Additions to Esther 13:6-8

Wycliffe Bible

⁶ we commanded, that whichever Haman showed, which (or who) is sovereign of all (the) provinces, and is the second from the king, and whom we honour in the place of (a) father, (that) they with their wives and children, be done away of (or by) their enemies, and no man have mercy upon them, in the fourteen day of the twelfth month (of) Adar, or March, of the present year; [we commanded, that whosoever Haman, that is provost to all provinces, and second from the king, and whom instead of a father we worship, shall show, with wives and free children be they done away of their enemies, and no man have mercy on them, the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, of the year present;]

⁷ (so) that (the) cursed men go down to hell (or into the grave) in one day, and yield peace to our empire, which they had troubled. Hitherto is the sampler of the epistle; these things, that (pur)sue, I found written after that place, where it is read, And Mordecai went, and did all things, which Esther had commanded to him; nevertheless those things be not had in Hebrew, and utterly those be not said at any of the translators. [that wicked men, one day to hell going down, yield to our empire the peace, that they have disturbed. Hitherto the sample of the epistle; those things, that follow, after that place written I found, where is read, And going Mordecai did all things, that Esther had commanded to him; and neverthelater they be not had in Hebrew, and with no man of the interpreters they be utterly told.]

(In the Greek Esther, verses 8-19 below follow verse 17 of Chapter 4; in the Hebrew Esther, these 11 verses would also follow verse 17 of Chapter 4.)

⁸ Forsooth Mordecai besought the Lord, and was mindful of all his works/and he was mindful of all the works of the Lord, [Mordecai forsooth prayed the Lord, mindful of all his works,]