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They were written by order of the king, sealed with his ring, and the letters were sent by the couriers.
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Verse 10. Posts, who had a right to make use of any person’s horse, and so forth Menochius.—Who. Prot. “on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries.” Bible.—The original terms greatly embarrass interpreters. Calmet.—Septuagint have simply, “he sent the writings by letter-carriers, ordering them to follow their own laws in every city, to help themselves, and treat their adversaries and opponents as they pleased, on one day … the 13th … of Adar. This is a copy,” and so forth Calmet. 16. Bible.
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