Esther 8
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Esther 8:3-6

3Then EstherH635 spokeH1696 againH3254 1to the kingH4428, fellH5307 at his feetH7272, weptH1058, and pleadedH2603 forH2603 his compassionH2603 to avertH5674 the evilH7463 scheme of HamanH2001 the AgagiteH91 and his plotH4284 whichH834 he had devisedH2803 againstH5921 the JewsH3064.

4And 2the kingH4428 extendedH3447 the goldenH2091 scepterH8275 to EstherH635. So EstherH635 gotH6965 upH6965 and stoodH5975 beforeH6440 the kingH4428.

5Then she saidH559, “3IfH518 it pleasesH5921H2895 the kingH4428 and ifH518 I have foundH4672 favorH2580 beforeH6440 him, and the matterH1697 seems properH3787 to the kingH4428 and I am pleasingH2896 in his sightH5869, let it be writtenH3789 to revokeH7725 the 4lettersH5612 devisedH4284 by HamanH2001, the sonH1121 of HammedathaH1992 the AgagiteH91, whichH834 he wroteH3789 to eliminateH6 the JewsH3064 whoH834 are in allH3605 the king’sH4428 provincesH4082.

6For 5howH351 can I endureH3201 to seeH7200 the disasterH7463 whichH834 will happenH4672 toH4672 my peopleH5971, and howH351 can I endureH3201 to seeH7200 the destructionH12 of my kindredH4138?”

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Notes

  1. 1. Esther 8:3 Lit before ↩
  2. 2. Esther 8:4 Esth 4:11; 5:2 ↩
  3. 3. Esther 8:5 Esth 5:8; 7:3 ↩
  4. 4. Esther 8:5 Esth 3:13 ↩
  5. 5. Esther 8:6 Esth 7:4; 9:1 ↩

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