Esther 8:3-6 ▼

3 Esther again spoke to the king. She fell at his feet and tearfully implored him to revoke the harm done by Haman the Agagite and the plan he had devised against the Jews.

4 The king stretched forth the golden scepter to Esther. So she rose and, standing before him,

5 said: “If it seems good to the king and if I have found favor with him, if the thing seems right to the king and I am pleasing in his eyes, let a document be issued to revoke the letters that the schemer Haman, son of Hammedatha the Agagite, wrote for the destruction of the Jews in all the royal provinces.

6 For how can I witness the evil that is to befall my people, and how can I behold the destruction of my kindred?”