10:1 King Ahasuerus then imposed forced labor on the land and on the coastlands of the sea.
3:1 Some time later 4 King Ahasuerus promoted 5 Haman the son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, exalting him and setting his position 6 above that of all the officials who were with him.
1 tn Heb “grace and loyal love.” The expression is probably a hendiadys.
2 tc The LXX does not include the words “more than all the other young women.”
3 tn Heb “caused her to rule.”
1 tn Heb “after these things” (so KJV, ASV); NAB, NASB, NIV “After these events.”
2 tn Heb “made great”; NAB “raised…to high rank”; NIV “honored.”
3 tn Heb “chair”; KJV, NRSV “seat”; NASB “established his authority.”