Esther 8:13 (LSB)

Passage

A copy of that which was written down to be given as law in each and every province was revealed to all the peoples, so that the Jews would be ready for this day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Nearby Context

Esther 8:11 In them the king gave the Jews who were in each and every city the right to assemble and to make a stand for their lives, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish the entire military force of any people or province which would act as their adversaries, including little ones and women, and to plunder their spoil,

Esther 8:12 on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month Adar).

Esther 8:13 A copy of that which was written down to be given as law in each and every province was revealed to all the peoples, so that the Jews would be ready for this day to avenge themselves on their enemies.

Esther 8:14 The couriers, hurried and hastened by the king’s word, went out, riding on the royal steeds; and the law was given out at the citadel in Susa.

Esther 8:15 Then Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal robes of blue and fine white, with a large crown of gold and a garment of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa cried aloud and was glad.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "copy", "written", "down", "given", "each", "province", "revealed", and "peoples". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "copy" and "written", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "on one day in all the provinces..." into verse 14's "The couriers hurried and hastened by the...", so "copy" and "written" belong inside that flow. In Esther context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "copy" and "written" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.