Esther 3:11
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And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.“Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them as you please.”
In other translations
And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.“Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them as you please.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428לְהָמָןlehamanto HamanH2001הַכֶּסֶףhakesefthe silverH3701נָתוּןnatun[is] givenH5414לָךְlakhto <the> youוְהָעָםveha'amand the peopleH5971לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213בּוֹbowith <the> itכַּטּוֹבkatovaccording to the goodH2896בְּעֵינֶיךָ׃be'eineikhain view yourH5869
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Jeremiah 26:14As for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you.As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
- Jeremiah 40:4And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which were upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land is before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of you. But if it seems wrong to you to come with me to Babylon, go no farther. Look, the whole land is before you. Wherever it seems good and right to you, go there.”
- Luke 23:25And he released unto them him that for sedition and murder was cast into prison, whom they had desired; but he delivered Jesus to their will.As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
- Psalm 73:7Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
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People and places
People: Haman