Esther 3:13
“And the letters were sent by posts into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey.”
KJV
Read in Esther 3Meaning
The purpose of Haman's decree is explicit: state-authorized, comprehensive destruction of the Jewish population, scheduled for one day and accompanied by permission to seize property. The verse marks the escalation from hostility to an organized genocidal command.