557 B
557 B
the king's scribes were called
"the king called his scribes."
the third month, which is the month of Sivan, on the twenty-third day of the month
"Sivan" is the name of the third month of the Hebrew calendar. The twenty-third day is near the middle of June on Western calendars.
A decree was written
"They wrote a decree"
provinces
A province is a large area into which some countries are divided for the purposes of government. See how you translated this in in Esther 1:1.
written in their own writing
"written in their own script."