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Text -- Esther 3:6-15 (NET)
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3:6 But the thought of striking out against Mordecai alone was repugnant to him, for he had been informed of the identity of Mordecai’s people . So Haman sought to destroy all the Jews (that is, the people of Mordecai ) who were in all the kingdom of Ahasuerus .
3:7 In the first month (that is, the month of Nisan ), in the twelfth year of King Ahasuerus ’ reign, pur (that is, the lot ) was cast before Haman in order to determine a day and a month . It turned out to be the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar ).
3:8 Then Haman said to King Ahasuerus , “There is a particular people that is dispersed and spread among the inhabitants throughout all the provinces of your kingdom whose laws differ from those of all other peoples . Furthermore, they do not observe the king’s laws . It is not appropriate for the king to provide a haven for them.
3:9 If the king is so inclined , let an edict be issued to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to be conveyed to the king’s treasuries for the officials who carry out this business .”
3:10 So the king removed his signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman the son of Hammedatha , the Agagite , who was hostile toward the Jews .
3:11 The king replied to Haman , “Keep your money , and do with those people whatever you wish .”
3:12 So the royal scribes were summoned in the first month , on the thirteenth day of the month. Everything Haman commanded was written to the king’s satraps and governors who were in every province and to the officials of every people , province by province according to its script and people by people according to its language . In the name of King Ahasuerus it was written and sealed with the king’s signet ring .
3:13 Letters were sent by the runners to all the king’s provinces stating that they should destroy , kill , and annihilate all the Jews , from youth to elderly , both women and children , on a particular day , namely the thirteenth day of the twelfth month (that is, the month of Adar ), and to loot and plunder their possessions.
3:14 A copy of this edict was to be presented as law throughout every province ; it was to be made known to all the inhabitants , so that they would be prepared for this day .
3:15 The messengers scurried forth with the king’s order . The edict was issued in Susa the citadel . While the king and Haman sat down to drink , the city of Susa was in an uproar !
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NET Notes: Est 3:6 This parenthetical phrase is not included in the LXX. Some scholars emend the MT reading עַם (’am, “people”) to ...
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NET Notes: Est 3:7 Since v. 7 seems to interrupt the flow of the narrative, many scholars have suggested that it is a late addition to the text. But there is not enough ...
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NET Notes: Est 3:8 Heb “to cause them to rest”; NASB “to let them remain”; NAB, NIV, NRSV “to tolerate them.”
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NET Notes: Est 3:9 The enormity of the monetary sum referred to here can be grasped by comparing this amount (10,000 talents of silver) to the annual income of the empir...
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NET Notes: Est 3:10 Possessing the king’s signet ring would enable Haman to act with full royal authority. The king’s ring would be used to impress the royal ...
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NET Notes: Est 3:11 Heb “according to what is good in your eyes”; NASB “do with them as you please.”
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