Esther 3:11 BSB — MannaFest

Esther 3:11

“Keep your money,” said the king to Haman. “These people are given to you to do with them as you please.”

BSB

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ASV

And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

KJV

And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth good to thee.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And the king said unto Haman, the silver is given unto thee,.... The 10,000 talents of silver Haman proposed to pay into the treasury were returned to him, or the king out of his great munificence refused to take them: the people also, to do with them as seemeth good unto thee; that is, the people of the Jews; he gave him full power to do with them as he thought fit, and who breathing revenge upon them, would not spare them.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Miserable is the kingdom that is at the disposal of such a head as this, which has one ear only, and a nose to be led by, but neither eyes nor brains, nor scarcely a tongue of its own.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The silver is given to thee - Some understand this to mean that Xerxes refused the silver which Haman had offered to him; but the passage is better explained as a grant to him of all the property of such Jews as should be executed Est 3:13.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
לְהָמָ֔ן	le.ha.Man	to Haman	H2001 →
הַכֶּ֖סֶף	ha.Ke.sef	the silver	H3701 →
נָת֣וּן	na.Tun	[is] given	H5414 →
לָ֑ךְ	Lakh	to <the> you
וְהָעָ֕ם	ve.ha.'Am	and the people	H5971 →
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la.'a.Sot	to do	H6213 →
בּ֖וֹ	bo	with <the> it
כַּטּ֥וֹב	ka.Tov	according to the good	H2896 →
בְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃	be.'ei.Nei.kha	in view your	H5869 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H2001lehamanto Haman54×

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 23:25
As they had requested, he released the one imprisoned for insurrection and murder, and handed Jesus over to their will.
leads to
- Acts 3:14
  You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- Mark 15:6–7
  Now it was Pilate’s custom at the feast to release to the people a prisoner of their choosing.
- Mark 15:15
  And wishing to satisfy the crowd, Pilate released Barabbas to them. But he had Jesus flogged, and handed Him over to be crucified.
Through
Jeremiah 26:14
As for me, here I am in your hands; do to me what you think is good and right.
leads to
- Joshua 9:25
  Now we are in your hands. Do to us whatever seems good and right to you.”
- 2 Samuel 15:26
  But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
Through
Jeremiah 40:4
But now, behold, I am freeing you today from the chains that were on your wrists. If it pleases you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will take care of…
leads to
- Jeremiah 39:11–12
  Now Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon had given orders about Jeremiah through Nebuzaradan captain of the guard, saying,
- Genesis 20:15
  And Abimelech said, “Look, my land is before you. Settle wherever you please.”
Through
Psalms 73:7
From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.
leads to
- Psalms 17:10
  They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Esther

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Esther