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Esther 3 (WEBP)

[1] After these things King Ahasuerus promoted Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes who were with him.
[2] All the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate bowed down and paid homage to Haman, for the king had so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai didn’t bow down or pay him homage.
[3] Then the king’s servants who were in the king’s gate said to Mordecai, “Why do you disobey the king’s commandment?”
[4] Now it came to pass, when they spoke daily to him, and he didn’t listen to them, that they told Haman, to see whether Mordecai’s reason would stand; for he had told them that he was a Jew.
[5] When Haman saw that Mordecai didn’t bow down nor pay him homage, Haman was full of wrath.
[6] But he scorned the thought of laying hands on Mordecai alone, for they had made known to him Mordecai’s people. Therefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews who were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even Mordecai’s people.
[7] In the first month, which is the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, and chose the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
[8] Haman said to King Ahasuerus, “There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from other people’s. They don’t keep the king’s laws. Therefore it is not for the king’s profit to allow them to remain.
[9] If it pleases the king, let it be written that they be destroyed; and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who are in charge of the king’s business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”
[10] The king took his ring from his hand, and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
[11] The king said to Haman, “The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.”
[12] Then the king’s scribes were called in on the first month, on the thirteenth day of the month; and all that Haman commanded was written to the king’s local governors, and to the governors who were over every province, and to the princes of every people, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language. It was written in the name of King Ahasuerus, and it was sealed with the king’s ring.
[13] Letters were sent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to plunder their possessions.
[14] A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that they should be ready against that day.
[15] The couriers went out in haste by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given out in the citadel of Susa. The king and Haman sat down to drink; but the city of Susa was perplexed.

Esther 3:9 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds or 965 Troy ounces

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Esther 3 (KJVS)

[1] After these things did king Ahasuerus promote () Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced () him, and set () his seat above all the princes that were with him.
[2] And all the king’s servants, that were in the king’s gate, bowed, () and reverenced () Haman: for the king had so commanded () concerning him. But Mordecai bowed () not, nor did him reverence. ()
[3] Then the king’s servants, which were in the king’s gate, said () unto Mordecai, Why transgressest () thou the king’s commandment?
[4] Now it came to pass, when they spake () daily unto him, and he hearkened () not unto them, that they told () Haman, to see () whether Mordecai’s matters would stand: () for he had told () them that he was a Jew.
[5] And when Haman saw () that Mordecai bowed () not, nor did him reverence, () then was Haman full () of wrath.
[6] And he thought scorn () to lay () hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed () him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought () to destroy () all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
[7] In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast () Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
[8] And Haman said () unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad () and dispersed () among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse () from all people; neither keep () they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit () to suffer () them.
[9] If it please () the king, let it be written () that they may be destroyed: () and I will pay () ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge () of the business, to bring () it into the king’s treasuries.
[10] And the king took () his ring from his hand, and gave () it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy. ()
[11] And the king said () unto Haman, The silver is given () to thee, the people also, to do () with them as it seemeth good to thee.
[12] Then were the king’s scribes () called () on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written () according to all that Haman had commanded () unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, () and sealed () with the king’s ring.
[13] And the letters were sent () by posts () into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, () to kill, () and to cause to perish, () all Jews, both young and old, little children and women, in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil of them for a prey. ()
[14] The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given () in every province was published () unto all people, that they should be ready against that day.
[15] The posts () went out, () being hastened () by the king’s commandment, and the decree was given () in Shushan the palace. And the king and Haman sat down () to drink; () but the city Shushan was perplexed. ()

Esther 3:8 Heb. meet Or, equal
Esther 3:9a Heb. to destroy them
Esther 3:9b Heb. weigh
Esther 3:10 Or, oppressor
Esther 3:12 Or, secretaries

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Esther 3 (BYZ)

[1] μετα δε ταυτα εδοξασεν ο βασιλευς αρταξερξης αμαν αμαδαθου βουγαιον και υψωσεν αυτον και επρωτοβαθρει παντων των φιλων αυτου
[2] και παντες οι εν τη αυλη προσεκυνουν αυτω ουτως γαρ προσεταξεν ο βασιλευς ποιησαι ο δε μαρδοχαιος ου προσεκυνει αυτω
[3] και ελαλησαν οι εν τη αυλη του βασιλεως τω μαρδοχαιω μαρδοχαιε τι παρακουεις τα υπο του βασιλεως λεγομενα
[4] καθ εκαστην ημεραν ελαλουν αυτω και ουχ υπηκουεν αυτων και υπεδειξαν τω αμαν μαρδοχαιον τοις του βασιλεως λογοις αντιτασσομενον και υπεδειξεν αυτοις ο μαρδοχαιος οτι ιουδαιος εστιν
[5] και επιγνους αμαν οτι ου προσκυνει αυτω μαρδοχαιος εθυμωθη σφοδρα
[6] και εβουλευσατο αφανισαι παντας τους υπο την αρταξερξου βασιλειαν ιουδαιους
[7] και εποιησεν ψηφισμα εν ετει δωδεκατω της βασιλειας αρταξερξου και εβαλεν κληρους ημεραν εξ ημερας και μηνα εκ μηνος ωστε απολεσαι εν μια ημερα το γενος μαρδοχαιου και επεσεν ο κληρος εις την τεσσαρεσκαιδεκατην του μηνος ος εστιν αδαρ
[8] και ελαλησεν προς τον βασιλεα αρταξερξην λεγων υπαρχει εθνος διεσπαρμενον εν τοις εθνεσιν εν παση τη βασιλεια σου οι δε νομοι αυτων εξαλλοι παρα παντα τα εθνη των δε νομων του βασιλεως παρακουουσιν και ου συμφερει τω βασιλει εασαι αυτους
[9] ει δοκει τω βασιλει δογματισατω απολεσαι αυτους καγω διαγραψω εις το γαζοφυλακιον του βασιλεως αργυριου ταλαντα μυρια
[10] και περιελομενος ο βασιλευς τον δακτυλιον εδωκεν εις χειρα τω αμαν σφραγισαι κατα των γεγραμμενων κατα των ιουδαιων
[11] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς τω αμαν το μεν αργυριον εχε τω δε εθνει χρω ως βουλει
[12] και εκληθησαν οι γραμματεις του βασιλεως μηνι πρωτω τη τρισκαιδεκατη και εγραψαν ως επεταξεν αμαν τοις στρατηγοις και τοις αρχουσιν κατα πασαν χωραν απο ινδικης εως της αιθιοπιας ταις εκατον εικοσι επτα χωραις τοις τε αρχουσι των εθνων κατα την αυτων λεξιν δι αρταξερξου του βασιλεως
[13] και απεσταλη δια βιβλιαφορων εις την αρταξερξου βασιλειαν αφανισαι το γενος των ιουδαιων εν ημερα μια μηνος δωδεκατου ος εστιν αδαρ και διαρπασαι τα υπαρχοντα αυτων
[14] τα δε αντιγραφα των επιστολων εξετιθετο κατα χωραν και προσεταγη πασι τοις εθνεσιν ετοιμους ειναι εις την ημεραν ταυτην
[15] εσπευδετο δε το πραγμα και εις σουσαν ο δε βασιλευς και αμαν εκωθωνιζοντο εταρασσετο δε η πολις