Esther 3:11

Esther 3:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.
• New International Version (NIV)“Keep the money,” the king said to Haman, “and do with the people as you please.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the king said to Haman, "The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And the king said to Haman, “The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.”

Context of Esther 3:11

9If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.” 10So the king removed the signet ring from his finger and gave it to Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews. “Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them as you please.” 12On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring. 13And the letters were sent by couriers to each of the royal provinces with the order to destroy, kill, and annihilate all the Jews—young and old, women and children—and to plunder their possessions on a single day, the thirteenth day of Adar, the twelfth month.

Esther 3:11 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְהָמָ֔ן הַכֶּ֖סֶף נָת֣וּן לָ֑ךְ וְהָעָ֕ם לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת בּ֖וֹ כַּטּ֥וֹב בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Keep your moneyכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• to Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• These peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• as you pleaseעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• as you pleaseטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Esther 3:11

• Psalms 73:7From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
• Jeremiah 26:14As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
• Jeremiah 40:4But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
• Luke 23:25As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and he handed Jesus over to their will.

Commentaries on Esther 3:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The silver is given to thee - Some understand this to mean that Xerxes refused the silver which Haman had offered to him; but the passage is better explained as a grant to him of all the property of such Jews as should be executed Esther 3:13.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Without some acquaintance with the human heart, and the history of mankind, we should not think that any prince could consent to a dreadful proposal, so hurtful to himself. Let us be thankful for mild and just government. Haman inquires, according to his own superstitions, how to find a lucky day for the designed massacre! God's wisdom serves its own purposes by men's folly. Haman has appealed to the lot, and the lot, by delaying the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11The king agreed without any investigation. He appears irresponsible and easily influenced. By removing his signet ring, the king gave up control over official policies. By giving it to Haman, he showed that Haman had full authority to seal the decree. the enemy of the Jews: The narrator's new title for Haman hints at his power to harm the Jews (see also Esther 8:1; 9:10, 24). Keep your money...These people are given to you to do: It seems the king did not…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-151. After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman ... set his seat above all the princes--that is, raised him to the rank of vizier, or prime confidential minister, whose pre-eminence in office and power appeared in the elevated state chair appropriated to that supreme functionary. Such a distinction in seats was counted of vast importance in the formal court of Persia.Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 3:11

• Babylon
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In the dictionaries

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Commentaries on Esther 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings