Esther 8:5

Translations

Modern

“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

Traditional

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:

Literal

…and she said, “If upon the king it is good, and if I have found favor before his face, and if the thing is proper before the face of the king, and I am good in his eyes, let it be written to revoke the letters—the plot of Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite—which he wrote to destroy the Jews who are in all the provinces of the king.

Latin

…et ait: Si placet regi, et si inveni gratiam in oculis ejus, et deprecatio mea non ei videtur esse contraria, obsecro ut novis epistolis, veteres Aman litteræ, insidiatoris et hostis Judæorum, quibus eos in cunctis regis provinciis perire præceperat, corrigantur.

Original

Hebrew

English

“If it pleases the king,” she said, “and if I have found favor in his sight, and the matter seems proper to the king, and I am pleasing in his sight, may an order be written to revoke the letters that the scheming Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, wrote to destroy the Jews in all the king’s provinces.

Notes

Esther 8:5

Esther asked for the unusual favor of reversing a law signed with the king’s seal.
the letters that the scheming Haman: Esther diplomatically avoided implying that the king was responsible for Haman's orders.

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People

Agag: Amalekite king captured and killed by Samuel Haman: A Persian official who plotted to destroy the Jews Hammedatha: The father of Haman, the enemy of the Jews Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

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Book of Esther Hammedatha

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Hammedatha: Father of Haman Ring: Given As a Token

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