Esther 3:8
“And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 3:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Haman sprach zu dem König Ahasveros: Da ist ein Volk, zerstreut und abgesondert unter den Völkern in allen Landschaften deines Königreiches; und ihre Gesetze sind von denen jedes anderen Volkes verschieden, und die Gesetze des Königs tun sie nicht; und es ist für den König nicht geziemend, sie gewähren zu lassen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo Amán al rey Assuero: Hay un pueblo esparcido y dividido entre los pueblos en todas las provincias de tu reino, y sus leyes son diferentes de las de todo pueblo, y no observan las leyes del rey; y al rey no viene provecho de dejarlos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então Hamã disse ao rei Assuero: Há um povo disperso e dividido entre os povos em todas as províncias de teu reino, cujas leis são diferentes das de todo o povo, e não obedecem às leis do rei; por isso não convém ao rei tolerá-los.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, Hamã disse para o rei Xerxes: "Existe um certo povo espalhado e distribuído entre as províncias do teu reino; suas leis são diferentes das leis dos outros povos, e eles não obedecem às leis do rei. Então, não é adequado para o rei deixá-los viver.
📖 Esther 3:8 in Context
6And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai: wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.
7In the first month, that is, the month Nisan, in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar.
8And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.
9If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed: and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the business, to bring it into the king’s treasuries.
10And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, the Jews’ enemy.
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