Esther 8:9

In the Hebrew this is the longest verse in the Hagiographa, consisting of 43 words and 192 letters. It may be added that the longest in the Prophets is Jeremiah 21:7, consisting of 42 words and 160 letters. (See the critical notes on these passages in Baer's Massoretic Text of the O.T.)

in the third month, which is the month Sivan the Babylonian siman(n) u. The derivation is uncertain. It corresponded to the last half of May and the first half of June.

on the three and twentiethday thereof Haman's letters had been sent out on the thirteenth day of the first month (Esther 3:12 f.), and thus had had two months and ten days start.

the satraps, and the governors and princes See on Esther 3:12.

an hundred twenty and seven provinces etc. See on Esther 1:1.