3:13a

And the letters: See note on 1:22a.

couriers: These were people whose job was to travel throughout the empire delivering important messages.

3:13b

destroy, kill, and annihilate: These three words are similar in meaning and when used together cause the language to be very strong. The Display shows one way of translating this.

3:13c

Adar: See note on 3:7d.

3:13d

plunder their possessions: This means to take and keep the belongings of the people they had killed.

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