And letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth 'day' of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.
þe ring of þe kyng weren sent bi þe corouris of þe kyng to alle hise prouynces, þat þei schulden sle, and do awei alle Jewis, fro a child to an eld man, litle children and wymmen, in o dai, þat is, in þe thrittenþe dai of þe twelueþe moneþe, which is clepid Adar; and þat þei schulden take awei þe goodis of Jewis.