a seal, i.e. Signet; hence a ring of any kind.">signet ring.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/5612.htm" title="5612: sə·p̄ā·rîm (N-mp) -- A missive, document, writing, book. Or ciphrah; from caphar; properly, writing; by implication, a book.">the documents</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: bə·yaḏ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">by</a> <a href="/hebrew/5483.htm" title="5483: bas·sū·sîm (Prep-b, Art:: N-mp) -- A swallow, swift (type of bird). Or cuc; from an unused root meaning to skip; a horse; also a swallow.">mounted</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: hā·rā·ṣîm (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">couriers</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: rō·ḵə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">riding on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7409.htm" title="7409: hā·re·ḵeš (Art:: N-ms) -- Steeds. From rakash; a relay of animals on a post-route; by implication, a courser.">swift horses</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">bred</a> <a href="/hebrew/327.htm" title="327: hā·’ă·ḥaš·tə·rā·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Royal. Of Persian origin; a mule.">from the royal</a> <a href="/hebrew/7424.htm" title="7424: hā·ram·mā·ḵîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Perhaps a mare. Of foreign origin; a brood mare.">mares.</a> 11By these letters the king permitted the Jews in each and every city the right to assemble and defend themselves, to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the forces of any people or province hostile to them, including women and children, and to plunder their possessions.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/daniel/6-8.htm">Daniel 6:8-9</a> Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.” / Therefore King Darius signed the written decree. <a href="/nehemiah/2-7.htm">Nehemiah 2:7-9</a> I also said to him, “If it pleases the king, may letters be given to me for the governors west of the Euphrates, so that they will grant me safe passage until I reach Judah. / And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s forest, so that he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel to the temple, for the city wall, and for the house I will occupy.” And because the gracious hand of my God was upon me, the king granted my requests. / Then I went to the governors west of the Euphrates and gave them the king’s letters. The king had also sent army officers and cavalry with me. <a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8</a> Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city. <a href="/ezra/7-12.htm">Ezra 7:12-26</a> Artaxerxes, king of kings. To Ezra the priest, the scribe of the Law of the God of heaven: Greetings. / I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem. / You are sent by the king and his seven counselors to evaluate Judah and Jerusalem according to the Law of your God, which is in your hand. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1-6</a> Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. / For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month, / since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. ... <a href="/jeremiah/29-1.htm">Jeremiah 29:1-3</a> This is the text of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets, and all the others Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. / (This was after King Jeconiah, the queen mother, the court officials, the officials of Judah and Jerusalem, the craftsmen, and the metalsmiths had been exiled from Jerusalem.) / The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated: <a href="/2_kings/10-1.htm">2 Kings 10:1-7</a> Now Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying: / “When this letter arrives, since your master’s sons are with you and you have chariots and horses, a fortified city and weaponry, / select the best and most worthy son of your master, set him on his father’s throne, and fight for your master’s house.” ... <a href="/2_samuel/11-14.htm">2 Samuel 11:14-15</a> The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. / In the letter he wrote: “Put Uriah at the front of the fiercest battle; then withdraw from him, so that he may be struck down and killed.” <a href="/acts/23-25.htm">Acts 23:25-30</a> And he wrote the following letter: / Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings. / This man was seized by the Jews, and they were about to kill him when I came with my troops to rescue him. For I had learned that he is a Roman citizen, ... <a href="/luke/2-1.htm">Luke 2:1-3</a> Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that a census should be taken of the whole empire. / This was the first census to take place while Quirinius was governor of Syria. / And everyone went to his own town to register. <a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-7</a> Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. / For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. ... <a href="/acts/15-23.htm">Acts 15:23-29</a> and sent them with this letter: The apostles and the elders, your brothers, To the brothers among the Gentiles in Antioch, Syria, and Cilicia: Greetings. / It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said. / So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, ... <a href="/matthew/27-37.htm">Matthew 27:37</a> Above His head they posted the written charge against Him: THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS. <a href="/john/19-19.htm">John 19:19-22</a> Pilate also had a notice posted on the cross. It read: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS. / Many of the Jews read this sign, because the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and it was written in Hebrew, Latin, and Greek. / So the chief priests of the Jews said to Pilate, “Do not write, ‘The King of the Jews,’ but only that He said, ‘I am the King of the Jews.’” ... <a href="/acts/25-26.htm">Acts 25:26-27</a> I have nothing definite to write to our sovereign about him. Therefore I have brought him before all of you, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that after this inquiry I may have something to write. / For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:in the king.<a href="/1_kings/21-8.htm">1 Kings 21:8</a> So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.<a href="/ecclesiastes/8-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 8:4</a> Where the word of a king is, there is power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou?<a href="/daniel/4-1.htm">Daniel 4:1</a> Nebuchadnezzar the king, unto all people, nations, and languages, that dwell in all the earth; Peace be multiplied unto you.by posts.<a href="/esther/3-13.htm">Esther 3:13</a> 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.<a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">2 Chronicles 30:6</a> So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.<a href="/job/9-25.htm">Job 9:25</a> Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.mules.camels.young dromedaries.<a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Isaiah 60:6</a> The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD.<a href="/isaiah/66-20.htm">Isaiah 66:20</a> And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the LORD out of all nations upon horses, and in chariots, and in litters, and upon mules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the LORD, as the children of Israel bring an offering in a clean vessel into the house of the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/2-23.htm">Jeremiah 2:23</a> How canst thou say, I am not polluted, I have not gone after Baalim? see thy way in the valley, know what thou hast done: thou art a swift dromedary traversing her ways;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Ahasuerus</a> <a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Ahasu-E'rus</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-69.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Courier</a> <a href="/esther/3-15.htm">Couriers</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Dromedaries</a> <a href="/3_john/1-5.htm">Especially</a> <a href="/esther/6-11.htm">Horseback</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/nehemiah/7-68.htm">Mules</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-24.htm">Post</a> <a href="/esther/3-15.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/2_kings/18-23.htm">Riders</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-12.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/esther/6-8.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-30.htm">Service</a> <a href="/esther/8-8.htm">Stamped</a> <a href="/1_kings/4-28.htm">Steeds</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/12-8.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-10.htm">Used</a> <a href="/esther/8-9.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/8-5.htm">Wrote</a> <a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Xerxes</a> <a href="/esther/4-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/8-12.htm">Ahasuerus</a> <a href="/esther/8-12.htm">Ahasu-E'rus</a> <a href="/job/3-24.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/jeremiah/6-2.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Camels</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-31.htm">Courier</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Couriers</a> <a href="/isaiah/60-6.htm">Dromedaries</a> <a href="/psalms/31-11.htm">Especially</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-7.htm">Horseback</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Horses</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">King's</a> <a href="/esther/8-11.htm">Letters</a> <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Mordecai</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Mules</a> <a href="/job/9-25.htm">Post</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Posts</a> <a href="/psalms/76-6.htm">Riders</a> <a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">Riding</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Ring</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Royal</a> <a href="/job/14-17.htm">Sealed</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Service</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-5.htm">Stamped</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Steeds</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Swift</a> <a href="/esther/8-14.htm">Used</a> <a href="/esther/8-13.htm">Writing</a> <a href="/esther/9-20.htm">Wrote</a> <a href="/esther/8-12.htm">Xerxes</a> <a href="/job/1-15.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Esther 8</div>1. <a href="/esther/8-1.htm">Mordecai is advanced.</a> 3. <a href="/esther/8-3.htm">Esther makes suit to reverse Haman's letters.</a> 7. <a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Xerxes grants to the Jews to defend themselves.</a> 15. <a href="/esther/8-15.htm">Mordecai's honor, and the Jews' joy.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/esther/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/esther/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes Mordecai, having been elevated to a position of authority, acts with the king's full endorsement. This reflects the trust and power bestowed upon him, similar to Joseph's authority under Pharaoh in <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a>. Writing in the king's name signifies the decree's legitimacy and irrevocability, as seen in <a href="/esther/1-19.htm">Esther 1:19</a>, where royal edicts were binding.and sealed it with the royal signet ring. The use of the royal signet ring symbolizes the king's approval and the authenticity of the document. In ancient Persia, as in other cultures, the signet ring was a tool of authority, used to imprint a seal on documents, making them official. This act is reminiscent of the authority given to Joseph in <a href="/genesis/41-42.htm">Genesis 41:42</a> and Daniel in <a href="/daniel/6-17.htm">Daniel 6:17</a>, where the sealing of the lion's den with the king's signet ring ensured the decree's enforcement.He sent the documents by mounted couriers The use of mounted couriers indicates the urgency and importance of the message. In the Persian Empire, an efficient postal system was established, as noted by Herodotus, to ensure swift communication across vast distances. This system is a precursor to modern postal services and highlights the empire's administrative sophistication.riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares. The mention of horses bred from royal mares underscores the priority and speed required for the delivery of the decree. These horses were likely of superior quality, bred for endurance and speed, reflecting the empire's resources and the critical nature of the message. The use of such horses signifies the king's commitment to ensuring the decree's rapid dissemination, paralleling the urgency seen in other biblical narratives, such as the swift actions taken in <a href="/2_samuel/18-19.htm">2 Samuel 18:19-27</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/mordecai.htm">Mordecai</a> A Jew in the Persian Empire who rose to a position of influence. He is Esther's cousin and guardian, and he played a crucial role in saving the Jewish people from destruction. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_xerxes.htm">King Xerxes (Ahasuerus)</a> The Persian king during the time of Esther. He is known for his vast empire and for being the husband of Queen Esther. 3. <a href="/topical/s/signet_ring.htm">Signet Ring</a> A symbol of authority and power. The king's signet ring was used to seal official documents, signifying that they carried the king's authority. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mounted_couriers.htm">Mounted Couriers</a> Messengers who were tasked with delivering the king's edicts quickly across the empire. They rode on swift horses, ensuring the rapid dissemination of important news. 5. <a href="/topical/r/royal_mares.htm">Royal Mares</a> Horses bred specifically for the king's service, known for their speed and endurance, highlighting the urgency and importance of the message being sent.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/a/authority_and_responsibility.htm">Authority and Responsibility</a> Mordecai's use of the king's signet ring demonstrates the responsibility that comes with authority. As Christians, we are entrusted with the message of the Gospel and must handle it with care and urgency. <a href="/topical/u/urgency_in_delivering_god's_message.htm">Urgency in Delivering God's Message</a> The swift delivery by mounted couriers emphasizes the importance of spreading God's message quickly and effectively. We are called to be diligent in sharing the Good News. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a> The events in Esther show God's hand in orchestrating deliverance for His people. Trust in God's sovereignty, even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_written_decrees.htm">The Power of Written Decrees</a> Just as Mordecai's decree brought life to the Jews, the written Word of God brings life and hope to believers. Engage with Scripture regularly to understand God's will. <a href="/topical/c/courage_in_leadership.htm">Courage in Leadership</a> Mordecai's actions required courage and wisdom. As leaders in our communities, we must act with integrity and boldness, trusting in God's guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_esther_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Esther 8</a> <a href="/q/is_rapid_communication_in_esther_8_10_plausible.htm">How plausible is the rapid communication in Esther 8:10, given ancient travel and logistics constraints across such a vast empire? </a> <a href="/q/why_allow_more_killing_in_esther_9_13-15.htm">Esther 9:13–15: Why would an additional day of killing be sanctioned, and does this align with other biblical teachings on mercy and restraint? </a> <a href="/q/why_don't_records_mention_esther_8's_policy.htm">Why do external historical records not mention the sudden nationwide reversal of policy described in Esther 8 across 127 provinces? </a> <a href="/q/is_esther_7_4's_decree_reversal_credible.htm">Esther 7:4 – How credible is it that a royal decree ordering genocide could be issued and then so quickly reversed without any historical records corroborating it? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/esther/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) Posts.--The posts. Literally, the runners. (See Note on <a href="/esther/1-22.htm" title="For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, and that it should be published according to the language of every people.">Esther 1:22</a>.)Riders on mules.--Rather, on horses of great speed; the "swift beast "of <a href="/micah/1-13.htm" title="O you inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.">Micah 1:13</a>.Camels, and young dromedaries.--The words thus translated occur only here, and there is much doubt as to the meaning. It may suffice to mention two renderings :--(1) "Mules, the offspring of royal mares "--so Gesenius; or (2) we may connect the former word with the Persian word meaning royal--so Canon Rawlinson, who translates the whole clause, riders upon coursers of the king's stud, offspring of high-bred steeds."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/esther/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - He wrote in the king's name. As Haman had done (<a href="/esther/2-12.htm">Esther 2:12</a>). And riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries. There is no "and" before "riders" in the original, and the clause is clearly exegetical of the preceding, Neither "mules," nor "camels," nor "young dromedaries" are mentioned in it, and the best translation would seem to be - "the riders on coursers of the royal stud, the offspring of thoroughbreds." It is noticeable that both Herodotus (8:98) and Xenophon ('Cyrop.,' 8:6, § 17) speak of horses as alone employed in carrying the Persian despatches. <a href="/commentaries/esther/8-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Mordecai wrote וַיִּכְתֹּ֗ב (way·yiḵ·tōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3789.htm">Strong's 3789: </a> To grave, to write in the name בְּשֵׁם֙ (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm">Strong's 8034: </a> A name of King הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Xerxes אֲחַשְׁוֵרֹ֔שׁ (’ă·ḥaš·wê·rōš) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_325.htm">Strong's 325: </a> Ahasuerus -- king of Persia and sealed it וַיַּחְתֹּ֖ם (way·yaḥ·tōm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2856.htm">Strong's 2856: </a> To seal, affix a seal, seal up with the royal הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king signet ring. בְּטַבַּ֣עַת (bə·ṭab·ba·‘aṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2885.htm">Strong's 2885: </a> A seal, signet, a ring of any kind He sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out the documents סְפָרִ֡ים (sə·p̄ā·rîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5612.htm">Strong's 5612: </a> A missive, document, writing, book by בְּיַד֩ (bə·yaḏ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand mounted בַּסּוּסִ֜ים (bas·sū·sîm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5483.htm">Strong's 5483: </a> A swallow, swift (type of bird) couriers הָרָצִ֨ים (hā·rā·ṣîm) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> To run riding on רֹכְבֵ֤י (rō·ḵə·ḇê) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch swift horses הָרֶ֙כֶשׁ֙ (hā·re·ḵeš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7409.htm">Strong's 7409: </a> A relay of animals on a, post-route, a courser bred בְּנֵ֖י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son from the royal הָֽאֲחַשְׁתְּרָנִ֔ים (hā·’ă·ḥaš·tə·rā·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_327.htm">Strong's 327: </a> A mule mares. הָֽרַמָּכִֽים׃ (hā·ram·mā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7424.htm">Strong's 7424: </a> Perhaps a mare <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/esther/8-10.htm">Esther 8:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">OT History: Esther 8:10 He wrote in the name of King (Est Esth. 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