Esther 3
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Esther 3:8-9

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

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Notes

  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. ↩

Commentaries on Esther 3

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