Verse 8
Esther 3:8
American Standard Version
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And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from [those of] every people; neither keep they the king`s laws: therefore it is not for the king`s profit to suffer them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר הָמָן֙ לַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ יֶשְׁנ֣/וֹ עַם אֶחָ֗ד מְפֻזָּ֤ר וּ/מְפֹרָד֙ בֵּ֣ין הָֽ/עַמִּ֔ים בְּ/כֹ֖ל מְדִינ֣וֹת מַלְכוּתֶ֑/ךָ וְ/דָתֵי/הֶ֞ם שֹׁנ֣וֹת מִ/כָּל עָ֗ם וְ/אֶת דָּתֵ֤י הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֵינָ֣/ם עֹשִׂ֔ים וְ/לַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ אֵין שֹׁוֶ֖ה לְ/הַנִּיחָֽ/ם
English Translation
And Haman said to King Ahasuerus, "There is a certain people scattered and separated among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom, and their laws are different from every nation, and they do not observe the king's laws; therefore, it is not fitting for the king to tolerate them."
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