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Esther 8:5-7
International Standard Version
Esther 8:5-7
International Standard Version
5 She said, “If it pleases the king, and if I’ve found favor with him, and if the matter is proper in the king’s opinion, and if I’m pleasing to the king, let an order be issued[a] revoking the letters devised by Hammedatha the Agagite’s son Haman, which ordered[b] the destruction of the Jewish people throughout the king’s provinces. 6 Indeed, how can I bear to see this disaster happen to my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my kinsmen?”
7 King Ahasuerus told Queen Esther and Mordecai the Jew, “Look, I’ve given Haman’s property[c] to Esther, and they have hanged[d] him on the pole because he tried to harm[e] the Jewish people.
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- Esther 8:5 Lit. let it be written
- Esther 8:5 Lit. were written
- Esther 8:7 Lit. house
- Esther 8:7 Or impaled
- Esther 8:7 Lit. sent his hand against
Esther 8:5-7
New International Version
Esther 8:5-7
New International Version
5 “If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if he regards me with favor(A) and thinks it the right thing to do, and if he is pleased with me, let an order be written overruling the dispatches that Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, devised and wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces. 6 For how can I bear to see disaster fall on my people? How can I bear to see the destruction of my family?”(B)
7 King Xerxes replied to Queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, “Because Haman attacked the Jews, I have given his estate to Esther, and they have impaled(C) him on the pole he set up.
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