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Tribute to Xerxes and Mordecai

Esther 16:8

In 3 translations

KJV
And we must take care for the time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men,
DRC
Wherefore we must provide for the peace of all provinces.
LXXE8:12
And it is right to take heed with regard to the future, that we may maintain the government in undisturbed peace for all men,

Original-language editions

LXX-Br8:12
καὶ προσέχειν εἰς τὰ μετὰ ταῦτα, εἰς τὸ τὴν βασιλείαν ἀτάραχον τοῖς πᾶσιν ἀνθρώποις μετʼ εἰρήνης παρεξόμεθα
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 8:12h in some Bibles
  • 16:8 in most Bibles

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