Esther 8:5

Esther 8:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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:
• New International Version (NIV)“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if he regards me with favor and thinks it the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling the dispatches that Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And she said, "If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and if the thing seems right before the king, and I am pleasing in his eyes, let an order be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman the Agagite, the son of Hammedatha, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor in his sight and the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to annihilate the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.

Context of Esther 8:5

3Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She pleaded with him to stop the evil of Haman the Agagite and his plan that he had devised against the Jews. 4Then the king extended the golden scepter to Esther, and she arose and stood before the king. She said, “If it pleases the king, and if I have found favor before him and it seems right to the king, and if I am pleasing in his eyes, let an edict be written rescinding the dispatches devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are throughout the king’s provinces. 6For how can I endure seeing the disaster that will fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my relatives?” 7King Ahasuerus said to Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “I have decided to give Haman’s estate to Esther and had him hanged on the gallows, because he stretched out his hand against the Jews.

Esther 8:5 word by word

וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב וְאִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְפָנָ֗יו וְכָשֵׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְטוֹבָ֥ה אֲנִ֖י בְּעֵינָ֑יו יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֗ים מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת הָמָ֤ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ הָאֲגָגִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֗ב לְאַבֵּד֙ אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכָל־מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• If it pleaseטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• and if I have foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• favourחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in his sightפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• and the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• rightכָּשֵׁרkâshêr · to succeedH3787
• in his eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• let it be writtenכָּתַבkâthab · to writeH3789
• to reverseשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• the lettersסֵ֫פֶרsêpher siphrâh · scroll: documentH5612
• devisedמַחֲשָׁבָהmachăshâbâh machăshebeth · plotH4284
• by Hamanהָמָןhâmân · HamanH2001
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Hammedathaהַמְּדָתָאmedâthâ' · HammedathaH4099
• the Agagiteאֲגָגִי'ăgâgîy · AgagiteH91
• to destroyאָבַד'âbad · to perishH6
• the Jewsיְהוּדִיyehûdîy · JewH3064
• provincesמְדִינָהmedîynâh · provinceH4082

Cross-references for Esther 8:5

• Esther 7:3So Queen Esther answered, “If I have found favor in the eyes of the king, and if it pleases the king, grant me my life—this is my petition. And spare the life of my people—this is my request!
• Exodus 33:13Now then, I pray, if I have found grace in Your eyes, show me Your ways, so that I may know You, so that I might find favor in Your sight. Consider also that this nation is Your people.”
• 1 Samuel 20:29as he said, ‘Please let me go, for we are going to have a family feast in the town, and my brother has commanded me. So now, if I have found favor in your eyes, let me go, please, to see my brothers. That’s why he hasn’t come to the king’s table.”
• Esther 2:4Then let the young woman who pleases the king become queen instead of Vashti.” This advice pleased the king and he acted accordingly.
• Esther 3:12The king’s scribes were summoned in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and an edict was written as Haman had commanded. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king’s provincial governors, and to the officials who were in every province, and to the officials of every people, province by province, according to its script and people by people according to its language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus and sealed with the king’s ring.

Commentaries on Esther 8:5

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 3-14Verses 3-14 It was time to be earnest, when the church of God was at stake. Esther, though safe herself, fell down and begged for the deliverance of her people. We read of no tears when she begged for her own life, but although she was sure of that, she wept for her people. Tears of pity and tenderness are the most Christ-like. According to the constitution of the Persian government, no law or decree could be repealed or recalled. This is so far from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Esther asked for the unusual favor of reversing a law signed with the king’s seal. the letters that the scheming Haman: Esther diplomatically avoided implying that the king was responsible for Haman's orders.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. reverse the letters devised by Haman ... to destroy the Jews--The whole conduct of Esther in this matter is characterized by great tact, and the variety of expressions by which she describes her willing submission to her royal husband, the address with which she rolls the whole infamy of the meditated massacre on Haman, and the argument she draws from the king's sanction being surreptitiously obtained, that the decree should be immediately…Read the comment

Topics related to Esther 8:5

• Hammedatha
• Ring

In the dictionaries

• Agagite
• Hammedatha
• Esther, Book of
• Agag

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