| NETBible | A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, 1 so that they would be prepared for this day. |
| NIV © |
A copy of the text of the edict was to be issued as law in every province and made known to the people of every nationality so that they would be ready for that day. |
| NASB © |
A copy of the edict to be issued as law in every province was published to all the peoples so that they should be ready for this day. |
| NLT © |
A copy of this decree was to be issued in every province and made known to all the people, so that they would be ready to do their duty on the appointed day. |
| MSG © |
Copies of the bulletin were to be posted in each province, publicly available to all peoples, to get them ready for that day. |
| BBE © |
A copy of the writing, to be made public in every part of the kingdom, was sent out to all the peoples, so that they might be ready when that day came. |
| NRSV © |
A copy of the document was to be issued as a decree in every province by proclamation, calling on all the peoples to be ready for that day. |
| NKJV © |
A copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day. |
| KJV | The copy <06572> of the writing <03791> for a commandment <01881> to be given <05414> (8736) in every province <04082> was published <01540> (8803) unto all people <05971>_, that they should be ready <06264> against that day <03117>_. |
| NASB © |
A copy <6572> of the edict <3791> to be issued <5414> as law <1881> in every <3605> province <4082> was published <1540> to all <3605> the peoples <5971> so that they should be ready <6264> for this <2088> day .<3117> |
| LXXM | ta <3588> T-NPN de <1161> PRT antigrafa {N-NPN} twn <3588> T-GPF epistolwn <1992> N-GPF exetiyeto <1620> V-IMI-3S kata <2596> PREP cwran <5561> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ prosetagh <4367> V-API-3S pasi <3956> A-DPN toiv <3588> T-DPN eynesin <1484> N-DPN etoimouv <2092> A-APM einai <1510> V-PAN eiv <1519> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF hmeran <2250> N-ASF tauthn <3778> D-ASF |
| NET [draft] ITL | A copy <06572> of this edict <03791> was to be presented <05414> as law <01881> throughout <03605> every <04082> province <04082> ; it was to be made known <01540> to all <03605> the inhabitants <05971> , so that they would be <01961> prepared <06264> for this <02088> day .<03117> |
| HEBREW | hzh <02088> Mwyl <03117> Mydte <06264> twyhl <01961> Mymeh <05971> lkl <03605> ywlg <01540> hnydmw <04082> hnydm <04082> lkb <03605> td <01881> Ntnhl <05414> btkh <03791> Ngstp (3:14) <06572> |
| NETBible | A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants, 1 so that they would be prepared for this day. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “peoples” (so NASB, NRSV). |