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Esther 8:3

וַתּוֹסֶף אֶסְתֵּר וַתְּדַבֵּר לִפְנֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וַתִּפֹּל לִפְנֵי רַגְלָיו וַתֵּבְךְּ וַתִּתְחַנֶּן ־ לוֹ לְהַֽעֲבִיר אֶת ־ רָעַת הָמָן הָֽאֲגָגִי וְאֵת מַֽחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר חָשַׁב עַל ־ הַיְּהוּדִֽים ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

2וַיָּסַר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת ־ טַבַּעְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר הֶֽעֱבִיר מֵֽהָמָן וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ לְמָרְדֳּכָי וַתָּשֶׂם אֶסְתֵּר אֶֽת ־ מָרְדֳּכַי עַל ־ בֵּית הָמָֽן ׃ פ

4וַיּוֹשֶׁט הַמֶּלֶךְ לְאֶסְתֵּר אֵת שַׁרְבִט הַזָּהָב וַתָּקָם אֶסְתֵּר וַֽתַּעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:27וַתָּבֹא אֶל ־ אִישׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל ־ הָהָר וַֽתַּחֲזֵק בְּרַגְלָיו וַיִּגַּשׁ גֵּֽיחֲזִי לְהָדְפָהּ וַיֹּאמֶר אִישׁ הָאֱלֹהִים הַרְפֵּֽה ־ לָהּ כִּֽי ־ נַפְשָׁהּ מָֽרָה ־ לָהּ וַֽיהוָה הֶעְלִים מִמֶּנִּי וְלֹא הִגִּיד לִֽי ׃

Esther 7:4כִּי נִמְכַּרְנוּ אֲנִי וְעַמִּי לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרוֹג וּלְאַבֵּד וְאִלּוּ לַעֲבָדִים וְלִשְׁפָחוֹת נִמְכַּרְנוּ הֶחֱרַשְׁתִּי כִּי אֵין הַצָּר שֹׁוֶה בְּנֵזֶק הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃ ס

Hosea 12:4בַּבֶּטֶן עָקַב אֶת ־ אָחִיו וּבְאוֹנוֹ שָׂרָה אֶת ־ אֱלֹהִֽים ׃

Matthew Henry on Esther 8:2-3

Esther and Mordecai Enriched. ( b. c. 510.) 1 On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 2 And the king took off his ring, which he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai over the house of Haman. It was but lately that we had Esther and Mordecai in tears and in fears, but fasting and praying; now let us see how to them there arose light in darkness.… Read the whole commentary →

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