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So the king'sscribes were called at that time in the thirdmonth (that is, the monthSivan ), on the twenty-third* day; and it was written according to all that Mordecaicommanded to the Jews, the satraps, the governors and the princes of the provinceswhich extended from India to Ethiopia, 127**provinces, to everyprovince according to its script, and to everypeople according to their language as well as to the Jews according to their script and their language.