Esther 3
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Esther 3:8-10

8And HamanH2001 saidH559 unto kingH4428 AhasuerusH325, There isH3426 a certainH259 peopleH5971 scattered abroadH6340 and dispersedH6504 among the peopleH5971 in all the provincesH4082 of thy kingdomH4438; and their lawsH1881 are diverseH8138 from all peopleH5971; neither keepH6213 they the king’sH4428 lawsH1881: therefore it is not for the king’sH4428 profitH7737 to sufferH3240 them.1 9If it pleaseH2895 the kingH4428, let it be writtenH3789 that they may be destroyedH6: and I will payH8254 tenH6235 thousandH505 talentsH3603 of silverH3701 to the handsH3027 of those that have the chargeH6213 of the businessH4399, to bringH935 it into the king’sH4428 treasuriesH1595.23 10And the kingH4428 tookH5493 his ringH2885 from his handH3027, and gaveH5414 it unto HamanH2001 the sonH1121 of HammedathaH4099 the AgagiteH91, the Jews’H3064 enemyH6887.4

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  1. 1. Esther 3:8 for the…: Heb. meet or, equal, etc. ↩
  2. 2. Esther 3:9 that they…: Heb. to destroy them. ↩
  3. 3. Esther 3:9 pay: Heb. weigh. ↩
  4. 4. Esther 3:10 enemy: or, oppressor. ↩

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