Esther 8:5
“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:”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Esther 8:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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:
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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:
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn es den König gut dünkt, und wenn ich Gnade vor ihm gefunden habe, und die Sache vor dem König recht ist und ich ihm wohlgefällig bin, so werde geschrieben, die Briefe zu widerrufen, nämlich den Anschlag Hamans, des Sohnes Hammedathas, des Agagiters, die er geschrieben hat, um die Juden umzubringen, welche in allen Landschaften des Königs sind.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo: Si place al rey, y si he hallado gracia delante de él, y si la cosa es recta delante del rey, y agradable yo en sus ojos, sea escrito para revocar las letras del designio de Amán hijo de Amadatha Agageo, que escribió para destruir á los Judíos que están en todas las provincias del rey.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse: Se for do agrado do rei, e se tenho achado favor diante dele, e se for correto perante o rei, e se eu lhe agrado em seus olhos, escreva-se que sejam revogadas as cartas do plano de Hamã, filho de Hamedata, agagita, que ele escreveu para destruir os judeus que estão em todas as províncias do rei.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ela disse: "Se for do agrado do rei, e se achei graça aos teus olhos, se parecer justo diante do rei, e se te agrado, deixa que seja escrito um decreto para revogar as cartas escritas por Hamã, filho de Hamedata, o agagita, as cartas que ele escreveu para destruir os judeus que estão nas províncias do rei.
📖 Esther 8:5 in Context
3And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.
4Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,
5And 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:
6For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come unto my people? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred?
7Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.
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