wherein the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

In these letters the king gave authority to the Jews in every town to come together and make a fight for their lives, and to send death and destruction on the power of any people in any part of the kingdom attacking them or their children or their women, and to take their goods from them by force,

δι' ων επετρεπεν ο βασιλευς εις τους Ιουδαιους τους κατα πασαν πολιν, να συναχθωσι και να σταθωσιν υπερ της ζωης αυτων, να απολεσωσι, να φονευσωσι και να αφανισωσι πασαν την δυναμιν του λαου και της επαρχιας των καταθλιβοντων αυτους, παιδια και γυναικας, και τα λαφυρα αυτων να διαρπασωσιν,

Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,