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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 ().

Young’s Literal Translation

Esther 3 (YLT)

[1] After these things hath the king Ahasuerus exalted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and lifteth him up, and setteth his throne above all the heads who are with him,
[2] and all servants of the king, who are in the gate of the king, are bowing and doing obeisance to Haman, for so hath the king commanded for him; and Mordecai doth not bow nor do obeisance.
[3] And the servants of the king, who are in the gate of the king, say to Mordecai, ‘Wherefore art thou transgressing the command of the king?’
[4] And it cometh to pass, in their speaking unto him, day by day, and he hath not hearkened unto them, that they declare it to Haman, to see whether the words of Mordecai do stand, for he hath declared to them that he is a Jew.
[5] And Haman seeth that Mordecai is not bowing and doing obeisance to him, and Haman is full of fury,
[6] and it is contemptible in his eyes to put forth a hand on Mordecai by himself, for they have declared to him the people of Mordecai, and Haman seeketh to destroy all the Jews who are in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus-the people of Mordecai.
[7] In the first month-it is the month of Nisan-in the twelfth year of the king Ahasuerus, hath one caused to fall Pur (that is the lot) before Haman, from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth, it is the month of Adar.
[8] And Haman saith to the king Ahasuerus, ‘There is one people scattered and separated among the peoples, in all provinces of thy kingdom, and their laws are diverse from all people, and the laws of the king they are not doing, and for the king it is not profitable to suffer them;
[9] if to the king it be good, let it be written to destroy them, and ten thousand talents of silver I weigh into the hands of those doing the work, to bring it in unto the treasuries of the king.’
[10] And the king turneth aside his signet from off his hand, and giveth it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of the Jews;
[11] and the king saith to Haman, ‘The silver is given to thee, and the people, to do with it as it is good in thine eyes.’
[12] And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who are over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,
[13] and letters to be sent by the hand of the runners unto all provinces of the king, to cut off, to slay, and to destroy all the Jews, from young even unto old, infant and women, on one day, on the thirteenth of the twelfth month-it is the month of Adar-and their spoil to seize,
[14] a copy of the writing to be made law in every province and province is revealed to all the peoples, to be ready for this day.
[15] The runners have gone forth, hastened by the word of the king, and the law hath been given in Shushan the palace, and the king and Haman have sat down to drink, and the city Shushan is perplexed.