And in every province
mdiynah (med-ee-naw')
a judgeship, i.e. jurisdiction; by implication, a district (as ruled by a judge); generally, a region -- (every) province.
whithersoever
maqowm (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
the king's
melek (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
commandment
dabar (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
and his decree
dath (dawth)
a royal edict or statute -- commandment, commission, decree, law, manner.
came
naga` (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
there was great
gadowl (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
mourning
'ebel (ay'-bel)
lamentation -- mourning.
among the Jews
Yhuwdiy (yeh-hoo-dee')
a Jehudite (i.e. Judaite or Jew), or descendant of Jehudah (i.e. Judah) -- Jew.
and fasting
tsowm (tsome)
a fast: --fast(-ing).
and weeping
Bkiy (bek-ee')
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping -- overflowing, sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
and wailing
micepd (mis-pade')
a lamentation -- lamentation, one mourneth, mourning, wailing.
and many
rab (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
lay
yatsa` (yaw-tsah')
to strew as a surface -- make (one's) bed, lie, spread.
in sackcloth
saq (sak)
a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.) -- sack(-cloth, -clothes).
and ashes
'epher (ay'-fer)
ashes -- ashes.
