Esther 3:11 - Forerunner Commentary

Esther 3:11

9 If it pleases the king, let a decree be written that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who do the work, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.”

10 So the king ^atook ^bhis signet ring from his hand and gave it to Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the ^cenemy of the Jews.

11 And the king said to Haman, “The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.”

12 ^aThen the king’s scribes were called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and a decree was written according to all that Haman commanded—to the king’s satraps, to the governors who were over each province, to the officials of all people, to every province ^baccording to its script, and to every people in their language. ^cIn the name of King Ahasuerus it was written, and sealed with the king’s signet ring.

13 And the letters were ^asent by couriers into all the king’s provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to annihilate all the Jews, both young and old, little children and women, ^bin one day, on the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month of Adar, and ^cto plunder their possessions.

14 ^aA copy of the document was to be issued as law in every province, being published for all people, that they should be ready for that day.

Verse Comparison: Esther 3:11

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American Standard Version
And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

Amplified® Bible
And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you.

Contemporary English Version
"Do what you want with those people! You can keep their money."

Darby English Version
And the king said to Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as seems good to thee.

Good News Bible
The king told him, "The people and their money are yours; do as you like with them."

King James Version
And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

New American Standard Bible
The king said to Haman, "The silver is yours, and the people {also,} to do with them as you please."

New International Version
"Keep the money," the king said to Haman, "and do with the people as you please."

New King James Version
And the king said to Haman, 'The money and the people are given to you, to do with them as seems good to you.'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The king said to Haman, "The silver belongs to you, and the people also, to do with them as you please."

Revised Standard Version
And the king said to Haman, "The money is given to you, the people also, to do with them as it seems good to you."

Young's Literal Translation
and the king saith to Haman, `The silver is given to thee, and the people, to do with it as `it is' good in thine eyes.'

New English Translation
The king replied to Haman, “Keep your money,¹ and do with those people whatever you wish.”²

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