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World English Bible

Esther 8 (WEBP)

[1] On that day, King Ahasuerus gave the house of Haman, the Jews’ enemy, to Esther the queen. Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was to her.
[2] The king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it to Mordecai. Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
[3] Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet and begged him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his plan that he had planned against the Jews.
[4] Then the king held out to Esther the golden scepter. So Esther arose, and stood before the king.
[5] She 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 reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the king’s provinces.
[6] For how can I endure to see the evil that would come to my people? How can I endure to see the destruction of my relatives?”
[7] Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, “See, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and they have hanged him on the gallows because he laid his hand on the Jews.
[8] Write also to the Jews as it pleases you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring; for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may not be reversed by any man.”
[9] Then the king’s scribes were called at that time, in the third month, which is the month Sivan, on the twenty-third day of the month; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded to the Jews, and to the local governors, and the governors and princes of the provinces which are from India to Ethiopia, one hundred twenty-seven provinces, to every province according to its writing, and to every people in their language, and to the Jews in their writing, and in their language.
[10] He wrote in the name of King Ahasuerus, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by courier on horseback, riding on royal horses that were bred from swift steeds.
[11] In those letters, the king granted the Jews who were in every city to gather themselves together and to defend their lives—to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish all the power of the people and province that would assault them, their little ones and women, and to plunder their possessions,
[12] on one day in all the provinces of King Ahasuerus, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
[13] A copy of the letter, that the decree should be given out in every province, was published to all the peoples, that the Jews should be ready for that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
[14] So the couriers who rode on royal horses went out, hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. The decree was given out in the citadel of Susa.
[15] Mordecai went out of the presence of the king in royal clothing of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a robe of fine linen and purple; and the city of Susa shouted and was glad.
[16] The Jews had light, gladness, joy, and honor.
[17] In every province and in every city, wherever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had gladness, joy, a feast and a holiday. Many from among the peoples of the land became Jews, for the fear of the Jews had fallen on them.

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 8 (KJVS)

[1] On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her.
[2] And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman.
[3] And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
[4] Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
[5] 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:
[6] for how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
[7] Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
[8] Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.
[9] Then were the king’s scribes called at that time in the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia, an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every province according to the writing thereof, and unto every people after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language.
[10] And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:
[11] wherein the king granted the Jews which were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that would assault them, both little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,
[12] upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar.
[13] The copy of the writing for a commandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews should be ready against that day to avenge themselves on their enemies.
[14] So the posts that rode upon mules and camels went out, being hastened and pressed on by the king’s commandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the palace.
[15] And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad.
[16] The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and honour.
[17] And in every province, and in every city, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land became Jews; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them.

Esther 8:3 Heb. and she wept and besought him
Esther 8:5a Heb. the device
Esther 8:5b Or, who wrote
Esther 8:6 Heb. be able that I may see
Esther 8:13 Heb. revealed
Esther 8:15 Or, violet

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 8 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐν () αὐτῇ () τῇ () ἡμέρᾳ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ἀρταξέρξης ἐδωρήσατο () Εσθηρ ὅσα () ὑπῆρχεν () Αμαν τῷ () διαβόλῳ, () καὶ () Μαρδοχαῖος προσεκλήθη () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () ὑπέδειξεν () γὰρ () Εσθηρ ὅτι () ἐνοικείωται αὐτῇ. ()
[2] Ἔλαβεν () δὲ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () τὸν () δακτύλιον, () ὃν () ἀφείλατο () Αμαν, καὶ () ἔδωκεν () αὐτὸν () Μαρδοχαίῳ, καὶ () κατέστησεν () Εσθηρ Μαρδοχαῖον ἐπὶ () πάντων () τῶν () Αμαν.
[3] Καὶ () προσθεῖσα () ἐλάλησεν () πρὸς () τὸν () βασιλέα () καὶ () προσέπεσεν () πρὸς () τοὺς () πόδας () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἠξίου () ἀφελεῖν () τὴν () Αμαν κακίαν () καὶ () ὅσα () ἐποίησεν () τοῖς () Ιουδαίοις. ()
[4] Ἐξέτεινεν () δὲ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Εσθηρ τὴν () ῥάβδον () τὴν () χρυσῆν, () ἐξηγέρθη () δὲ () Εσθηρ παρεστηκέναι () τῷ () βασιλεῖ. ()
[5] Καὶ () εἶπεν () Εσθηρ Εἰ () δοκεῖ () σοι () καὶ () εὗρον () χάριν, () πεμφθήτω () ἀποστραφῆναι () τὰ () γράμματα () τὰ () ἀπεσταλμένα () ὑπὸ () Αμαν τὰ () γραφέντα () ἀπολέσθαι () τοὺς () Ιουδαίους, () οἵ () εἰσιν () ἐν () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () σου· ()
[6] πῶς () γὰρ () δυνήσομαι () ἰδεῖν () τὴν () κάκωσιν () τοῦ () λαοῦ () μου () καὶ () πῶς () δυνήσομαι () σωθῆναι () ἐν () τῇ () ἀπωλείᾳ () τῆς () πατρίδος () μου; ()
[7] Καὶ () εἶπεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () πρὸς () Εσθηρ Εἰ () πάντα () τὰ () ὑπάρχοντα () Αμαν ἔδωκα () καὶ () ἐχαρισάμην () σοι () καὶ () αὐτὸν () ἐκρέμασα () ἐπὶ () ξύλου, () ὅτι () τὰς () χεῖρας () ἐπήνεγκε () τοῖς () Ιουδαίοις, () τί () ἔτι () ἐπιζητεῖς; ()
[8] Γράψατε () καὶ () ὑμεῖς () ἐκ () τοῦ () ὀνόματός () μου () ὡς () δοκεῖ () ὑμῖν () καὶ () σφραγίσατε () τῷ () δακτυλίῳ () μου· () ὅσα () γὰρ () γράφεται () τοῦ () βασιλέως () ἐπιτάξαντος () καὶ () σφραγισθῇ () τῷ () δακτυλίῳ () μου, () οὐκ () ἔστιν () αὐτοῖς () ἀντειπεῖν. ()
[9] Ἐκλήθησαν () δὲ () οἱ () γραμματεῖς () ἐν () τῷ () πρώτῳ () μηνί, () ὅς () ἐστι () Νισα, τρίτῃ () καὶ () εἰκάδι τοῦ () αὐτοῦ () ἔτους, () καὶ () ἐγράφη () τοῖς () Ιουδαίοις () ὅσα () ἐνετείλατο () τοῖς () οἰκονόμοις () καὶ () τοῖς () ἄρχουσιν () τῶν () σατραπῶν ἀπὸ () τῆς () Ἰνδικῆς ἕως () τῆς () Αἰθιοπίας, ἑκατὸν () εἴκοσι () ἑπτὰ () σατραπείαις κατὰ () χώραν () καὶ () χώραν, () κατὰ () τὴν () ἑαυτῶν () λέξιν.
[10] Ἐγράφη () δὲ () διὰ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () ἐσφραγίσθη () τῷ () δακτυλίῳ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐξαπέστειλαν () τὰ () γράμματα () διὰ () βιβλιαφόρων,
[11] ὡς () ἐπέταξεν () αὐτοῖς () χρῆσθαι () τοῖς () νόμοις () αὐτῶν () ἐν () πάσῃ () πόλει () βοηθῆσαί () τε () αὑτοῖς () καὶ () χρῆσθαι () τοῖς () ἀντιδίκοις () αὐτῶν () καὶ () τοῖς () ἀντικειμένοις () αὐτῶν () ὡς () βούλονται, ()
[12] ἐν () ἡμέρᾳ () μιᾷ () ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ () Ἀρταξέρξου, τῇ () τρισκαιδεκάτῃ τοῦ () δωδεκάτου () μηνός, () ὅς () ἐστιν () Αδαρ.
[13] Τὰ () δὲ () ἀντίγραφα ἐκτιθέσθωσαν () ὀφθαλμοφανῶς ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () βασιλείᾳ, () ἑτοίμους () τε () εἶναι () πάντας () τοὺς () Ιουδαίους () εἰς () ταύτην () τὴν () ἡμέραν () πολεμῆσαι () αὐτῶν () τοὺς () ὑπεναντίους. ()
[14] Οἱ () μὲν () οὖν () ἱππεῖς () ἐξῆλθον () σπεύδοντες () τὰ () ὑπὸ () τοῦ () βασιλέως () λεγόμενα () ἐπιτελεῖν· () ἐξετέθη () δὲ () τὸ () πρόσταγμα καὶ () ἐν () Σούσοις.
[15] Ὁ () δὲ () Μαρδοχαῖος ἐξῆλθεν () ἐστολισμένος τὴν () βασιλικὴν () στολὴν () καὶ () στέφανον () ἔχων () χρυσοῦν () καὶ () διάδημα () βύσσινον () πορφυροῦν· () ἰδόντες () δὲ () οἱ () ἐν () Σούσοις ἐχάρησαν. ()
[16] Τοῖς () δὲ () Ιουδαίοις () ἐγένετο () φῶς () καὶ () εὐφροσύνη· ()
[17] κατὰ () πόλιν () καὶ () χώραν, () οὗ () ἂν () ἐξετέθη () τὸ () πρόσταγμα, οὗ () ἂν () ἐξετέθη () τὸ () ἔκθεμα, χαρὰ () καὶ () εὐφροσύνη () τοῖς () Ιουδαίοις, () κώθων καὶ () εὐφροσύνη, () καὶ () πολλοὶ () τῶν () ἐθνῶν () περιετέμοντο () καὶ () ιουδάιζον () διὰ () τὸν () φόβον () τῶν () Ιουδαίων. ()

Esther 8:1 This chapter was originally Ἐσθήρ 8.

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.