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Esther 3:8

Then Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.

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ASV

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from those of every people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

KJV

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom; and their laws are diverse from all people; neither keep they the king’s laws: therefore it is not for the king’s profit to suffer them.

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27 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הָמָן֙ha.ManHamanH2001 →
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428 →
אֲחַשְׁוֵר֔וֹשׁ'a.chash.ve.Ro.oshAhasuerusH325 →
יֶשְׁנ֣וֹyesh.Nothere itH3426 →
עַם־'am-[is] a peopleH5971 →
אֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadoneH259 →
מְפֻזָּ֤רme.fu.ZarscatteredH6340 →
וּמְפֹרָד֙u.me.fo.Radand separatedH6504 →
בֵּ֣יןbeinamongH996 →
הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971 →
בְּכֹ֖לbe.Kholin allH3605 →
מְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.Not[the] provinces ofH4082 →
מַלְכוּתֶ֑ךָmal.khu.Te.khakingdom yourH4438 →
וְדָתֵיהֶ֞םve.da.tei.Hemand laws theirH1881 →
שֹׁנ֣וֹתsho.Not[are] differingH8138 →
מִכָּל־mi.kolfrom everyH3605 →
עָ֗ם'AmpeopleH5971 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
דָּתֵ֤יda.Tei[the] laws ofH1881 →
הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֵינָ֣ם'ei.Namnot theyH369 →
עֹשִׂ֔ים'o.Sim[are] doingH6213 →
וְלַמֶּ֥לֶךְve.la.Me.lekhand for the kingH4428 →
אֵין־'ein-notH369 →
שֹׁוֶ֖הsho.Veh[is] appropriateH7737 →
לְהַנִּיחָֽם׃le.ha.ni.Chamto let remain themH5117 →

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Ezra 4:12–15Let it be known to the king that the Jews who came from you to us have returned to Jerusalem. And they are rebuilding that rebellious and wicked city, restoring its walls, and repairing its foundations.Acts 16:20–21They brought them to the magistrates and said, “These men are Jews and are throwing our city into turmoilDaniel 6:5Finally these men said, “We will never find any charge against this Daniel, unless we find something against him concerning the law of his God.”Acts 16:21by promoting customs that are unlawful for us Romans to adopt or practice.”Esther 2:10Esther did not reveal her people or her lineage, because Mordecai had instructed her not to do so.1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men,Zechariah 7:14But I scattered them with a whirlwind among all the nations that they had not known, and the land was left desolate behind them so that no one could come or go. Thus they turned the pleasant land into a desolation.”John 7:35At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?Deuteronomy 4:27Then the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.Jeremiah 50:17Israel is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.Numbers 23:9For I see them from atop the rocky cliffs, and I watch them from the hills. Behold, a people dwelling apart, not reckoning themselves among the nations.Daniel 6:13Then they told the king, “Daniel, one of the exiles from Judah, shows no regard for you, O king, or for the decree that you have signed. He still makes his petition three times a day.”Ephesians 2:14For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostilityMicah 2:1Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.Ezekiel 11:16Therefore declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Although I sent them far away among the nations and scattered them among the countries, yet for a little while I have been a sanctuary for them in the countries to which they have gone.’Ezekiel 6:8Yet I will leave a remnant, for some of you will escape the sword when you are scattered among the nations and throughout the lands.Acts 28:22But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

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About Esther

Esther Before the King — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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