Translations
Modern
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
Traditional
If 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.
Literal
If upon the king it is good, let it be written for them to perish, and ten thousand talents of silver I will weigh out into the hands of those doing the work, to bring it into the treasuries of the king.”
Latin
Si tibi placet, decerne, ut pereat, et decem millia talentorum appendam arcariis gazæ tuæ.
Original
Hebrew
English
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will deposit ten thousand talents of silver into the royal treasury to pay those who carry it out.”
Notes
Haman revealed his intentions by offering to bribe the king with a large amount of silver. This should have made the king suspicious of Haman's motives. The value of the proposed gift was so high that Haman may have exaggerated to show his intended generosity.
Haman's hatred for Mordecai grows into a plan to kill all the Jewish people.
Theme notes and profiles
Measurements
- ten thousand talents of silver: About 377 t (342 mt)
Glossary
Topics
Babylon: Empire of Tyrannical Bribery: Haman Bribes Ahasuerus to Destroy the Jews Lots, Feast of Purim: The: To Commemorate the Defeat of Haman's Wicked Design Malice: Haman Toward Mordecai Revenge by Haman Revenge: Haman Treasure-Houses of Kings