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 you agree, we should send out a command to destroy them. Then I will give 350 tons of silver to the king, so that your officers can do this work.’ 10The king took his special ring from his finger and he gave it to Hammedatha's son, Haman, the Jews' great enemy. He said to Haman, ‘Keep your money. You should do anything that you want with these people.’ 12On the 13th day of the first month, Haman asked the king's secretaries to come to him. They wrote Haman's commands in letters to the king's rulers and officers in every region. They wrote the letters in the languages that people spoke in the different regions. Haman used the authority of King Xerxes and he marked the letters with the king's special ring. 13Men delivered the letters to all the regions of the kingdom. Haman's command said that on the 13th day of the 12th month (Adar) people should completely destroy and kill all the Jews. They should kill old people and young people, women and children. Then they should take all the Jews' valuable things for themselves.

Esther 3:11 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• The silverכֶּ֫סֶףkeseph · silver: moneyH3701
• givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• to thee, the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• also, to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• with them as it seemethעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896

Cross-references for Esther 3:11

• Psalms 73:7Their greedy eyes lead them into sin. Their minds think of evil things to do.
• Jeremiah 26:14As for me, I am under your authority. Do with me whatever you think is good and right.
• Jeremiah 40:4But today I am taking the chains off your hands so that you can go free. You can come with me to Babylon, if you choose to do that. If you come, I will take care of you. But if you do not choose to come with me, you do not have to do that. You are a free man. You may go to any part of the land that you choose.’
• Luke 23:25They had asked Pilate to let Barabbas go free out of the prison. He was the man that had caused the Jewish people to fight against the Roman rulers. He had also killed somebody. He was the man that Pilate let go free. As for Jesus, Pilate commanded the soldiers to take him away. He let the people do to him what they wanted.

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

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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