20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Esther 9:20:1 ⧉וַיִּכְתֹּ֣בvayikhtovand he wrote Esther 9:20:2 ⧉מָרְדֳּכַ֔יmordekhaiMordecai Esther 9:20:3 ⧉אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖יםethadevarim{direct object} the things Esther 9:20:4 ⧉הָאֵ֑לֶּהhaelethese Esther 9:20:5 ⧉וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvayishlakhand he sent Esther 9:20:6 ⧉סְפָרִ֜יםsefarimletters or scrolls Esther 9:20:7 ⧉אֶל־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםelkolhayehudimto all the Jews Esther 9:20:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֙asherwho or that Esther 9:20:9 ⧉בְּכָל־מְדִינוֹת֙bekholmedinotin all {the} provinces Esther 9:20:10 ⧉הַמֶּ֣לֶךְhamelekhof the king Esther 9:20:11 ⧉אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁakhashveroshAhasuerus Esther 9:20:12 ⧉הַקְּרוֹבִ֖יםhakerovimthe near ones Esther 9:20:13 ⧉וְהָרְחוֹקִֽים׃vehorkhokimand the far ones |
20. Formal Translation And Mordecai wrote down these matters and sent letters to all the Jews in every province of King Ahasuerus, whether near or far. |
20. Dynamic Translation Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to every Jew throughout all the territories of King Xerxes, whether they lived close by or far away. |