Esther 3:8-10

New Catholic Bible

⁸ Then Haman said to Ahasuerus, “There is a certain race of people scattered among the nations all over your empire who keep themselves separate. They observe customs that are not like those of any other people. Moreover, they do not obey the king’s laws, and it is not in the king’s best interests to tolerate them. ⁹ If it pleases the king, issue a decree to put them all to death, and I will deposit ten thousand talents into the royal treasury for those who bring it to pass.”

¹⁰ Therefore, the king removed the signet ring^[a] from his finger and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy of the Jews.