Verse 1
Esther 3:1
Free Bible Version
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Some time after this, King Xerxes honored Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, giving him a position higher than all his fellow officials.
Original Language Text
hebrew
אַחַ֣ר הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה גִּדַּל֩ הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֜וֹשׁ אֶת הָמָ֧ן בֶּֽן הַמְּדָ֛תָא הָ/אֲגָגִ֖י וַֽ/יְנַשְּׂאֵ֑/הוּ וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם֙ אֶת כִּסְא֔/וֹ מֵ/עַ֕ל כָּל הַ/שָּׂרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
After these things, King Ahasuerus promoted Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite and advanced him, and set his throne above all the princes that were with him.
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Chapter 3 Context
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Some time after this, King Xerxes honored Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, giving him a positi...
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All the officials in royal employment bowed down and showed respect to Haman, for this is what the k...
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3
The king's officials asked Mordecai, “Why are you disobeying the king's command?”
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They talked to him about it day after day, but he refused to listen. So they told Haman about it to...
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Having found out who Mordecai's people were, he dismissed the idea of just killing Mordecai. He deci...
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In the twelfth year of King Xerxes, in the first month, the month of Nisan, “pur” (meaning a “lot”)...
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Haman went to King Xerxes and said, “There's a particular people living among others in many differe...
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If it please Your Majesty, issue a decree to destroy them, and I will personally contribute 10,000 s...
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9
The king took off his signet ring and handed it to Haman, son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, the enemy...
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10
The king told Haman, “You can have the money, and do to the people whatever you want.”
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11
On the thirteenth day of the first month the king's secretaries were summoned. A decree was issued i...
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Letters were sent by messenger to all the provinces in the king's empire with orders to destroy, kil...
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By order of the king the messengers hurried on their way. The decree was also issued in the fortress...
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