Revised Literal Translation

Esther 8:5-6

5And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which are in all the king’s provinces:1 2

6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?3

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Notes

1. Esther 8:5 devised: Heb. the device. ↩
2. Esther 8:5 which he…: or, who wrote. ↩
3. Esther 8:6 endure…: Heb. be able that I may see. ↩

Commentaries on Esther 8

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