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NASB | Esther 8:9 ¶ So the king's scribes were called at that time in the third month (that is, the month Sivan), on the twenty-third day; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, the satraps, the governors and the princes of the provinces which extended from India to Ethiopia, 127 provinces, to every province according to its script, and to every people according to their language as well as to the Jews according to their script and their language. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Esther 8:9 ¶ So the king's scribes were called at that time in the third month (that is, the month of Sivan) on the twenty-third day; and it was written in accordance with everything that Mordecai commanded, to the Jews, to the chief rulers (satraps), and the governors and officials of the provinces which extended from India to Ethiopia (Cush), 127 provinces, to every province in its own script (writing), and to every people in their own language and to the Jews according to their script and their language. |
Bible Question: What is the longest verse in the Old Testament? |
Bible Answer: God's day to you, Oscar S, and welcome to the SBF, Esther 8:9 is the longest verse in the Old Testament Note that the present chapter divisions in our Bibles were invented in 1205 by Stephen Langton, a professor in Paris (he later became Archbishop of Canterbury), who put these into a Vulgate edition of the Bible http://www.fuller.edu/ministry/berean/chs_vss.htm The Old Testament was divided into verses by R. Nathan in 1488 and the New Testament by Robert Stephanus in 1551. http://www.fuller.edu/ministry/berean/chs_vss.htm Stay and share your thoughts and questions, Searcher |
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