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KJV Lexicon If it pleasetowb (tobe) to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense;--be (do) better, cheer, be (do, seem) good, (make) goodly, please, (be, do, go, play) well. the king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. let it be written kathab (kaw-thab') to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe) -- describe, record, prescribe, subscribe, write(-ing, -ten). that they may be destroyed 'abad (aw-bad') to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy) and I will pay shaqal (shaw-kal') to suspend or poise (especially in trade) -- pay, receive(-r), spend, throughly, weigh. ten `eser (eh'ser) ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen. thousand 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. talents kikkar (kik-kawr') loaf, morsel, piece, plain, talent. of silver keceph (keh'-sef) silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling). to the hands yad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), of those that have the charge `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application of the business mla'kah (mel-aw-kaw') deputyship, i.e. ministry; generally, employment (never servile) or work (abstractly or concretely); also property (as the result of labor) to bring bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) it into the king's melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. treasuries genez (gheh'-nez) treasure; by implication, a coffer -- chest, treasury. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "If it is pleasing to the king, let it be decreed that they be destroyed, and I will pay ten thousand talents of silver into the hands of those who carry on the king's business, to put into the king's treasuries." King James Bible 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. Holman Christian Standard Bible If the king approves, let an order be drawn up authorizing their destruction, and I will pay 375 tons of silver to the accountants for deposit in the royal treasury." International Standard Version If the king approves, let it be decreed that they're to be destroyed, and I'll measure out 10,000 silver talents and bring it to the king's treasury for those who will do the work." NET Bible If the king is so inclined, let an edict be issued to destroy them. I will pay ten thousand talents of silver to be conveyed to the king's treasuries for the officials who carry out this business." GOD'S WORD® Translation If you approve, have the orders for their destruction be written. For this I will pay 750,000 pounds of silver to your treasurers to be put in your treasury." King James 2000 Bible 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. Links Esther 3:9Esther 3:9 NIV Esther 3:9 NLT Esther 3:9 ESV Esther 3:9 NASB Esther 3:9 KJV |
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