Esther 3:5-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai was not bowing down or paying him homage, he was filled with rage.(A) 6 And when he learned of Mordecai’s ethnic identity, Haman decided not to do away with[a] Mordecai alone. He planned to destroy all of Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(B) throughout Ahasuerus’s kingdom.(C)
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- Esther 3:6 Lit to stretch out a hand against
Esther 3:5-6
New International Version
5 When Haman saw that Mordecai would not kneel down or pay him honor, he was enraged.(A) 6 Yet having learned who Mordecai’s people were, he scorned the idea of killing only Mordecai. Instead Haman looked for a way(B) to destroy(C) all Mordecai’s people, the Jews,(D) throughout the whole kingdom of Xerxes.
Esther 3:8-9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 Then Haman informed King Ahasuerus, “There is one ethnic group, scattered throughout the peoples in every province of your kingdom,(A) yet living in isolation. Their laws are different from everyone else’s and they do not obey the king’s laws.(B) It is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(C) 9 If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to[a] the accountants for deposit in the royal treasury.”(D)
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- Esther 3:9 Lit will weigh 10,000 silver talents on the hands of
Esther 3:8-9
New International Version
8 Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs(A) are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey(B) the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.(C) 9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents[a] of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”(D)
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- Esther 3:9 That is, about 375 tons or about 340 metric tons
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