


Esther 8:5
Bible Versions
And said, If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing [seem] right before the king, and I [be] pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews which [are] in all the king's provinces:
And said {H559}, If it please {H2896} the king {H4428}, and if I have found {H4672} favour {H2580} in his sight {H6440}, and the thing {H1697} seem right {H3787} before {H6440} the king {H4428}, and I be pleasing {H2896} in his eyes {H5869}, let it be written {H3789} to reverse {H7725} the letters {H5612} devised {H4284} by Haman {H2001} the son {H1121} of Hammedatha {H4099} the Agagite {H91}, which he wrote {H3789} to destroy {H6} the Jews {H3064} which are in all the king's {H4428} provinces {H4082}:
She said, "If it pleases the king, if I have won his favor, if the matter seem right to the king and if I have his approval, then let an order be written rescinding the letters devised by Haman the son of Hamdata the Agagi, which he wrote to destroy the Jews in all the royal provinces.
“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.
And she said, If it please the king, and if I have found favor in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman, the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king’s provinces:
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